WASHINGTON: Donald Trump took secret documents dealing with US nuclear and weapons programmes from the White House after leaving office, potentially putting national security at risk, according to the
The 76-year-old Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took"hundreds" of classified government documents to his Mar-a-Lago residence and club in Florida, the 49-page charge sheet said.
Other records dealt with US nuclear programmes and the potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack along with plans for retaliation, it said. Trump announced on his Truth Social platform on Thursday that he had been indicted by the"corrupt Biden Administration" in what he called the"Boxes Hoax".
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