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Apr 17, 2024 · The former and possibly future president of the United States is now on trial in Lower Manhattan, the first criminal prosecution of an American elected to the nation’s highest office.
May 31, 2024 · To the Editor: Our system of laws has spoken. A jury of his peers found Donald Trump guilty on all counts in what was supposed to be the weakest of the criminal cases against the former president.
Jun 16, 2023 · Donald Trump’s attacks on the justice system after his indictment on federal charges this week are the latest step in a now eight-year campaign by the former president and his allies against the traditions and institutions that have helped maintain American democracy.
Jun 5, 2024 · Former President Donald J. Trump says he is prepared to prosecute his political enemies if he is elected this fall. Simply making those threats, legal experts said, does real damage to the rule...
- Overview
- 2023
Washington — The unprecedented federal charges filed against former President Donald Trump in early June were just the first step in one of the cases that will unfold as Trump mounts his third bid for the White House.
Made public on June 9, the indictment marked the first time in history a former president has been charged by the Justice Department. Trump's prosecution is the culmination of a nearly two-year-long effort by the U.S. government to recover records from his South Florida property, Mar-a-Lago, after his presidency ended in January 2021.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents and a tentative trial date has been set. But there is still much that will take place before a jury renders its verdict in the case of United States of America vs. Trump.
Here is a timeline of the events that have occurred since Trump was indicted on charges stemming from his handling of sensitive government records:
June 8: A federal grand jury votes to indict Trump on charges stemming from the investigation into his handling of sensitive government records recovered from Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House.
Trump himself announces that he was informed of the indictment in a trio of posts to his account on Truth Social and proclaims that he is an "innocent man."
The charges are the first to arise from special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump's handling of government records recovered from Mar-a-Lago after his presidency concluded.
June 9: The indictment filed against Trump is made public, detailing the charges the former president is facing. The document lists 37 felony violations:
•31 counts of willful retention of national defense information
•1 count of conspiracy to obstruct justice
- Politics Reporter
- Melissa Quinn
- 4 min
Jun 14, 2023 · The indictment says that Trump willfully retained national security information, violated the Espionage Act more than 30 times, and conspired to obstruct justice, among other crimes.
Jun 16, 2023 · This week Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to ever be indicted on federal criminal charges. The 37 criminal counts Trump faces in this most recent federal arraignment come on...
