Former President Donald Trump has charged with an additional count of willful retention of National Defense Information and two new obstruction counts as part of Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into his alleged improper retention of classified records.
The new charges come just 24 hours after Hunter Biden's plea deal on tax and gun charges was rejected by a federal judge in Delaware.
"Today, a superseding indictment was returned by a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida that adds one defendant and four charges to the prior indictment filed against Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta," the Justice Department said in a statement Thursday. "The superseding indictment adds a new Count charging Trump with one additional count of willful retention of National Defense Information."
These charges come as speculation runs rampant that he faces imminent indictment in Georgia related to the 2020 election.
As of 5:45PM Trump had not responded to these additional charges.