Reacting to the news of Trump’s indictment, former federal prosecutor Joe Moreno said it was "embarrassing", before adding the former president has "nobody to blame but himself" for the situation.

Speaking to BBC News, Mr Moreno said: “He had every opportunity to avoid this situation, by all accounts he spent months negotiating the terms of these documents with the national archives, he was served with a subpoena.

"He said: 'I've given you everything' and then it took an FBI raid last summer to recover a hundred more classified documents.

"So for Donald Trump to now say, 'I’m an innocent man...this is unfair' - the fact is he put himself in this position and he absolutely knew better and now we are where we are."

It's too early to say what this latest indictment means, says Katty Kay, BBC Special Correspondent.

Previous legal actions against him have not changed voters' minds, and the last indictment in April "barely moved the needle one way or the other in the case of his poll numbers".

But could the "cumulative nature" of his ongoing legal troubles eventually sink him?

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Here's a little more from one of Trump's lawyers, James Trusty.

He told CBS, the BBC's partner in the US, that charges against the former president likely include conspiracy, false statements, obstruction of justice, and other charges under the Espionage Act.

Trump had been served a summons document that contains "some language in it that suggests what the seven charges would be", but they had not seen the actual indictment, Trusty said.

He described the charges as a "crazy stretch" and said the espionage charge was "ludicrous under the facts of this case".

The lawyer also said they were not aware of anyone else being indicted in relation to these cases.

Here's a quick recap of where things stand this evening, a couple hours after the news broke.

• Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social account that federal prosecutors have indicted him in a case that centres around mishandled documents from his presidency.
• Trump's lawyer said he would appear at a federal court in Miami on Tuesday.
• Last year, FBI agents raided Trump's Florida estate and took back multiple boxes of documents from the White House and materials from his presidency - including several that were classified or marked "top secret".
• By law, presidential documents must be turned over to the National Archives after a president leaves office.
• Trump claims he did nothing wrong. He said in a video released tonight that the indictment was an unjust attempt to hinder his presidential campaign.
• The indictment has not been released and the Justice Department has not commented. The New York Times reports the indictment contains seven charges, including making false statements, obstruction of justice, and wilfully detaining national defence secrets.
• Many Republican politicians and even some of his 2024 rivals have come to Trump's defence, while Democrats are calling for the former president to face justice.

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The former president is currently staying at his golf resort and home in Bedminster, New Jersey, according to one of his lawyers, and was there when he posted a video describing the plans to charge him.

"I am with him now in Bedminster," Alina Habba confirmed to Fox News.

“He is in good spirits. And for the American people, just know that this is just another day for him and he’s doing just fine.”

According to the Associated Press, he travelled there last week after a campaign stop in Iowa.

The news agency reports that he plans to spend the hot summer months there - rather than his much warmer Florida home - prepping for his re-election bid.

The Bedminster resort, located just outside New York City, has become one of Trump's preferred places to spend his time. The other being Mar-a-Lago in Florida, where prosecutors found the classified documents at the centre of this newest case against him.

Special Counsel Jack Smith had the option to bring charges against the former President in Florida or Washington, DC.

By having the trial in Florida, Trump's legal team cannot make a case that the trial and jury is being held in hostile terrain as Washington is overwhelmingly Democratic.

Defendants also have a right to be charged where the incident in question took place, under US law.

Florida voted for Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

The choice of location could affect how the jury pool leans.

Former federal prosecutor Joe Moreno has told BBC News the public is unlikely to find out what will happen when Trump appears before the federal judge next Tuesday, as it will take place behind closed doors.

He said: “You might see Trump’s motorcade pull up to the federal court house, you might see him briefly exit the car.

“But at the end of the day it will be behind cameras and behind closed doors and there will be an awkward negotiation between the secret service and other federal court security officers about how to handle this very unprecedented and frankly shameful situation.”

The former President's attorney, Mr Trusty, has confirmed that Donald Trump will appear in court in Miami next week.

Speaking to CNN, he said he was expecting a copy of the indictment ''sometime between now and Tuesday afternoon.

"If they want to continue to play games, they'll give it to us at 3:01pm, Tuesday. ''

After announcing his indictment on Truth Social, Donald Trump returned to the platform to post a four-minute video defending himself and declaring his innocence.

The video was recorded in his office in Bedminster, New Jersey according to The New York Times.

In it he stands in front of an image that appears to be "The Doctrine of Monroe" by American artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America correspondent

One of his sharper critics, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, released a statement condemning the former president and calling for him to end his campaign.

“Donald Trump's actions - from his wilful disregard for the Constitution to his disrespect for the rule of law - should not define our nation or the Republican Party,” he said.

“While Donald Trump is entitled to the presumption of innocence, the ongoing criminal proceedings will be a major distraction.”

The former president saw a sharp uptick in his poll standing among Republican voters after his first indictment.

This time around, his Republican opponents may feel compelled to launch more pointed attacks, lest Mr Trump use this adversity to further cement his lead heading into next year’s nominating contests.

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America correspondent

As with his first indictment, conservatives - with a few notable exceptions - are rallying around the former president.

“If the people in power can jail their political opponents at will,” tweeted Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, “we don’t have a republic.”

Other Republicans in Congress, including Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, right-wing firebrand Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Trump confidante Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida, accused the Justice Department (DOJ) of aggressively prosecuting the former president while turning a blind eye to alleged crimes by President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

“Joe Biden has classified documents everywhere,” Ms Greene tweeted. “Literally on the garage floor next to the garage door that opens and closes, but the corrupt and complicit FBI and DOJ do nothing.”

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Pundits have speculated that the clock was ticking for Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.

The US Department of Justice has a policy, external that it will not indict or criminally prosecute a sitting President of the United States.

Former President Donald Trump is still the current frontrunner for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.

And the special counsel's office may have felt pressure to indict the former president so prosecutors could hold a trial ahead of the 2024 election.

A law enforcement source has confirmed to CBS News, the BBC's domestic partner, that the US Secret Service will be meeting with former President Donald Trump's security and staff Friday.

The secret service agents assigned to the president will develop a plan for Donald Trump's travel and appearance for his arraignment in Miami.

Agents will be tasked with securing the federal courthouse and surrounding areas for the former president's safety.

In a follow up to his initial post on Truth Social, Donald Trump put out a statement calling this "yet another witch hunt" for documents that he had the "right to declassify as President of the United States".

He said this all began when the FBI raided his home and "staged it to look like a made-for-TV crime scene with police sirens and flashing red and blue lights".

The former president insisted this is "disgusting act of election Interference by the ruling party to eliminate its opposition and amass total control over our country".

Madeline Halpert
US reporter

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Former President Donald Trump's first criminal indictment brought by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in March has yet to derail his bid for re-election for president, and these second set of charges are unlikely to either, according to some experts.

"He can be indicted any number of times and it won't stop his ability to stand for office," says David Super, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

Super notes that Trump could continue to run for office even if convicted in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, but it remains to be seen whether the Republican Party would stand by him.

Politically, Super says, the Mar-a-Lago case may not have much of an impact on Trump supporters.

“The Manhattan case doesn't seem to have done any real damage to his poll numbers and I'd be surprised if this one did either," he says.

Madeline Halpert
US reporter

The former president is set to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday.

There, we'll learn more about the statutes for the charges he faces, according to David Super, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center.

But, Super cautioned, it's not yet clear whether we'll learn more about what specific evidence prosecutors have against Trump, or if the public will have to wait several weeks to learn more about the case against him.

After that, Trump will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty, and if he pleads not guilty as expected, a trial date will likely be set for the case within the next two months, Super said.

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In a video posted to his social media website, Truth Social, former President Donald Trump accused the US Department of Justice of using “warfare” to stop his candidacy for the 2024 election.

"They come after me because we are leading in the polls by a lot against Biden and against Republicans, by a lot.

Kayla Epstein
US reporter

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If tonight’s news seems familiar, it’s because a very similar scenario played out in March, when the Manhattan district attorney indicted Trump on felony charges for falsifying business records.

Trump also attempted to get out ahead of that indictment by writing on his Truth Social account that he was about to be arrested on a particular date. He also called for his supporters to "PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”

In reality, it took several more days for DA Alvin Bragg to show his hand, and news broke on 31 March that a grand jury had indicted Trump. He appeared in a New York City court for a historic arraignment on 4 April.

Though this case is completely different, Trump appears to once again be trying to set the narrative and fire up his supporters by announcing a looming indictment before prosecutors do.

And his previous actions serve as a reminder to take Trump's Truth Social claims about his legal challenges with a grain of salt.

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Last August, the Justice Department searched Donald Trump’s property in Florida and seized 11,000 documents.

Now - according to CBS, BBC's US broadcast partner - the former president is facing a multi-count indictment related to retaining national defence information, and obstruction of justice.

Some of the documents seized last year - about 100 - were marked as “classified”, while others were marked as “top secret”. It is illegal for officials - even the president - to remove or keep classified documents at an unauthorised, insecure location.

It’s unclear what, exactly, is in those documents. The classifications, however, suggest that officials believe that at least some of them could damage national security if made public.

In November last year, the Justice Department appointed former war crimes prosecutor Jack Smith to oversee the evidence in the case, as well as a separate inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.

We do not yet officially know what is in the federal indictment against former President Donald J Trump.

But two sources familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News, the BBC's domestic partner, that the "multi-count indictment" involves the "retention of national defence information and obstruction."