Key facts
- Donald Trump has been indicted on new charges in the classified documents case.
- The superseding indictment adds charges of willful retention of national defense information.
- New obstruction of justice charges have also been filed.
- Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
- The trial is scheduled to commence in May 2024.
President Donald Trump has been indicted on additional charges in the ongoing classified documents investigation. The superseding indictment, filed by Special Counsel Jack Smith, includes charges of willful retention of national defense information and further obstruction of justice offenses. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The trial is currently slated to begin in May 2024. The new charges stem from allegations that Trump unlawfully retained national defense information after leaving the presidency and attempted to obstruct government efforts to retrieve the documents.