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Trump indictment alleges careless retention and showing off of gov’t secrets, plot to conceal docs

Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A 49-page indictment unsealed Friday by federal prosecutors in Miami paints a damning portrait of how former President Donald Trump allegedly retained batches of classified documents and enlisted a key aide, Walt Nauta, to move them around.

Biden accused of pocketing a $5 million bribe while vice president

President Joe Biden speaks at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A paid informant told the FBI that an executive from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma has documents proving he bribed President Biden with $5 million while he was vice president.

President Joe Biden speaks at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden accused of pocketing a $5 million bribe while vice president

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to an indictment unsealed on Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jack Smith says he will seek speedy trial in Trump classified documents case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A Secret Service officer stands in front of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FBI official in charge of Mar-a-Lago raid had strong misgivings about the operation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

This image provided by Maxar Technologies and released by The White House shows an industrial site several hundred miles east of Moscow where U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia with Iran’s help, is building a factory to produce attack drones for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. U.S. officials believe the plant in Russia’s Alabuga special economic zone could be operational by early next year. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP)

White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the FY2024 budget hearing for DHS Tuesday, April 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

House Homeland Security chairman scolds DHS for missing Afghan vetting deadline

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This image provided by Maxar Technologies and released by The White House shows an industrial site several hundred miles east of Moscow where U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia with Iran’s help, is building a factory to produce attack drones for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. U.S. officials believe the plant in Russia’s Alabuga special economic zone could be operational by early next year. (Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies via AP)

White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the FY2024 budget hearing for DHS Tuesday, April 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

House Homeland Security chairman scolds DHS for missing Afghan vetting deadline

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Boris Johnson leaves his house in London, on March 22, 2023. Several dozen allies of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received honors from King Charles III on Friday June 9, 2023, a list that drew cries of cronyism from opponents of the ousted leader. “Resignation honors,” bestowed by the monarch but chosen by the government, are an established but contentious way for departing leaders to reward loyal lieutenants. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Boris Johnson quits as U.K lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament

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Workers finish tending a street lamp as smoke from Canadian wildfires obscures the view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. The haze from the wildfires is taking its toll on outdoor workers along the Eastern U.S. who carried on with their jobs even as dystopian orange skies forced the cancelation of sports events, school field trips and Broadway plays. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Heavy smoke helps cloud political rift between climate, forest management

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People dance during the annual Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

LGBT advocates seek to soften Pride Month in response to backlash

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Abortion-rights activists leave hangers on the fence as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) **FILE**

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By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A spiraling torque from the second century A.D., is displayed as part of the exhibit called The Crimea - Gold and Secrets of the Black Sea, at Allard Pierson historical museum in Amsterdam, on April 4, 2014. The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on Friday June 9, 2023 ordered a trove of historical treasures from Crimea, stored for years at a Dutch museum, to be sent to Ukraine, upholding a lower court ruling that the 300 artifacts were part of Ukraine’s cultural heritage. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Dutch Supreme Court orders museum artifacts borrowed from Crimea returned to Ukraine

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A sign directs travelers to the start of the "1947 UFO Crash Site Tours" in Roswell, N.M., on June 10, 1997. In Roswell, locals don't argue anymore about whether a space ship crashed nearby. They argue about whose ranch it landed on. Barring a major revelation between now and July 1, 2022, Roswell will mark the 75th anniversary of the alleged 1947 UFO crash with the debate over what occurred here far from settled. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the FY2024 budget hearing for DHS Tuesday, April 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

House Homeland Security chairman scolds DHS for missing Afghan vetting deadline

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A Secret Service officer stands in front of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

FBI official in charge of Mar-a-Lago raid had strong misgivings about the operation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to an indictment unsealed on Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jack Smith says he will seek speedy trial in Trump classified documents case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden accused of pocketing a $5 million bribe while vice president

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Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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A booth with information about health insurance on display during Gay Days Expo, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. LGBTQ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside at hotels during Gay Days, (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 1, 2021. Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, a European official and a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, March 9, 2023, amid growing concerns about China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. (Amanda R. Gray/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

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In this June 29, 2020, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Supreme Court: Alabama violated Voting Rights Act by drawing only one Black congressional district

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, California. Newsom updated his plan for the state to move away from fossil fuels. State regulators say California is unlikely to have an electricity shortage this summer. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

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Central Maine Power utility lines are seen on Oct. 6, 2021, in Pownal, Maine. It’s one of President Joe Biden’s thorniest challenges as he pursues ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. If he can't streamline the permitting process for power plants, transmission lines and other projects, the country is unlikely to have the infrastructure needed for a future powered by carbon-free electricity. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

CatholicVote ad blasts Dodgers for honoring drag-queen group that ‘mocks Catholic nuns’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Border Patrol agents hold a news conference prior to a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge in Donna, Texas, May 2, 2019. The U.S. Border Patrol has agreed in a legal settlement announced Friday, May 19, 2023, to not set up interior checkpoints in a northern New Hampshire town just under 100 miles from the Canadian border before Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Border bust nets $4.3 million of meth hidden in a truckload of Brussels sprouts

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

People dance during the annual Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

LGBT advocates seek to soften Pride Month in response to backlash

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San Francisco police barricade sidewalk at McDonald’s to thwart homeless, illegal vendors

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In this Oct. 26, 1942 file photo, the stricken aircraft carrier USS Hornet lies dead in the waters after a morning attack by Japanese warplanes during the Battle of Santa Cruz in the South Pacificduring World War II. A research vessel funded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen has discovered the wreckage of the aircraft carrier sunk in the South Pacific. Allen's Vulcan Inc. announced this week of Feb. 10, 2019, that an autonomous submarine sent by the crew of the research vessel Petrel found the USS Hornet nearly 17,500 feet (5,400 meters) deep near the Solomon Islands. The Hornet was best known for its part in the Doolittle Raid in April 1942, the first air attack on Japan. (AP Photo)

British World War II submarine, sunk during mission in 1942, found after 25-year search

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Boris Johnson leaves his house in London, on March 22, 2023. Several dozen allies of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received honors from King Charles III on Friday June 9, 2023, a list that drew cries of cronyism from opponents of the ousted leader. “Resignation honors,” bestowed by the monarch but chosen by the government, are an established but contentious way for departing leaders to reward loyal lieutenants. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Boris Johnson quits as U.K lawmaker after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament

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Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder arrives for a media briefing at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

U.S. announces new $2.1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about the roll-out of the International Religious Freedom Report at the State Department in Washington, Monday, May 15, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken to travel to China next week, carrying out trip postponed after spy balloon incident

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A vehicle is overturned as UConn Police and Connecticut State Police try to maintain order early April 4, 2023, in Storrs, Conn., following UConn's NCAA championship basketball game. Some UConn students are getting expelled for vandalizing their campus, a university spokesperson said Friday, June 9, 2023. (Jim Michaud/Journal Inquirer via AP, File)

UConn students getting expelled for vandalism that followed team’s NCAA championship

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Washington Commanders cornerback Emmanuel Forbes Jr. walks to the field during an NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Ashburn, Va., Tuesday, June 6, 2023.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Benjamin St-Juste? Quan Martin? Commanders sorting through slot options on defense

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. gestures during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Friday, April 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

New Wizards president says team will win, just isn’t sure when

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) listens to a question during a post game news conference after Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball game against the Miami Heat, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump attends an event with supporters at the Westside Conservative Breakfast, in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Trump described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared a classified map related to a military operation, according to an indictment unsealed Friday, June 9. The document marks the Justice Department’s first official confirmation of a criminal case against Trump arising from the retention of hundreds of documents at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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FILE - Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks at a news conference, Jan. 17, 2023, in Augusta, Maine. A committee of the Maine Legislature signed off Friday, June 9, on a proposal from Mills that would give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine expansion of abortion laws, which would be among the country’s broadest, passes committee

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A page from the order granting a request by former President Donald Trump's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate is photographed Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump case assigned to judge who faced criticism over her ruling in his favor in Mar-a-Lago search

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Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., listens to testimony during a Senate Indian Affairs Committee about the status of the descendants of enslaved people formerly held by the Muscogee (Creek), Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole and Cherokee Nations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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America’s moral values tumbling, say soaring number of adults

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President Joe Biden smiles during a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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The Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015. Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson's death Thursday, June 8, 2023, was announced by his broadcasting network. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, May 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team that it won't pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Ukrainian soldiers fire the grenade launcher towards the Russian positions on the frontline near Kreminna, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Roman Chop via AP)

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