Key facts
- Donald Trump has been indicted on new charges in the classified documents case.
- The superseding indictment alleges efforts to destroy evidence, including security camera footage.
- Three new defendants, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, and an unnamed third individual, have been charged.
- The charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice and willful retention of national defense information.
- The trial is scheduled to begin on May 20, 2024.
President Donald Trump has been indicted on new charges in the ongoing classified documents investigation. The superseding indictment, brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith, adds new counts and defendants to the existing case. Prosecutors allege that Trump and his co-defendants attempted to destroy evidence, including deleting security camera footage from his Mar-a-Lago property, as part of a conspiracy to obstruct justice.