U.S.

Politics World Opinion Media Entertainment Sports Lifestyle Video AI More Login Watch TV

TRENDING FUEL FIGHT LEBRON JAMES DEMOCRACY '24 AI

6:40 PM

Donald Trump Published July 27, 2023 6:26pm EDT

Trump charged with additional counts

in special counsel's classified records
probe
Trump previously pleaded not guilty to 37 counts

By Brooke Singman Jake Gibson , Bill Mears Fox News

, |
More from Politics
14 mins ago
Trump charged with
additional counts in
special counsel's
classified records
probe

38 mins ago
Doctor who headed
Navajo Nation
COVID response
tapped to head
Maine CDC

44 mins ago
Third person
charged in Trump
documents case by
special counsel

1 hour ago
Maine plans to
source half its
energy from
offshore wind by
2040

Trump: Biden ‘doesn’t understand what he’s doing’ during ‘most dangerous time in the history of our country’
2024 Republican front-runner Donald Trump joins Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, saying his presidential priorities are national security, border security and
energy independence.

Former President Trump was charged with an additional count of willful retention of
National Defense Information and two new obstruction counts as part of a superseding
indictment out of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into his alleged improper
retention of classified records.

"Today, a superseding indictment was returned by a grand jury in the Southern District of
Florida that adds one defendant and four charges to the prior indictment filed against
Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta," the Justice Department said in a statement
Thursday. "The superseding indictment adds a new Count charging Trump with one
additional count of willful retention of National Defense Information."

THIRD PERSON CHARGED IN TRUMP DOCUMENTS CASE BY SPECIAL COUNSEL

"Carlos de Oliveira, 56, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has been added to the obstruction
conspiracy charged in the original indictment," the DOJ said. "The superseding indictment
also charges Trump, De Oliveira and Nauta with two new obstruction counts based on
allegations that the defendants attempted to delete surveillance video footage at The Mar-
Club in summer 2022."

PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA - JULY 1: Former President Donald Trump reacts to crowd applause during a campaign event
on July 1, 2023 in Pickens, South Carolina. The former president faces a growing list of primary challengers in the
Republican Party. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

"Finally, the superseding indictment also charges De Oliveira with false statements and
representations in a voluntary interview with the FBI on Jan. 13, 2023," the DOJ added. "De
Oliveira has been summoned to appear at 10:30 a.m. on July 31, 2023, in Courtroom #5 at
the James L. King Federal Courthouse in Miami."

Reacting to the additional charges, a Trump campaign spokesperson told Fox News
Digital that "this is nothing more than a continued desperate and flailing attempt by the
Biden Crime Family and their Department of Justice to harass President Trump and those
around him."

FLASHBACK: TRUMP SAYS MAR-A-LAGO HOME IN FLORIDA 'UNDER SIEGE' BY FBI

AGENTS

"Deranged Jack Smith knows that they have no case and is casting about for any way to
salvage their illegal witch hunt and to get someone other than Donald Trump to run
against Crooked Joe Biden," the spokesperson added.

Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to

investigate Trump’s alleged improper retention of classified records at his Mar-a-Lago
home.

The Justice Department had been investigating the matter after the FBI conducted an
unprecedented search on his private residence in August 2022.

FLASHBACK: FBI SEIZED CLASSIFIED RECORDS FROM MAR-A-LAGO DURING SEARCH

OF TRUMP RESIDENCE

NARA told Congress in February 2022 that Trump took 15 boxes of presidential records to
his personal residence in Florida. NARA recovered the 15 boxes from Mar-a-Lago and
"identified items marked as classified national security information within the boxes." The
matter was referred to the Justice Department by NARA.

A view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. March 31, 2023.
( REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo)

Those boxes allegedly contained "classified national security information," and official
correspondence between Trump and foreign heads of state.

Classified records were also discovered in President Biden’s office at the Penn Biden
Center last year. Those records were from his time as vice president during the Obama
administration and from his tenure in the U.S. Senate.

At the time, Garland initially chose U.S. Attorney John Lausch to conduct a review of
classified records that were discovered at the Penn Biden Center. In December, more
classified records were found at Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware home, but the discoveries
were not made public until this year.

TRUMP TARGETED: A LOOK AT PROBES INVOLVING THE FORMER PRESIDENT; FROM

STORMY DANIELS TO RUSSIA TO MAR-A-LAGO

Garland later appointed U.S. Attorney Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate Biden’s
improper retention of classified records . Hur took over the DOJ investigation from Lausch.

The status of Hur's investigation is unclear.

Meanwhile, classified records were also found at former Vice President Mike Pence’s
home in Indiana.

Fox News reported last month that the Justice Department had completed its
investigation in the matter and that Pence will not be charged.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Brooke Singman is a Fox News Digital politics reporter. You can reach her at
Brooke.Singman@Fox.com or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.

U.S. World Politics Entertainment Business Lifestyle

Crime U.N. Executive Celebrity News Personal Finance Food + Drink
Military Conflicts Senate Movies Economy Cars + Trucks
Education Terrorism House TV News Markets Travel + Outdoors
Terror Disasters Judiciary Music News Watchlist House + Home
Immigration Global Economy Foreign Policy Style News Lifestyle Fitness + Well-being
Economy Environment Polls Entertainment Video Real Estate Style + Beauty
Personal Freedoms Religion Elections Tech Family
Fox News Investigates Scandals Faith

Science Tech Health TV About Other

Archaeology Security Coronavirus Shows Contact Us Fox Business
Air & Space Innovation Healthy Living Personalities Careers Fox Weather
Planet Earth Drones Medical Research Watch Live Fox Around the World Fox Nation
Wild Nature Computers Mental Health Full Episodes Advertise With Us Women's World Cup 2023
Natural Science Video Games Cancer Show Clips Media Relations Fox News Shop
Dinosaurs Military Tech Heart Health News Clips Corporate Information Fox News Go
Children's Health Compliance Fox News Radio
Outkick
Newsletters
Podcasts
Apps & Products

New Terms of Use New Privacy Policy Your Privacy Choices Closed Captioning Policy Help Contact Us Accessibility Statement

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2023 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or
delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset . Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions . Legal Statement . Mutual Fund and ETF
data provided by Refinitiv Lipper .