SHIVARAM: And what you also hear there from Smith is a little bit of a pushback against the narrative from Trump defenders that this was a politicized investigation. Applying those laws, collecting facts, that's what determines the outcome of an investigation, nothing more and nothing less. JACK SMITH: We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. And two, he emphasized this message that no one is above the law. One, he said that he wanted there to be a speedy trial in Florida, where this will now take place. SHIVARAM: Yes, he didn't take any questions from the press, but he made a few important points. SIMON: The special counsel, Jack Smith, made an appearance yesterday - short and pointed. The first time mentioned was at a meeting at his Bedminster club with a writer, and Trump called the material, quote, "highly confidential." And the second time Trump showed classified documents was to a person on his political action committee and admitted to the person that he should not be showing them the document. The other part that really stood out were these two instances where Trump showed classified documents to people who did not have any kind of security clearance to view them. This all took place two months before Mar-a-Lago was searched last year. And the lawyer says that during that conversation, Trump made a plucking motion to essentially say, without words, take the documents, and if there's anything bad in there, just pluck it out. And then, he and Trump discussed whether the lawyers should bring those documents to his hotel room to keep it safe there. And some of the top lines that stood out to me in the indictment was a part where Trump's lawyer is quoted as saying that in the summer of 2022, he searched the storage room in Mar-a-Lago for classified documents and found 38 of them. It outlines some pretty damning evidence against Trump. SHIVARAM: Yeah, there's a lot packed in these 40-something pages, Scott. Now that you've had a chance to report on it, what really jumps out at you from this indictment? SIMON: The indictment was unsealed yesterday, but still leads the news and rings in the air today.
Deepa, thanks so much for being with us.ĭEEPA SHIVARAM, BYLINE: Hey, good morning.
NPR political reporter Deepa Shivaram joins us. Walt Nauta, an aide, was also indicted on six charges. The indictment outlines 37 charges against Donald Trump and alleges, among other crimes, that Trump willfully retained national defense information after he left office and then concealed those documents when they were subpoenaed by a grand jury. And, of course, we begin with the sweeping and historic indictment of a former president on federal charges.
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