A grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has charged former President Donald Trump with a new count of willful retention of National Defense Information in the case related to his handling of classified documents. The new charge stems from a top-secret presentation Trump waved at aides at his Bedminster, N.J., resort.
A new defendant was also added the indictment against Trump and his aide Walt Nauta. Carlos de Oliveira, 56, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., was added to the obstruction conspiracy charged in the original indictment.
The superseding indictment charges Trump, De Oliveira and Nauta with two new obstruction counts based on allegations that they tried to delete surveillance video footage at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence last summer.
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