welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in washington with erin burnett in new york. breaking now, 37 criminal charges against donald trump revealed in a detailed federal indictment that s now public. the former president of the united states accused of storing and hiding very sensitive, highly classified documents as mar-a-lago allegedly conspireing with an aide to defy a subpoena for the material. wolf, prosecutors say trump kept secret information in a ballroom, up on a stage, in a bedroom and in a bathroom and even in a shower. the former commander in chief showed off documents including a document trump is said to have described as a, quote, plan of attack. tonight, erin, special counsel jack smith is vowing a very speedy trial arguing laws must be enforced as the indictment warrants trump risked exposing military and nuclear secrets of the united states and its allies. this is a special edition of the situation room. the
colleagues alicica menendez, jonathan capehart, ayman mohyeldin, symone sanders-townsend, and with us from miami, katie phang. the twice impeached, and now twice indicted donald trump has become the first ex president to face criminal charges from the federal government. over the next two hours, my colleagues and i, along with some special guests, are going to break down the justice department s case against the former commander-in-chief. a case that we saw for the first time just yesterday. when the bombshell, 37 count indictment was unsealed. the indictment, which also names the trump aide and valet, walt nauta, as his coconspirator. outlined criminal charges related to more than 100 classified documents that federal agents recovered from trump s mar-a-lago resort last august. trump faces 31 counts of violating the espionage act, through willful retention of classified records. he faces another six counts stemming from his alleged efforts to impede the investigation. nauta
global where we will be bringing you the top stories from around the world. we start with donald trump because charges against him have been unsealed in the last few minutes, by a us federal court. there are 37 criminal counts that include conspiracy to obstructjustice counts that include conspiracy to obstruct justice and counts that include conspiracy to obstructjustice and retaining a classified government documents. documents include information on foreign states to make defence capabilities and weaknesses, as well as the us nuclear programme. if found guilty, donald trump potentially faces years in prison, and mr trump, who potentially faces years in prison, and mrtrump, who is potentially faces years in prison, and mr trump, who is a frontrunner for the 2024 republican presidential nomination says he is innocent. we go straight to our correspondent jessica parker in washington for us. they have just been released, and expecting that you are still looking at the document
several democratic officials. then a new discovery about a revolutionary weight loss drug. patients say it actually helps curb other addictions such as smoking or drinking. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our law and justice lead. the first public reaction from former president donald trump in response to cnn s blockbuster reor thing, since matched by the new york times and washington post, in his classified documents case. mr. trump refused to directly answer questions about a recording now in the hands of federal prosecutors where trump is said to be talking about classified materials he kept in his possession after leaving the white house. but the former president did go after those investigators with his usual complaints of being a victim of a witch hunt. in moments i ll be joined by trump s former lawyer, tim parm tory who left the legal team a few weeks ago and played a key role in the classified documents investigation. first, we ll start
happening right now, the suspected leaker in court. federal prosecutors argue that jack teixeira should remain behind bars. plus a sharp slowdown. new data showing the fed s rate hikes could get hamper the u.s. economy. now, that was the plan, but is the fight against inflation going too far? today s news not helping to calm the fears. a furious manhunt in mississippi. three inmates still missing, one inmate debt, but not before killing another man while on the run. authorities worry they could slip through the net now. they re following these major developing stories and many more, automatic coming right here to cnn news central. any moment now the air national guardsman accused of leaking highly classified documents, is due in federal court. prosecutors are set to argue that 21-year-old jax teixeira still poses a great threat to national security and he should be kept in custody. in a late-night filing, prosecutors alleged he may have still have access to hundreds