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| Donald Trump indicted over classified documents case | |
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| Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted over his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. | |
| "I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States," he wrote on Truth Social. | "I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former President of the United States," he wrote on Truth Social. |
| It is the second indictment of Mr Trump, who is running to be the Republican Party's candidate for president in 2024. | |
| Details of the indictment are unclear. | Details of the indictment are unclear. |
| In his Truth Social post, Mr Trump said he was innocent and was summoned to appear at a federal court in Miami on Tuesday. | |
| He added: "This is indeed a dark day for the United States of America. We are a country in serious and rapid decline, but together we will Make America Great Again!" | |
| The BBC's US partner CBS News reported a source as saying the indictment was linked to the documents case and involved multiple charges. | |
| Other US media, including CNN and ABC News, said the indictment involved at least seven charges. | |
| An indictment enables the prosecution of a suspect for offences they are charged with. | |
| The BBC has tried to contact the Department for Justice, which has not released any details of an indictment. | |
| Mr Trump became the first former president to be charged with a crime in April, after he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records over a hush-money payment to a porn star. | |
| He faces a trial in that case in New York next year. | |
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| United States | United States |