Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (classified documents case)

United States of America v. Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, and Carlos De Oliveira was a federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States; Walt Nauta, his personal aide and valet; and Mar-a-Lago maintenance chief Carlos De Oliveira. The grand jury indictment brought 40 felony counts against Trump related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents after his first presidency, to which he pleaded not guilty. The case marked the first federal indictment of a former U.S. president.

Court : United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Full case name: United States of America v. Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, and Carlos De Oliveira
Docket nos.: 9:23-cr-80101-AMC
Charge: 40 against Trump; 8 against Nauta; 4 against de Oliveira
• Willful retention of national defense information
• False statements and representations
• Conspiracy to obstruct justice
• Withholding a document or record
• Corruptly concealing a document or record
• Concealing a document in a federal investigation
• Scheme to conceal
• Altering, destroying, mutilating, or concealing an object
• Corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating, or concealing a document, record, or other object

Court membership
Judge sitting: Aileen Cannon (District Judge)

On June 8, 2023, the original indictment with 37 felony counts against Trump was filed in the federal district court in Miami by the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith. On July 27, a superseding indictment charged an additional three felonies against Trump. Trump was charged separately for each of 32 documents under the Espionage Act. The other eight charges against him included making false statements and engaging in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. The most serious charges against Trump and Nauta carried a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. There were no mandatory minimum penalties.

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