Former President Donald Trump Indicted on 37 Counts of Alleged Criminal Activity, Including Espionage

On Friday, a federal grand jury in Florida unsealed an indictment against former President Donald Trump, containing 37 counts of alleged criminal activity. The charges include willfully keeping sensitive national defense information under the Espionage Act, making false statements, and conspiring to obstruct justice.

Former Attorney General William Barr, who served in the Trump administration, weighed in on the charges in a Fox News interview on Sunday. He stated that if the counts alleging espionage in the indictment are true, then Trump is “toast”.

The indictment relates to the former president keeping classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House in 2021. This follows an investigation by the National Archives which found that many important sensitive documents from the Trump administration were missing from the files turned over at the end of his term.

Trump’s allies and legal team have argued that the charges should have been handled under the Presidential Records Act, rather than the Espionage Act and other federal statutes used in the indictment.

The indictment is the latest development in the ongoing investigation into the former president’s activities. It remains to be seen what the outcome of the case will be, and whether the charges of espionage will be proven true.