Donald Trump has been accused of attempting to have surveillance video footage at his Mar-a-Lago estate deleted ahead of an FBI search, as federal prosecutors added more criminal counts to a case over the former US president’s handling of classified documents.
The Department of Justice filed the expanded indictment on Thursday. Federal prosecutors also added a third defendant to the case alongside Trump and his personal aide Waltine Nauta: Carlos de Oliveira, a property manager at Mar-a-Lago.
The case stems from sensitive government material that Trump transferred to his Mar-a-Lago residence after leaving the White House in 2021 and was later seized by FBI agents last year. Agents found boxes of documents stored across the property including in a bathroom and shower.