Trump charged with trying to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage in new indictment
The Justice Department is accusing former President Trump of attempting to delete surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago property in a new superseding indictment filed in the classified records case on Thursday.
DOJ says Trump acted with a new co-conspirator to try to delete the footage, and also charged him with an additional Espionage Act charge.
The superseding indictment brings to 42 the total number of counts facing the former president.
It accuses Trump of acting with Carlos de Oliveira, the property manager of the hotel, and Trump’s other co-defendant Walt Nauta, with trying to delete the footage.
The indictment notes efforts from de Oliveira, 56, to determine how long security footage was stored on the Mar-a-Lago system. It says he later told another Mar-a-Lago employee that “‘the boss’ wanted the server deleted.”
The indictment also described de Oliveira and Nauta organizing their plans secretly, apparently walking among the bushes around the IT office where the security footage was managed.
The indictment notes calls between Trump and de Oliveira and also details a later discussion over his loyalty and ensuring that the property manager would get an attorney.
De Oliveira has been summoned to appear in court in Miami on Monday.
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#BREAKING: The Justice Department is accusing former President Trump of attempting to delete surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago property in a new superseding indictment filed in the classified records case. https://t.co/rMqTvA0wEr
— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2023
Read the new charges against Trump https://t.co/h9Z8ws3uHq
— POLITICO (@politico) July 27, 2023
NEW: Former President Trump is urging the GOP to take action in response to the Justice Department filing additional charges against him, calling the allegations “ridiculous” and “election interference at the highest level.” https://t.co/Pzg0b6GPi5
— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2023
#BREAKING: Former President Trump’s campaign lashed out at new charges levied against him and his associates in his Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, calling it an attempt to harass Trump and those around him. https://t.co/paSfWJRTg3
— The Hill (@thehill) July 27, 2023
NEW: “Is it any coincidence that the DOJ rushes to add these new indictments today, after the Hunter debacle..," Sen. Josh Hawley said. "“That gets blown up, and then it’s like, ‘Oh well, we’ve got to go indict Trump on something else.’” https://t.co/QfgGjB4ylM
— The Hill (@thehill) July 28, 2023
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