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and he was aware of the proper procedures for handling classified documents. the evidence, his own words. the federal indictment lists five specific public comments trump made about this subject, and here they are. in my administration i m going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. [ cheers ] no one will be above the law. we can t have someone in the oval office who doesn t understand the meaning of the word confidential or classified. one of the first things we must do is to enforce all classification rules and to enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information. we also need the best protection of classified information. service members here in north carolina have risked their lives to acquire classified intelligence to protect our country. cnn s evan perez joins me. what stood out to you the most in this detailed indictment? reporter: one of the things that i think we should focus on is, you know, something ....
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. ....
explaining no one is above the law, even a former president. 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. and, jake, the special counsel also making the point today that violations of u.s. laws on classified documents put the country at risk. that s right, anderson. i want to bring in cnn s paula reid. walk us through the most damning allegations in the indictment in your view. this indictment tells a story of what investigators have learned over the past year and a half. they lay out how the former president allegedly willfully retained over 300 classified documents allegedly storing them around his mar-a-lago resort everywhere from a bathroom to a bedroom to a ballroom for over two months, that ballroom was activity hosting events touring this time. they also reveal how sensitive secrets meant over for a handful of our closest allies were splayed out in a storage r ....
not guilty to charges connected to his handling of classified documents. and of course as you may know, this is his 2nd indictment in 3 months. despite that growing legal peril that he finds himself and during an interview with political last night, trump vowed to continue campaigning for president even if he were convicted. now that s not entirely shocking to be honest. trump never admitted defeat after losing the 2020 election, he s not going to tap out of the 2024 race when it s just getting started. there s more to this move then his inability to back down. it s not about politics, trump s 3rd white house bid has a bigger strategy at its core. as axios explains, for donald trump 2024 campaign is more than a race to return to the white house. this is a fight to stay out of prison, legal experts believe it s unlikely that the criminal trial be resolved before the 2024 election whoever wins the president could see the position to influence trump s caseposition to influ ....