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Retention and two additional counts of obstruction. for a grand total of 40 criminal counts. trumps personal aide walt nauta saw at the same to obstruction charges in addition to the 60 already faced in the initial indictment. and now, there is a third defendant, mar-a-lago property manager carlos dead live europe. hes been indicted on for charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice and -- he will be on court on monday. the details behind these new charges are astounding. picture it, mar-a-...

The mafia parallels in the superseding document loom large. what do you come up with in mob cases? >> the repeated obstruction. theres threatening one witness, theres telling them to get rid of something, and then it continues. so it builds that way. >> is one part of the case stronger? is it easier to convict on obstruction versus the willful mishandling? like what -- do you think one part of this case is stronger than the other? >> i think its easier to prove the retention and the mishamish mi...

Department of justice delivers the official subpoena, demanding the footage. on june 25th, walt nauta meats de oliveira, and they review security footage and locations. then two days later, folks, de oliveira tells of mar-a-lago i.t. employee that the boss wants the footage deleted. a jury will decide whether he will be convicted for that obstruction. this is all unfolding as another indictment against donald trump looms, one with very major implications for the future of our democracy. on thurs...

Further charge in the mar—a—lago documents case. according to thejustice department he has received an additional charge of wilful retention of defence information and to new charges of obstruction. an additional person, a mar—a—lago staff member, has also been indicted. mr trump has denied all charges. lets bring in america correspondent dooley in washington. talk us through the details of the latest development.- details of the latest develoment. , . development. yes, innocence prosecu...

Trump had sought to stay in the media and the follow—up to that but actually it was a bravado that he was bragging and didnt really have the documents in hand. it seems prosecutors would like this and those obstruction charges related to his other employees had in this same florida classified documents case next may. has there been — documents case next may. has there been any _ documents case next may. has there been any reaction from mr trump on this latest development? trump on this lates...

And the beginning of the day, all eyes were on this federal courthouse in washington d.c., where we have been awaiting a possible indictment of former president trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that indictment did not happen today. but this evening theyd issued new charges against trump, just not for trying to overturn the 2020 election. today, locksmith issued additional charges against donald trump and the other case against him. the one dealing with his handling of classif...

Carlos de oliveira. there is a reference then to a signal chat where people describe that they believe carlos de oliveira is going to be loyal. and at the end of this, prosecutors say that trump called de oliveira and told him that trump will get deoliveira an attorney. this is what prosecutors are describing as part of the obstruction that the former president is doing. he is trying to make sure carlos de oliveira, his maintenance guy, stays on the team, having the fact that the fbi is now awar...

Oh, no, they know theres a surveillance system there s. and then the second part of obstruction takes place, because they have to figure out, how are they going to get rid of those tapes? >> a whole new set of crimes. >> whole new set of crimes, part d part two. >> i wonder how yoad that. theres a detailed over the of whatt down here. the justice department subpoenas this footage. an attorney calls trump. trump then calls his new codefendant here, and then his new codefendant is just working wit...

With his personal aide, walt nauta, and a new defended, mar-a-lago employee carlos de oliveira, with obstruction conspiracy. the new obstruction counter significant, and based on allegations that the defendants attempted to delete surveillance footage at mar-a-lago in the summer of 2022. >> that third defendant, carlos de oliveira, was maine and supervisor at mar-a-lago. also, trump already faced 31 counts of illegally retaining national defense information. this new indictment as a 32nd to the ...

This is what prosecutors are describing as one of the obstruction that the former president is doing. he is trying to make sure that carlos de oliveira his, been skies, stays on the team, having now the fact that the fbi is aware of all this. fbi is aware of all this. fbi is aware of all this. fbi is aware of all this. >> journalist, use long for threes as well. for those who conversations -- >> its also an app that was banned by the white house, the trump white house, because they didnt want pe...