3 things we learned from new charges against Trump in documents case

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1. The growing picture of a coverup

It’s been apparent for a long time that this case wasn’t just about Trump possessing classified documents when he shouldn’t; it was about allegedly failing to return them when legally required to and, importantly, obstructing efforts to retrieve them.

The superseding indictment drives home how much this trial will be about the alleged coverup.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/27/new-trump-charges-documents-case/
 
The guy is done and for the first time I think going to spend some time on the inside.
 
2. A move to call Trump’s ‘bravado’ bluff?

The superseding indictment repeats the previously listed 31 counts that allege Trump willfully retained national defense information. But now we have a new count, No. 32: A “presentation concerning military activity in a foreign country.”

This refers back to the previously known allegation, involving a July 2021 recording of Trump describing and apparently wielding “secret information” about Iran, which he acknowledged hadn’t been declassified.
 
3. The case against the third man

But with De Oliveira, the government has another strong candidate for flipping — if not stronger.

The last count on the superseding indictment — No. 42 — involves alleged false statements by De Oliveira, and they would appear to put him in serious trouble.
 
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