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Court Unseals Trump Indictment, Special Council Jack Smith Remarks 15:00 ET

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MSNBC has reported that Special Council Jack Smith, the man leading the Department of Justice probe into former President Donald Trump, will deliver an on-camera statement today at 15:00 ET 20:00 BST.

  • CNN reported a short time ago that a court has unsealed the indictment against Trump which confirms the charges leveled against Trump. The unsealed indictment can be read here: LINK
  • Reuters reports that Trump faces 37 criminal counts including the willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding government documents or records, corruptly concealing government documents or records, and making false statements.
  • Reuters writes that, according to the indictment, Trump showed a person a map related to a military operation in 2021 and says the documents included information on US and foreign countries defense and weapon capabilities, US nuclear information, potential US and allies vulnerabilities to military attack, and plans for possible retaliation in response to foreign attack.

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