Summary

  • Donald Trump is facing 37 criminal counts over retaining national defence information, nuclear secrets, and obstruction

  • A document which details the charges - known as an indictment - is unsealed by the US Department of Justice

  • Classified files were stored in a shower, bathroom, ballroom and his bedroom, the charges allege

  • Walt Nauta, a close Trump aide, is charged separately and jointly with Trump over handling of classified files

  • It comes on a day of tumult for Trump as his lawyers Jim Trusty and John Rowley suddenly resign from the case

  • The former president, campaigning to return to the White House, says he is innocent and the indictment is "election interference"

  • He will appear in a federal court in Miami on Tuesday, with Secret Service agents already planning his journey

  • Special Counsel Jack Smith, the lead investigator, says he wants a speedy trial and that Trump is innocent until proven guilty

Live Reporting

Edited by Brandon Livesay, Marianna Brady & George Bowden

  1. Trump announces indictment on Truth Social

    Donald Trump announced that his attorneys have informed him he has been indicted for a second time over the mishandling of classified documents.

    He posted on Truth Social on Thursday night saying he has been “summoned to appear at the Federal Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, at 3 PM”.

    “I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States, who received far more votes than any sitting President in the History of our Country, and is currently leading, by far, all Candidates, both Democrat and Republican, in Polls of the 2024 Presidential Election,” he wrote.

    The Department of Justice has yet to put out a statement.

  2. Welcome

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    Welcome to our live coverage.

    Trump has released a statement on social media that he is being summoned to federal court in Miami.

    The former president has been asked to appear in court over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House, according to CBS News, BBC's partner in the US.

    This is his second indictment in a matter of months after he was indicted in a New York court in April over the mishandling of election funds.

    We’ll bring you more details as we learn them this evening.