- A superseding indictment has been filed in opposition to Trump within the Mar-a-Lago paperwork case.
- Further fees have been introduced in opposition to Trump and a 3rd defendant was named.
- The indictment additionally alleges Trump and his staffers tried to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage.
An up to date grand jury indictment was filed on Thursday within the categorised paperwork case in opposition to former President Donald Trump.
The preliminary indictment, filed on June 9, accused Trump of breaking federal legislation by taking paperwork with him when he left workplace. Among the paperwork recovered in a raid at his Mar-a-Lago resort final yr had been contained categorised info associated to nationwide safety. Many of the fees introduced in opposition to him concerned violations of the Espionage Act. Prosecutors additionally named Walt Nauta, a private aide to Trump, as a co-defendant within the case
The brand new indictment added two further fees in opposition to Trump and named a 3rd defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, who was a property supervisor at Mar-a-Lago. Prosecutors allege Trump, Nauta, and De Oliveira tried to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago in the summertime of 2022 to hinder the investigation.
Trump has beforehand denied all wrongdoing within the case. His spokesperson advised The Related Press the up to date indictment was “nothing greater than a continued determined and flailing try” by the Biden administration “to harass President Trump and people round him” and to affect the 2024 presidential race.
