Trump's latest charges in the classified documents case

On Thursday, federal prosecutors filed new charges in the case against former President Donald Trump, accusing him of improperly handling classified documents after leaving office.

The new charges allege that Mr. Trump directed the property manager at his private club in Florida, Mar- a-Lago, to delete security camera footage. The new charges were filed in the superseding indictment against Mr. Trump, which was filed in Miami last month. The new charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of the government's repeated attempts to recover the classified documents.

Mr. Trump, along with one of his top aides, was named as a defendant in the superseded indictment. Mr. De Oliveira will be arraigned on Monday in Miami. The superseding indictment alleges that Mr. Trump, Mr. Trump's personal attorney, and Mr. Nauta unlawfully retained 31 classified documents, including national defense information, after leaving office.

The Trump campaign team said that these new charges are just another way for Joe Biden's team to take advantage of his predecessor. They also said that the special prosecutor, Jack Smith, knows that there's nothing in the file. Trump has already said he's innocent. Last week, the judge set the trial for May 20, 2024, which is the first time a former president has been tried. This comes on the same day that Trump's lawyers met with the Justice Department about another investigation into trying to fix the 2020 election, which could also put him in the firing line.