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Former President Donald Trump's home in New Jersey plays a central role in
the federal prosecution against him.
An unsealed indictment says Trump shared a "plan of attack" against Iran
with guests at his Bedminster golf course, where he often stayed at during
his presidency — and where he was Thursday night when he found out that he
had been indicted again.
Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents, according to an indictment unsealed Friday that alleges that he described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared a classified map related
to a military operation.
The 49-page charging document paints a damning portrait of Trump's
treatment of sensitive information, accusing him of willfully ignoring
Justice Department demands to return documents he had taken from the White House to Mar-a-Lago and even directing aides to help him hide the records sought by the government.
The indictment marks the Justice Department's first official confirmation
of a criminal case against Trump arising from the retention of hundreds of documents at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.
Charged alongside with Trump was Walt Nauta, a Trump aide who was seen on surveillance camera removing boxes at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump Classified Documents
This is an aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago
estate, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
The indictment accuses Trump of having improperly removed scores of boxes
from the White House to take them to Mar-a-Lago, many of them containing classified information.
It carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the
possibility of prison if Trump's convicted.
But it also has enormous political implications, potentially upending a Republican presidential primary that Trump had been dominating and testing
anew the willingness of GOP voters and party leaders to stick with a now twice-indicted candidate who could face still more charges. And it sets
the stage for a sensational trial centered on claims that a man once
entrusted to safeguard the nation's most closely-guarded secrets
willfully, and illegally, hoarded sensitive national security information
after leaving office.
Prosecutor Jack Smith waits for the start of the court session of Kadri Veseli's initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 10, 2020. Smith, the prosecutor named as special counsel to oversee investigations related to former President Donald
Trump, has a long career confronting public corruption and war crimes. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)
The case adds to deepening legal jeopardy for Trump, who has already been indicted in New York and faces additional investigations in Washington and Atlanta that also could lead to criminal charges.
But among the various investigations he has faced, legal experts — as well
as Trump's own aides — had long seen the Mar-a-Lago probe as the most
perilous threat and the one most ripe for prosecution. Campaign aides had
been bracing for the fallout since Trump’s attorneys were notified that he
was the target of the investigation, assuming it was not a matter of if
charges would be brought, but when.
Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for
the third time as he smiles while speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach,
Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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