What happened before the charges: Before the initial charges against Trump were brought in June 2023, officials had tried – and failed – throughout 2021 and 2022 to get back the documents in Trump’s possession. The National Archives, charged with collecting and sorting presidential material, said in early 2022 that at least 15 boxes of White House records were recovered from the estate, including some that were classified.
What was in the documents: The indictment unveiled last June claims that Trump retained documents related to national defense that were classified at the highest levels and some so sensitive that they required special handling. DOJ has singled out 31 documents — one for each of the 31 willful retention counts that Trump is facing. Several of the records concern the military capabilities of various countries.
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