Trump is now facing two additional counts of obstructing justice and one count of willful retention. Prosecutors also added a third defendant to the indictment.
Former President Donald Trump is facing additional federal charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified-documents case, according to court documents filed Thursday.
The new charges, which include two counts of obstructing justice, stem from federal prosecutors’ accusations that the former president last summer attempted to delete security footage at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, amid the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation.
Prosecutors are also charging Trump with one count of willfully retaining a top-secret document based off an audiotape of the former president speaking with guests at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, in July 2021. In the recorded conversation, which was previously included in the indictment, Trump is discussing a Pentagon document about a possible attack on Iran that he described as « highly confidential » and « secret.
