felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the department of justice in our nation s commitment to the rule of law sits an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country, and they ve let everyone. the 38 count indictment against trump and his personal and now codefendant walt nauta accuses the former president of 30 accounts of willful retention of national defense information, three counts of withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation, two counts of false statements, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. according to the indictment the classified documents trump stored in these boxes included information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the united states and foreign countries. united states nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the united states and its allies to military attack
the united states of america, versus donald j trump. we have one set of laws in this country. and they apply to everyone. , tonight the stunning 49-page indictment. 37 criminal counts, secret national security documents, strewn around his country club, on stage in a ballroom, on the floor in the bathroom. a conspiracy to hide them from the feds, and the lies that he told to cover it up. rachel maddow, lawrence o donnell, aubry melbourne, joy, read are here for msnbc s special coverage of the second indictment of donald trump. good evening from new york. welcome back to our special coverage. i m chris hayes here at 30 rock with the whole team. as well as the great and the good, rachel maddow who is joining us remotely on this historic day. and unprecedented, is an understatement. 37 count indictment against the 45th president of the united states. was unsealed today. a special counsel, jack smith, made his first public comments since his appointment by attorney general,
president with multiple crimes. and for the first time since this investigation began america heard directly from the man in charge, special counsel jack smith. today, and indictment was unseed. charging donald j trump with felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. adherence to the rule of law is the bedrock principle of the department of justice in our nation s commitment to the rule of law sits an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country, and they ve let everyone. the 38 count indictment against trump and his personal and now codefendant walt nauta accuses the former president of 30 accounts of willful retention of national defense information, three counts of withholding or concealing documents in a federal investigation, two counts of false statements, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. according to the indictment the classified documents trump stored in these boxes
and a very clear careless and slipshod way that these documents were left unsecured for so long. it contains some of the most highly sensitive intelligence this country has for potential mass security. i will point out that the indictment listed at 31 documents but according to the indictments section see it says that in august of last year the subpoena there were over 100 documents that we see. so this is just a subset of documents that are listed actually in that indictment. but that is because the great sensitivity, you can see a very short synopsis of what it contains because the contents of it themselves are so revealing. at the top secret level, the highest classification, the highest handling procedures in the u.s. government has these documents involved. i have a follow-up to that which is there is some talk about the sensitivity of some of these documents, is so extraordinary, is it your sense
looking at those photos and the indictments i shuttered throughout. especially when i saw the classification markings. and a very clear careless and slipshod way that these documents were left unsecured for so long. it contains some of the most highly sensitive intelligence this country has for potential mass security. i will point out that the indictment listed at 31 documents but according to the indictments section see it says that in august of last year the subpoena there were over 100 documents that we see. so this is just a subset of documents that are listed actually in that indictment. but that is because the great sensitivity, you can see a very short synopsis of what it contains because the contents of it themselves are so revealing.