New Charges for Trump, Third Defendant Added to Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

Special counsel Jack Smith has brought four new criminal charges against former President Donald Trump in a case connected to his alleged mishandling of classified documents, according to a Thursday court filing.

In addition to the 37 criminal charges he already faces, Trump was hit with one count of willful retention of national defense information and two counts of obstruction.

New charges were also filed against Trump aide Walt Nauta, who allegedly moved boxes containing classified records around Mar-a-Lago last year. Both he and Trump pleaded not guilty when they were originally charged in the case last month.

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