US EditionSpecial counsel on Trump charges: Laws ‘apply to everyone’
- Special Counsel Jack Smith emphasized the importance of upholding the rule of law after 37 federal charges were unsealed against former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents and attempting to block the government from retrieving them.
- The indictment accuses Trump of storing information related to defense and weapons capabilities, nuclear programs, and the vulnerabilities of the US and its allies in his Mar-a-Lago home after leaving office, and improperly sharing them with those without clearances.
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Special counsel on Trump charges: Laws ‘apply to everyone’
{beacon} Evening Report Friday, June 9 © MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Special Counsel underscores ‘scope and gravity’ of Trump charges Special Counsel Jack Smith emphasized the “scope and gravity” of the federal charges unveiled against former President Trump on Friday while calling for the legal process to play out. Speaking after 37 counts…
US Laws "Apply To Everyone": Prosecutor In Trump Documents Case
The prosecutor in the unprecedented criminal case against former president Donald Trump said Friday that US law applies to everyone no matter their status, and pledged to pursue a speedy trial. "We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone," said Special Counsel Jack Smith, shortly after a 37-count indictment accusing Trump of illegally taking highly classified documents was unsealed.(Except for the headline, this story ha…
INDICTMENT UNSEALED: Prosecutor overseeing Trump case says US has 'one set of laws' that 'apply to everyone'
MIAMI — Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly
US laws ‘apply to everyone’ -Trump prosecutor
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution against former President Donald Trump over the retention of classified documents, said in a brief statement: "Our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the United States, and they must be enforced."
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