Friday, June 09, 2023

Donald Trump Charged with Illegal Retention of Classified Documents

THE GUARDIAN: Ex-president is being prosecuted for violating Espionage Act and obstruction over documents held at Mar-a-Lago and has been summoned to court next week

The latest charges could prove to be the most significant legal peril yet for the former president. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP

Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump over his retention of national security documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, a historic development that poses the most significant legal peril yet for the former president.

The exact nature of the indictment, filed in federal district court in Miami, is unclear because it remains under seal and the justice department had no immediate comment. » | Hugo Lowell in Miami | Friday, June 9, 2023

AUF DEUTSCH:

Donald Trump will in der Dokumentenaffäre angeklagt worden sein: Seit Monaten untersucht ein Sonderermittler den Fund streng geheimer Unterlagen in Trumps Anwesen. Über den Stand der Ermittlungen konnte bisher nur spekuliert werden. Nun behauptet Trump, am Dienstag vor Gericht erscheinen zu müssen. »

EN FRANÇAIS :

Etats-Unis : Donald Trump inculpé pour sa gestion des archives de la Maison Blanche : Le milliardaire républicain précise avoir été convoqué mardi 13 juin devant un tribunal fédéral à Miami. C’est la première fois dans l’histoire qu’un ancien président américain fait face à une inculpation fédérale. »