Washington [US], June 9:Former US President Donald Trump wrote on social media on June 8 that he had been indicted by the US Department of Justice, apparently for mishandling sensitive government documents.
The administration of President Joe Biden has informed Trump's lawyers that he has been indicted, Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social, according to Reuters.
"I never thought that would happen to a former President of the United States," Trump wrote. Trump also wrote that he was summoned to appear in a federal court in Miami, Florida on June 6. "I am innocent," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Earlier, several US media outlets reported that Mr. Trump had been charged with seven counts of handling classified documents and obstruction of justice. Reuters on June 9, citing several sources, said that former President Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury for keeping secret government documents and obstructing justice.
Mr. Trump's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for special counsel Jack Smith , which is handling the investigation into Mr. Trump's handling of classified documents, also declined to comment.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Trump mishandled classified documents he kept after leaving the White House in 2021.
In an affidavit before federal court last year, an FBI agent said there may be reason to believe that certain crimes have occurred, including the unlawful obstruction and retention of documents. sensitive profile.
Nearly a year ago, investigators seized about 13,000 documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Of those, 100 were marked classified, although one of Trump's lawyers previously said all classified files had been returned to the government.
Former President Trump has previously defended his retention of documents, which may indicate he declassified them while president. However, Mr. Trump did not provide evidence of this and his lawyers declined to make relevant arguments in court filings, according to Reuters.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper