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felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the department of justice in our nation s commitment to the rule of law sits an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country, and they ve let everyone. the 38 count indictment against trump and his personal and now codefendant walt nauta accuses the former president of 30 accounts of willful retention of national defense information, three counts of withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation, two counts of false statements, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. according to the indictment the classified documents trump stored in these boxes included information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the united states and foreign countries. united states nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of
our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the united states, and they must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the department of justice. and our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that s what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more and nothing less. the prosecutors in my office are among the most talented and experienced in the department of justice. they have investigated this case even to the highest ethical standards, and they will continue to do so, as this case proceeds.
and lied to investigators. trump is also accused of obstructing the investigation into the handling of the documents. he has denied any wrongdoing. one of trump s personal aides, walt nauta, is also facing charges, accused of moving files to hide them from the fbi. the a9 page indictment says the classified documents contained information about us nuclear programmes, defence and weapons capabilities of the us and foreign countries, potential vulnerabilities of the us and its allies, and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack. on friday, special prosecutorjack smith gave a press conference justifying his reasoning for bringing the charges against trump. our laws, that protect national defence information are critical for the safety and security of the united states and they must be enforced. violations of those laws put our country at risk. adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock
opposite side they will come after you hammer and tongs and they will treat you in every way to destroy you. the point is that it was sloppy. and that s why i said he should not have been indicted. this is wrong. as someone who handled classified information if you have it where it should not be the answer is to return it. everyone should be held to the same standard but you have to bet the stuff down from the very beginning.both parties unfortunately the law does not apply to both parties great analysis. a moment ago jack smith spoke earlier today for the first time since that indictment was announced. here is part of it. adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle the department of justice of our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this