Former US President Donald Trump indicted on federal criminal charges for retaining classified documents

By himalaya Diary News Service On Jun 9, 2023

Former President Donald Trump arrives at court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump is set to appear in a New York City courtroom on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to be charged with a crime. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges stemming from the federal investigation into his handling of sensitive government documents after he left the White House. He has been indicted on seven federal criminal charges for retaining hundreds of classified government documents and even making false statements after leaving the White House.

The indictment alleged that Trump, while still in office, took classified documents from the White House and stored them at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The indictment also alleged that Trump obstructed justice by trying to interfere with the investigation into his actions.

An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. It is a document that is issued by a grand jury, which is a group of people who are tasked with deciding whether or not there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime.