NBC News has verified that Trump indicted in classified docs probe:
A federal grand jury has indicted Donald Trump in connection with his mishandling of more than 100 classified documents that were discovered last year at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, making the twice-impeached former commander-in-chief the first former president to face federal criminal charges.
Trump said Thursday night that his attorneys were informed that he’s been indicted in the special counsel’s investigation into his handling of classified documents.
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said: “The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax.”
NBC News has confirmed Trump’s indictment. He has received a summons to appear in U.S. district court on Tuesday, June 13.
CNN adds Trump has been indicted in Justice Department probe, source says:
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in the Justice Department investigation into the misuse of classified documents, a source familiar with the matter said.
Trump has been charged with seven counts, according to a source.
This marks the first time a former president has faced federal charges, and it is the second time Trump has been charged criminally this year.
I will wait to break out the champagne until Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the special counsel declined to comment.
A source familiar says the indictment is under seal, which is why the government cannot comment.
The decision by the grand jury is the culmination of a months-long Justice Department investigation now led by special counsel Jack Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
[A]fter Trump left office in January 2021, the federal government made multiple attempts to obtain files Trump had kept from his time in the White House and gave the former president and his legal team several opportunities to hand them over.
The government eventually seized more than 11,000 pages of government documents from Mar-a-Lago, including more than 100 classified documents, after the former president’s team attested that they had done a thorough search for classified documents at the location.
[Jack] Smith, who was appointed in November 2022 after Trump announced his 2024 run for the Republican nomination, took over existing investigations into Trump’s handling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago home as well as “key aspects” of the Justice Department’s investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and efforts to obstruct the peaceful transfer of power.
UPDATE: Walt Nauta, who was former President Donald Trump’s body man, was also indicted in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the mishandling of classified documents, CNN reports.
This is a breaking news story, please check back for updates.
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