2023-06-08 01:58:47
US prosecutors are close to indicting Trump in the secret documents case
On Wednesday evening, US media reported that the Federal Public Prosecution Office had informed former President Donald Trump’s defense attorneys that their client was the subject of an investigation regarding the manner in which he dealt with classified documents after leaving the White House, in a step that paves the way for the possibility of an indictment against him.
The New York Times, CNN and other media said that Trump’s lawyers received this notification from the office of Attorney General Jack Smith, which means that the investigation is close to indicting the former president who aspires to return to the White House in next year’s elections.
The US media did not mention when the former president’s lawyers received this notification, but “CNN” said that Trump’s defense agents met with officials in the Ministry of Justice on Monday.
According to the news network, Attorney General Jack Smith, who is tasked with independently overseeing the investigation into this case, was among the ministry officials who were met by Trump’s lawyers.
The former president was quick to comment on what was reported by the media about the possibility of indictment in this case.
“Nobody told me I was accused, nor should I be, because I did nothing wrong,” Trump said on his social network, TruthSocial.
And last September, court records revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recovered more than 11,000 government documents and photos during a search of Trump’s home in Florida on August 8.
Records show that documents labeled secret were sometimes mixed with other items such as books, magazines, and newspaper clippings.
Of the more than 11,000 government documents and photos, 18 are classified as “top secret”, 54 as “secret”, and 31 as “private”, according to a Archyde.com tally of government stocks.
There were also 90 blank files, of which 48 were marked “confidential”, while others indicated that they should be returned to the Secretary of Staff/Military Assistant. It is not clear why these files are empty, or if any records are missing.
(AFP, The New Arab)
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