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FBI investigation into Donald Trump's handling of government documents
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Plasmic Echo[1] was the codename for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified and national defense-related government documents beginning in 2022, looking for possible violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice.[2][3]
In November 2022, a special counsel investigation was launched to take over the FBI investigation, under the direction of Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed by United States Attorney General Merrick Garland.
On June 8, 2023, Trump was indicted on charges related to the documents in the Federal District Court in Miami. It was the first time a former U.S. president had faced federal charges.[4] Trump was arraigned at the federal courthouse in Miami on June 13, 2023, on 37 criminal charges, pleading not guilty to all charges.[5]
On November 25, 2024, Smith announced that he was seeking to drop all charges against Trump in the aftermath of Trump's victory in the 2024 United States presidential election.[6]
- ^ Feuer, Alan (April 22, 2024). "Trump Was Warned to Return Records to Archives, Unsealed Documents Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
Some of the exhibits revealed, for instance, that the F.B.I. used the code name 'Plasmic Echo' for its initial investigation of the classified documents that Mr. Trump took to Mar-a-Lago.
- ^ Polantz, Katelyn; Cohen, Zachary; Murray, Sara; Cohen, Marshall (August 12, 2022). "FBI took 11 sets of classified material from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home while investigating possible Espionage Act violations". CNN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ Thrush, Glenn; Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie (August 26, 2022). "Trump Search Live Updates: Documents at Mar-a-Lago Included Top Secret Information". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie; Rashbaum, William K.; Protess, Benjamin (June 8, 2023). "Trump Indicted: Trump Is Charged in Classified Documents Inquiry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case". The New York Times. June 13, 2023. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ Reid, Paula; Sneed, Tierney; Cole, Devan (November 25, 2024). "Special counsel Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Donald Trump | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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