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Back, accusing the justice department of abuse, saying if i were not leading in numerous polls i was not going to be the republican nominee, it would not be happening. he is not the only one facing new charges. his associate faces to new obstruction counts. the indictment names a third defender. he is the head of maintenance. he has been charged with obstruction related to the alleged destruction of surveillance footage, this as well as lying to the fbi during a voluntary interview. he has been summoned to appear in a courtroom on monday. two of trump's lawyers met privately with smith's team....

Three new federal charges against him. >> they're trying to intimidate people so that people go out and make up lies about me because i did nothing wrong. >> reporter: in the new charges, the special counsel alleging mr. trump sought a cover-up to conceal classified documents at his mar-a-lago home by deleting surveillance video, now charging a new defendant, mar-a-lago property manager carlos de oliveira with two obstruction counts and with making false statements to the fbi. in the indictment, prosecutors say on june 23rd last year, the day after the government subpoenaed surveillance video ...

Vulnerability. i think their strongest counts are the obstruction counts. >> laura: and, david, another media constant during this past few days has been the attacks on judge aileen cannon presiding over this case, federal district court judge. this continued today. watch this. >> the judge does not have great experience. most judges there, and certainly judge cannon, does not have experience, she's proved that certainly with her decisions, her earlier rulings after the search. she doesn't have experience -- >> the case is going to be -- >> doesn't have experience with classified documents and...

That investigation is nowhere near completion, but he says even if convicted. these obstruction counts, which again, are very compelling in the indictment. and, if true, the president is going to have a hard time getting around those six counts. >> the, prison time, is unlikely. he says. >> i don't think that president trump will be in present, he is entitled to secret service protection for the rest of his life. the secret service cannot delegate that to the bureau of prisons. >> that was -- reporting. next, what trump's former a.g. said today at trump to call him a, quote, gutless pig. harry...

How powerful is a tape recording of donald trump saying in his own words that he has a classified document? >> it's extraordinary. it will be so compelling to jurors >> reporter: town believes the justice department should not have charged trump with retaining classified documents, because he says it raises an uncomfortable comparison to president biden, who is under investigation over secret material found in his home and office multiple sources tell nbc news that investigation is nowhere near a completion, but he says, even if convicted -- >> these obstruction counts, which, again, are very ...