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Trump charged with three more charges in classified documents case

The former president, who was already facing 37 charges in this case, assures that it is "electoral interference".

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Trump charged with three more charges in classified documents case

The former president, who was already facing 37 charges in this case, assures that it is "electoral interference"

MADRID, 28 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The team of special counsel Jack Smith has accused former United States President Donald Trump on Thursday of three more cases in the case of classified documents, which are added to the previous 37.

The Justice Department has added a first charge of tampering, destroying, mutilating or concealing objects; one second of alteration, destruction, mutilation or corrupt concealment of documents, records or other objects; and a last one of intentional withholding of information on national defense, as published by CBS News.

"This is election interference at the highest level. They are harassing my company, my family, and most of all, they are harassing me. The charges are ridiculous. They know it better than anyone," Trump told Fox News. .

The former president has assured that "this would not be happening" if the Republican politician "was not ahead of (president of the country) Joe Biden in numerous polls."

"I'm on top as a Republican (candidate) and I'm on top in the general election, and this is what you get. Our country is being abused by the Department of Justice. Let's hope the Republican Party does something about it," he added. Trump.

These new charges have come while the former president and his team of lawyers await a new indictment regarding Trump's role in the assault on the Capitol, as Smith sent a letter to the former president last week informing him that he was being investigated in said case. .

In addition, the document has mentioned as a new accused Carlos de Oliveira, the property manager of Mar-a-Lago, the Trump mansion where more than 300 classified documents were found, and who faces a charge of alteration, destruction, mutilation or concealment of objects; a second count of alteration, destruction, mutilation or corrupt concealment of documents, records or other objects; and another charge for making false statements and representations during a voluntary interview with federal investigators.

The former president has pleaded not guilty to more than thirty charges against him in the case of classified documents found at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after leaving the White House.

The trial against Trump for negligence in the use of confidential documents will begin in May 2024, in the middle of the electoral campaign for the White House.