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Trump faces 37 criminal counts in classified documents case

Trump faces 37 criminal counts in classified documents case

SARAH N. LYNCH FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump faces 37 criminal counts that include charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice after he left the White House in 2021, according to federal court documents made public on Friday. The Justice Department made the charging documents public on a tumultuous day in which two of Trump's lawyers quit the case and a former aide faced charges as well. The charges stem from Trump's treatment of sensitive government materials he took with him when he left the White House in January 2021. Trump is due to make…
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FBI arrests man for ‘criminal’ US intelligence leaks

FBI arrests man for ‘criminal’ US intelligence leaks

The FBI has arrested an employee of the US Air Force National Guard over the leaks online of classified US documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world. US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the FBI arrested the man, Jack Teixeira, "in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defence information." The FBI said its agents had made an arrest and were conducting "authorized law enforcement activity at a residence in North Dighton, Massachusetts." Video images played on news channels showed heavily armed officers in Massachusetts accompanying a young man wearing a…
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Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location, reports say

Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location, reports say

AIDES to U.S. President Joe Biden have discovered at least one more batch of classified documents in a location separate from a think tank office he used after serving as vice president, news outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. Biden aides have been searching for additional classified materials that might be in other locations since a set of classified documents was found in November at the Washington-based think tank, according to a report in NBC News, which first broke the news and CNN. The NBC News report said the classification level, number and precise location of the additional documents was not…
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