Trump charged with 37 counts in documents case

Trump charged with 37 counts in documents case
# 09 June 2023 22:36 (UTC +04:00)

Former United States President Donald Trump has been charged with 37 counts in total in an indictment unsealed on Friday, APA reports citing Teletrader.

The charges followed an investigation by Special Counsel Jack Smith into Trump's handling of classified, secret and top-secret government documents.

Thirty-one counts are related to willful retention of national defense information, while the remaining six accuse the ex-president of conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheme to conceal and to false statements and representations.

Four counts threaten a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and each of the 37 counts carries a fine of up to $250,000.

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