his ton aides here in bedminster, new jersey. we learned today he is facing 37 felony charges for his handling of classified documents after leaving the white house and in some cases prosecutors say he showed those documents to people who should not have seen them and in one case he is accused of showing a plan of attack put together for him by the department of defense. 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. special counsel jack smith announced the first federal criminal case ever against a former u.s. president. the federal felony charges trump faces include willfully retaining national defense information, withholding and concealing documents. making false statements, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. the former president calls the indictment the box hoax and smith a deranged lunatic. they can t stop because it s elec
they can t stop because it s election interference at the highest level. there has never been anything like what s happened. i m an innocent man. prosecutors say in july of 2021, trump is heard on an audio only recording showing four people who did not have security clearances a plan that was prepared for him by the defense department to attack a country whose name was redacted. prosecutors say trump said, quote: as president i could have declassified it nowia, you know. this is still a secret. trump is later accused of revealing a classified map related to a military operation. the former president s aide, navy veteran walton nata faces six felony charges for handling classified documents. he lied to fbi agents after moving boxes at mar-a-lago where classified documents remained in a storage room on the floor. as well as president trump s bedroom and office space and a