coverage of a historic federal indictment of a former president of united states begins at this hour with the dramatic full statement made by special prosecutor jack smith this afternoon when he, in effect, introduced himself to the american people, speaking publicly for the very first time in his six and a half months of investigating donald trump. good afternoon. today an indictment was unsealed. charging donald j trump with felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. this indictment was voted by a grand jury of citizens in the southern district of florida and i invite everyone to read it in full to understand the scope and the gravity of the crimes charged. the men and women of the united states intelligence community and our armed forces dedicate their lives to protecting our nation and its people. our laws the protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the united stat
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jack smith released the indictment today ahead of the court appearance in miami. and as we all discovered when it hit, the details inside those pages are simply stunning. yeah, and disturbing. the indictment alleges the former president transported boxes containing hundreds of classified documents from the white house to mar-a-lago. some were stored on the stage of a working ball room that he used at the time for events and gatherings, that anybody could wander into. the club s website calling it perfect, quote, for smaller soirees or an incredible cocktail party. some of the documents were kept in the bathroom. most telling in the indictment was that trump aid walt nauta texted of papers spilling onto the floor, including one so restrictive it s restricted to the five eyes, our closest allies. and the anderson, the indictment alleges that mr. trump took some of these documents to a second club, bedminster, where he is today, and where he shared the information about an a
ari melber starts right now. i m glad i let you go because i remember you have your own show to anchor. thank you. our thanks to nicolle wallace and the whole team there doing this cover nl. we continue the breaking coverage of the first ever federal indictment of a former president. today the justice department unsealed an indictment of defendant donald trump of 37 counts. we re covering this historic and unprecedented development with our legal experts who have been pouring over this 44-page indictment since it was first unsealed this afternoon. the nation heard from special counsel jack smith for actually the first time ever today. a prosecutor known for his work and today his actions, indicting the former president after about seven months on the job. and he spoke clearly and concisely about this indictment and national security crimes. today an indictment was unsealed charging donald j. trump with felony violations over national security laws, conspiracy to obstruc