Trump indictment alleges former president tried to hide documents
Special counsel Jack Smith spoke briefly, but the 37-count indictment speaks volumes about the Justice Department's case against former Pres. Donald Trump.
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Special counsel Jack Smith spoke briefly, but the 37-count indictment speaks volumes about the Justice Department's case against former Pres. Donald Trump.
Former President Trump has been railing against the documents investigation and charges as a "hoax."
Special Counsel Jack Smith laid out the government's case against former president Donald Trump in 37 charges after Trump was seen golfing at his Bedminster Golf Club on Friday. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
Special counsel Jack Smith said former President Donald Trump put America "at risk" in a statement Friday about the federal indictment against Trump. CBS News chief political analyst John Dickerson, CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane join Norah O'Donnell during a CBS News Special Report covering Smith's statement.
The special counsel has unsealed the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump. The 44-page indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleges that Trump "endeavored to obstruct the FBI and grand jury investigations and conceal retention of classified documents." CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman, CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane join Norah O'Donnell for a CBS News Special Report on the indictment.
While Trump has been lashing out on social media, Smith's former colleague paints a vastly different picture.
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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury related to his handling of U.S. classified documents.
Trump has been indicted on federal charges over his alleged handling of classified documents.
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Donald Trump's legal team has been informed that the former president is a target of the federal criminal investigation into possible mishandling of classified information.
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