The twice-impeached former president is being prosecuted for retaining national security documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort
Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump after investigating his retention of national security documents, according to a person familiar with the matter, a historic development that poses the most significant legal peril yet for the former US president who is running for the White House again.
The former president was indicted on charges of wilful retention of national security material, obstruction and conspiracy, the person said. Trump and his legal team were told of the charges on Thursday afternoon.
