a bedrock principle of the department of justice and our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets a 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, nothing less. the words of rachel math maddow, stunningly simple words in both the indictment and from behind the podium. it was the first time we as an american public have ever heard from the special counsel notably he praised the fbi and the prosecutors on his team. rachel pointed out they have already come under vicious attack by the indicted ex-president. he encouraged all of us to read the indictment itself, an endeavor we re taking seriously. it s known as a speaking indictment, meaning it is straight forward and, frankly, gripping and dramatic. it lays out the alleged crimes trump faces. 31 counts have to do with the espionage act. we re going to unpack all of them.
it was unsealed before he spoke. the indictment we ve been reading page by page as we ve been on the air lays out the seven charges and 38 felony counts against the former president and his aid. 31 counts against trump are for willful retention of national defense information. among the other counts conspiracy to obstruct justice and corrupting concealing a document or record. the indictment is filled with colorful and shocking revelations. we learned that trump was personally involved in packing up his many, many boxes containing classified documents. we learned those boxes containing classified documents were stored in various weird places around mar-a-lago, including on a stage in a ballroom and a bathroom and a shower. the content of the classified documents included information related to foreign countries, including their military
Reading Page 3A of the March 2 issue of the Herald, I was concerned to see that canine distemper has been found in local raccoons. At College Drive and East Third Avenue, the raccoons emerge most nigh.
so, she didn t have a seizure for seven days. didn t have 300 seizures that week. nothing else had ever done that time out. she is having 300 seizures a week. you think she s going to die, right? and you introduce this for the very first time, and it just stops? yep. her seizures stop and she didn t have a side effect. reporter: that was then. where are you going? up the trail? reporter: this is now. what are you doing? [ screaming ] reporter: that squeal of joy is from the now-8-year-old charlotte, or charlie, as her family calls her, speeding through the pine trees of colorado on the zip line her father, matt, built. a good zip liner. reporter: reading page and charlotte s story online gave lisa smith back in virginia new hope, but also cause for concern. the use of marijuana, even as a medicine, made her family uncomfortable. yet the benefits seemed to outweigh the stigma.
right? and you introduce this for the very first time, and it just stops? yep. her seizures stop and she didn t have a side effect. reporter: that was then. where are you going? up the trail? reporter: this is now. what are you doing? [ screaming ] reporter: that squeal of joy is from the now-8-year-old charlotte, or charlie, as her family calls her, speeding through the pine trees of colorado on the zip line her father, matt, built. a good zip liner. reporter: reading page and charlotte s story online gave lisa smith back in virginia new hope, but also cause for concern. the use of marijuana, even as a medicine, made her family uncomfortable. yet the benefits seemed to outweigh the stigma. pot, though, wasn t and still isn t legal in virginia. so the big question for the smiths was should they uproot