The legislative affairs director for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism is taking over as director of its Heritage Division.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday announced she was naming Marty Ryall to replace outgoing Arkansas Division of Heritage Director Jimmy Bryant. Bryant is retiring at the end of June.

‘I have a deep love and respect for our state, its unique history, her natural beauty, and our rich heritage,’ Ryall said in a statement. ‘It is a great responsibility and challenge that I am humbly honored to accept.’

Ryall has served as the department’s legislative affairs director since January and before that he was director of governmental affairs for Arkansas PBS. He’s also a former executive director of the Republican Party of Arkansas.

‘I appreciate Jimmy Bryant’s service to our state and know that Marty is the perfect candidate to take up Jimmy’s role,’ Sanders said in a statement. ‘Together, we will take Arkansas Heritage to the top.’

Ryall’s annual salary as Division of Heritage director will be $120,000, effective July 1 after Bryant retires, Sanders’ office said.

Arkansas Heritage oversees several facilities and offices, including the state archives, the Arkansas Arts Council and the Historic Arkansas Museum.

Ryall’s appointment follows the departure of three of the department’s top three officials. Secretary Mike Mills resigned his position earlier this month after less than six months. State Parks Director Shea Lewis is serving as interim secretary.

Travis Napper, the director of Arkansas Tourism, also recently announced he will step away from his position later this month to take a job in tourism consulting.

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Republican politicians across the country reacted with outrage Tuesday as former President Donald Trump was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to 37 federal felony charges in a classified records case.

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, called the arraignment a ‘dark day for our country’ as ‘Joe Biden continues to fully weaponize the federal government against President Trump, his leading opponent for the White House in 2024.

‘America was founded on the principle of equal justice under law,’ the New York Republican continued. ‘The American people see the glaring double standard: one set of rules if your last name is Biden or Clinton and another set of rules for everyone else. It’s never been more important that we unite behind President Trump’s historic campaign to win the White House, to restore the rule of law, and save our Republic. God bless America, President Trump, and all those targeted by Biden’s regime as we continue our efforts to end this corrupt political weaponization and stop the deep state.’

‘Make no mistake: at today’s arraignment you are watching a sitting President use his DOJ to put his top political rival in jail,’ Stefanik’s Republican colleague from South Carolina, Rep. Nancy Mace, said in a statement. ‘Both sides of the aisle should be able to set aside their emotions and see how dangerous of a precedent this sets.’

Mace’s fellow South Carolina Republican, Gov. Harry McMaster, also posted a statement calling Tuesday a ‘troubling day’ and said Trump opposition has gone ‘too far.’

‘I STAND WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP!’ Florida GOP Congressman Matt Gaetz tweeted. 

‘The Swamp fears President Trump, and that’s exactly why they’re doing everything possible to stop him,’ Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan tweeted.

Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into his alleged improper retention of classified records at Mar-a-Lago in federal court in Miami, Florida on Tuesday.

The charges include willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements.

This is the first time in United States history that a former president has faced federal criminal charges.

Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report. 
 

A protester wearing a prison costume tried blocking former President Donald Trump’s motorcade following his arraignment in a Miami federal court where he pleaded not guilty Tuesday in connection with the alleged mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Video of the incident shows the man holding a sign jumping in front of an SUV before being grabbed by what appeared to be Secret Service agents running alongside the vehicle. 

Video captured by Fox News’ Griff Jenkins from earlier in the day shows the same anti-Trump protester holding up a bright orange sign that read ‘Lock Him Up.’ 

It’s unclear if the man will face any charges for rushing Trump’s motorcade. 

Trump appeared in court with his arms folded most of the time and occasionally spoke with his lawyers. 

He was indicted Friday on 37 federal counts, including willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements. 

The indictment accuses Trump of failing to comply with demands to return classified documents — including plans for a retaliatory attack on an unnamed foreign power — he had gathered in Mar-a-Lago.

Other documents include defense and weapon capabilities of the U.S. and details of the U.S. nuclear program.

‘The unauthorized disclosure of these classified documents could put at risk the national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence collection methods,’ the indictment says. 

It also accuses him of storing the documents in a bathroom and other places at the residence, and of even bragging and showing off the documents to visitors. In one instance, he is said to have told individuals of a document, ‘as president, I could have declassified it,’ and, ‘Now I can’t, you know, but this is still a secret.’

He is also said to have directed an aide to move boxes of documents demanded by a grand jury subpoena while claiming to have fully cooperated. The FBI opened a criminal investigation into the matter in March 2022.

After appearing in court, Trump stopped at a Miami cafe where he was greeted by religious leaders and supporters.

‘Food for everyone,’ he said. 

The crowd then sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him. The former president’s birthday is June 14.

Fox News’ Adam Shaw and Jake Gibson contributed to this report. 

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain has ordered attorneys to examine a potential receivership structure in a move that would seize control of Rikers Island from New York City.The city has also been ordered to monitor and report deaths and serious injuries in custody — both of which lend the facility some of its notoriety.Swain claims to have been pushed to reevaluate a potential takeover after being ‘shaken by the incidents of the past few weeks.’

A federal judge is once again weighing a takeover of New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex, describing her faith in its leadership as ‘shaken’ following recent reports of violence, gruesome injuries and a lack of cooperation that has thwarted court oversight.

The emergency court hearing on Tuesday came after a federal monitor overseeing the jails system outlined a pattern of disturbing incidents — including detainee deaths and grave injuries — that jail officials failed to report as required last month.

The monitor, Steve Martin, said the city’s jails commissioner also personally lobbied him not to publicly release a report on those findings, claiming it would ‘fuel the flames of those who believe we cannot govern ourselves.’

In response, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered attorneys for both detainees and the city to formally discuss a potential receivership structure, an extraordinary intervention that would end New York City’s control over one of the nation’s largest and most famous jails. Swain said she would consider the proposal in August.

She also ordered the city to notify the monitor immediately anytime someone dies or suffers a serious injury in custody, rebuking jail officials for flouting reporting requirements put in place following a 2015 federal consent decree.

‘I find that it is unfortunately necessary to clarify and underscore the responsibilities that have been imposed by orders that have been in place for years,’ she said during the three-hour video hearing.

Advocates for detainees say a federal receivership is necessary to stem the violence on Rikers Island, where 19 people died last year, the highest number in a quarter of a century. In November, the judge rejected calls for a receiver, allowing the city more time to undertake promised reforms.

Mayor Eric Adams has repeatedly touted the success of those efforts, pointing to a reduction in slashings and staff absenteeism since he took office and appointed Department of Correction Louis Molina in January 2022.

But on Wednesday, Judge Swain indicated her position on a federal takeover may be shifting, saying the court’s confidence in the city had been ‘shaken by the incidents of the past few weeks.’

She pointed to a report issued by the federal monitor detailing violent incidents that jail officials allegedly neglected to report to the monitor, including the death of a detainee who was originally said to have suffered a heart attack, but was later discovered to have died from a skull fracture.

Another man who attempted to flee from correction officers was tackled and paralyzed from the neck down, an injury the monitor said also wasn’t properly reported.

‘The Department’s approach to reform has recently become characterized by inaccuracies and a lack of transparency,’ the monitor wrote.

In addition to her concerns about reporting, the judge also called out efforts by city leaders ‘to shape public opinion and public perception on these very serious issues.’

In recent weeks, Adams and Molina have allowed select reporters to view footage of Rikers Island that they claim would undermine the monitor’s narrative. The Department of Correction has also said it will cease alerting the public about detainee deaths.

Asked about his agency’s media strategy on Wednesday, Molina said he was trying to protect against bad-faith criticism, arguing the monitor’s findings of chronic violence could undercut efforts to stabilize the jail system.

‘What I was trying to get the monitor to appreciate is that we have a number of groups that just want to see the department fail because it advances their position that Rikers Island or the city’s jail system should not exist,’ Molina said.

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Members of the House Armed Services Committee are demanding several updates from the Pentagon on whether it is effectively using artificial intelligence to defend against growing threats from China and other adversaries.

The committee on Monday released its annual proposal for the defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which will be considered by various subcommittees starting Tuesday. The section of the bill that deals with cyber and information technology was accompanied by several demands for updates on the Defense Department’s efforts to incorporate AI into its national security posture.

One of these demands relates directly to China, which the committee said has an increasing presence in disputed waters around the world that threatens U.S. national security.

‘The committee is increasingly concerned about the ability of the United States to counter this threat due to the vastness of the maritime environment,’ the text said. ‘Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), driven by artificial intelligence (AI), would enhance the Navy’s ability to monitor the maritime environment, increase strategic planning activities, and expose emerging threats through lead generation.’

The committee asked the Defense Department to brief its members on this issue by next February on its current use of ‘AI-driven MDA systems’ and how else AI might help the Navy quickly assess maritime traffic and determine possible threats.

Lawmakers on the committee said the Pentagon should also be using AI to help warfighters detect and analyze signals in the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) that can indicate cyber and electronic warfare tactics.

‘The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has exposed the threat that adversarial electronic warfare systems pose,’ the committee said. ‘Accordingly, the committee believes that the Department of Defense should pursue capabilities that give the warfighter the ability to maintain awareness of the EMS environment and rapidly develop insights at the tactical edge.’

The committee said special operations forces have already used AI-driven systems to detect EMS signals and that the Pentagon should ‘increase the adoption of such technologies.’ It asked the Defense Department to brief members of the committee on this issue by Dec. 1.

Lawmakers noted a broad plan by DOD to create a Joint All-Domain Command and Control system that uses AI to assess data from a broad range of military sensors and make it easier for military commanders to make real-time decisions. They also said the Air Force could benefit from a similar system and asked the secretary of the Air Force to report to the committee by next January.

The committee pushed the Pentagon to report back on several other AI initiatives, including the creation of an ‘AI education strategy’ aimed at educating service members on how to use AI. Members want DOD to brief them on that subject by next March.

By December, the committee wants DOD to brief lawmakers on the infrastructure needed to build up AI capacity and what the Pentagon is doing to create more ‘red teams’ that road-test AI systems before they are deployed.

Committee members also want officials to study how to develop autonomy software and to ensure the Army uses AI to support the next generation of military helicopters developed under the Future Vertical Lift program.

In April, U.S. Central Command’s top AI adviser told Fox News Digital that the military is hoping it can use AI to quickly absorb data and help military leaders make faster decisions, but the adviser, Dr. Andrew Moore, said the goal is to keep people in charge of these decisions, not AI systems.

A Florida judge issued an order Monday night banning journalists from having cell phones or other electronic devices inside the courthouse for former President Donald Trump’s arraignment Tuesday.

Southern District of Florida Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga ordered that all cell phones and electronic equipment are prohibited for members of the press inside the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami.

Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesday on 37 charges in connection with special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into alleged mishandling of classified documents and alleged obstruction of justice.

Altonaga’s order states that the U.S. Marshals Service will inspect all electronic equipment as they are brought into the courthouse Tuesday to ‘protect the Bench, Bar, and public from harm.’ 

Penalties for violating the order can include up to 30 days in jail, a $5,000 fine and/or punishment for contempt of court, the judge reminded.

Smith argued in a 49-page indictment that Trump intentionally took classified material with him when he left the White House in January 2021.

The former president claims he is the victim of a ‘political hit job’ for the classified documents case.

‘Republicans are treated far different at the Justice Department than Democrats,’ Trump said at a GOP convention in Columbus, Georgia, over the weekend.

Many lawmakers on Capitol Hill and political commentators have weighed in on the severity of the arraignment and what it could mean for Trump’s presidential campaign.

In Nov. 2022, Trump announced he was launching a third presidential bid — setting up a potential rematch with President Biden — but a conviction could possibly upset his hopes to regain the White House.

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The U.S. Senate will host its first members-only briefing on Artificial Intelligence this week amid security and election concerns.

‘Tomorrow, the Senate will convene the first-ever Senators-only briefing on Artificial Intelligence,’ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted Monday evening.

Domestically, the rapidly evolving technology is being developed and utilized by companies across various industries — to wide appeal and much fanfare.

The proliferation of these AI applications, however, has prompted some concern for the 2024 presidential election as lawmakers and experts warn ‘deep fakes’ and other AI uses could hurt political accountability and disrupt election integrity.

Internationally, new AI technology is being utilized by adversaries such as Russia and China to boost military capabilities and surveillance.

Several U.S. senators told Fox News they were ‘very concerned’ by AI technology and its potential impact on changing the minds of voters.

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, said he’s ‘very, very concerned by it.’

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, told Fox News similarly spoke to the popularity of fake content being generated by AI technology.

‘On a scale of one to 10, I would put my fear at 10 so far as the potential abuses for impersonation, false visual images, deepfakes, voice cloning,’ Blumenthal said. ‘Consumers deserve to know when the deepfakes and cloned voices occur.’

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a Republican, told Fox News his ‘biggest concern’ was with how AI is ‘going to warp our political conversation.’

He continued: ‘There are certainly going to be some viral videos of either Donald Trump or Joe Biden, and it’s going to change votes, but it’s not going to be them. It’s going to be a complete figment of an AI creator’s imagination.’

The Senators’ comments come as President Biden also addressed AI concerns during his speech at a U.S. Air Force Academy graduation.

‘I met in the Oval Office, in my office, with 12 leading — no, excuse me, eight leading scientists — in the area of AI,’ he said at Falcon Stadium in Colorado. ‘Some are very worried that AI can actually overtake human thinking and planning.’

Biden added: ‘So we’ve got a lot to deal with.’

The president also referred to AI as having ‘enormous potential and enormous danger,’ during his Oval Office meeting in May with the head of Google, Microsoft and other companies.

During the same meeting, Vice President Kamala Harris urged these executives to protect Americans from the potential dangers of AI.

‘As I shared today with CEOs of companies at the forefront of American AI innovation, the private sector has an ethical, moral, and legal responsibility to ensure the safety and security of their products,’ she said.

‘Every company must comply with existing laws to protect the American people,’ Harris added.

Fox News’ Jon Michael Raasch contributed to this report.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, announced Monday she will introduce a measure to remove funding for special counsel Jack Smith’s office and his investigation into former President Donald Trump.

‘Today, I’d like to announce that I’m writing an appropriations rider to defund Jack Smith, special counsel, his office and the investigation,’ Greene said Monday on the House Floor. ‘This is a weaponized government attempt to take down the top political enemy and leading presidential candidate of the United States, Donald J. Trump.’

Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November to investigate Trump’s handling of classified documents that he removed from the White House and transported to Mar-a-Lago when his term ended. 

Greene’s announcement comes as Trump is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Miami, Florida, on 37 charges connected to the classified documents and alleged obstruction of justice. 

Greene argued that Smith’s investigation into Trump is politically motivated and claimed there was a double standard between Trump and Democrats who also were found to have removed classified material.

‘We cannot allow the government to be weaponized for political purposes,’ she said. ‘I’d also like to ask all of my colleagues to join me in this effort. We have to use the power of appropriations to stop the weaponization of government, especially in light that we know that there are others who are guilty of true crimes.’

She also made comparisons between how the Justice Department was handling Trump’s case and how it investigated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

‘There should have been an investigation done into that,’ she said.

Greene also referenced classified documents belonging to President Joe Biden, which were removed during his time as vice president and later found in the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. Additional documents were found at his home in Delaware. 

Special counsel Robert Hur is investigating Biden’s handling of classified documents.

‘Don’t forget Joe Biden’s documents that are sitting in his garage next to his Corvette where the door opens and closes,’ Greene said. ‘America sees this for exactly what it is and we will not allow it to stand.’

Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz expressed support for Greene’s proposal. 

‘This is an Article I flex! I’m so here for it,’ he wrote on Twitter.

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said Sunday that the House should act in accordance with its constitutional duty to conduct oversight.

‘Congress can and should hold the Biden DOJ accountable by defunding their efforts during the appropriations process, executing the Holman Rule to remove and defund corrupt officials, and conducting oversight on its baseless investigations,’ Biggs said in a tweet.  

In a 49-page indictment, Smith argued Trump intentionally took secret documents with him as he left the White House in January 2021.

These documents included ‘information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign counties; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to foreign attack,’ Smith said.

Smith’s office also said the former president spoke to other people about the classified material. He also precariously stored them inside a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom and a storage room at his club and residence at Mar-a-Lago, the special counsel alleged.

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Two tribes are in federal court this week, trying to prove to a judge that North Dakota’s legislative district map dilutes Native American voters’ strength on their reservations.

A trial began Monday in Fargo in the federal lawsuit brought last year by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe, who allege the redistricting done in 2021 by the Republican-led Legislature violates the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 civil rights law.

Their complaint alleges the reapportionment ‘packs’ Turtle Mountain tribal members into one House district and leaves Spirit Lake out of a majority-Native district.

A federal judge last year denied the state’s request to dismiss the case on the grounds that the tribes lack standing to sue. The bench trial in Fargo is estimated to last five days. A judge will decide the verdict.

Here’s what to know in the lawsuit affecting how the tribes are represented in North Dakota’s Legislature.

What Happened?

The Republican-led Legislature in a November 2021 special session reapportioned its 47 districts based on 2020 census data. Each district has one senator and two representatives.

The Legislature created four subdistricts in the state House of Representatives, including one each for the Fort Berthold and Turtle Mountain Indian reservations. Lawmakers involved in redistricting cited 2020 census data meeting population requirements of the Voting Rights Act for creating the two subdistricts.

Turtle Mountain didn’t ask the Legislature for a subdistrict; Spirit Lake did and was denied, according to attorney Tim Purdon.

Tribal leaders unsuccessfully proposed a single legislative district encompassing the two reservations, which are roughly 60 miles apart.

Voters in 2022 elected tribal members to represent the two reservation-area subdistricts the Legislature created, though a former Turtle Mountain tribal chairman who had served 16 years in the state Senate lost his reelection bid.

Purdon said last year marks the first time since 1991 that the Senate has had no one in its body who is an enrolled member of a tribe sharing geography with North Dakota.

What to Expect at Trial

The tribes will propose their district plan to the judge at trial as one ‘that does, in fact, comply with the Voting Rights Act,’ Purdon said.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming an Alabama congressional map’s impact on Black voters as a likely violation of the Voting Rights Act ‘strongly supports the arguments we’re going to make at trial,’ Purdon said.

Two general outcomes are likely should the judge rule that the map violates the Voting Rights Act, according to Purdon. The judge could recommend a map for the Legislature to adopt, which lawmakers could approve, or the state could appeal.

A ruling in favor of the tribes ‘would be monumental for both Spirit Lake and Turtle Mountain,’ said Nicole Donaghy, executive director of North Dakota Native Vote, which advocates civic engagement on reservations.

A ‘best-case scenario’ would be the two tribes sharing a senator, with a House member from each tribe, Donaghy said.

‘We are determined at building representation and getting equitable representation in the lawmaking process for our Native people,’ she said in an interview.

Monday’s trial proceedings included opening statements and testimony from former Spirit Lake Tribal Chairman Douglas Yankton Sr.

Former Democratic state Sen. Richard Marcellais and Collette Brown, who testified at redistricting hearings for Spirit Lake and ran unsuccessfully for a Senate seat, are on the plaintiffs’ witness list, according to Purdon.

What Else?

No matter the trial’s outcome, the makeup of the Legislature wouldn’t significantly shift.

Native Americans tend to vote for Democrats, who hold just 16 of 141 seats in the Republican-supermajority Legislature. Two lawmakers, both House Democrats elected last year, are known to be members of tribes sharing geography with North Dakota.

The lawsuit also is not the first time tribes and the state have clashed in court over similar matters. For years, the state’s voter identification requirements were embroiled in federal lawsuits until a settlement in 2020. Many tribal members who live on reservations lack a verifiable street address, a component of the state’s voter ID requirements.

Another lawsuit, brought last year by district-level Republican Party officials, alleges the subdistricts ‘are racial gerrymanders in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.’

That case is set for a bench trial to begin Oct. 2 in Fargo.

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Former President Trump is expected to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon, after being indicted on 37 federal counts stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into his alleged improper retention of classified records at Mar-a-Lago.

The charges include willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and false statements, according to an unsealed copy of the indictment obtained by Fox News last week.

Trump, the current front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital last week, said he will plead not guilty to the charges.

Trump is expected to appear at the federal courthouse in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

Last week, just a day after he was indicted, Trump and two of his top attorneys representing him in Smith’s investigation parted ways. Jim Trusty and John Rowley resigned Friday. 

Trump is now expected to be represented by Todd Blanche. The former partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, is also Trump’s defense attorney in the case brought against the former president by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November, pointed to the ‘gravity’ of the charges against the former president.

The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that any ‘unauthorized disclosure’ of the classified documents Trump held at his private residence at Mar-a-Lago ‘could put at risk the national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence collection methods.’ 

The special counsel claims that Trump showed classified documents to others in 2021 — once in July 2021 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, and once in August or September 2021. 

The FBI, in March 2022, opened a criminal investigation into the unlawful retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The federal grand jury investigation began in April 2022.

‘The grand jury issued a subpoena requiring Trump to turn over all documents with classification markings,’ the indictment states, but alleges that Trump ‘endeavored to obstruct the FBI and grand jury investigations and conceal his continued retention of classified documents’ by suggesting that his attorney ‘falsely represent to the FBI and grand jury’ that he ‘did not have documents called for by the grand jury subpoena.’

The indictment says Trump also suggested his attorney ‘hide or destroy documents called for by the grand jury subpoena’ and directed his aide — defendant Waltine Nauta — to ‘move boxes of documents called for by the grand jury subpoena, while claiming that he was cooperating fully.’

The indictment names Nauta, who served as a White House valet and later a personal aide, as Trump’s ‘co-conspirator.’ Nauta was indicted on six federal counts.

Smith says Trump retained classified information originating from the CIA, the Pentagon, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, the Energy Department, the State Department and Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

During the FBI’s unprecedented raid of Mar-a-Lago in August 2022, the FBI seized 102 documents with classification markings in Trump’s office and storage room.

In Trump’s office, the indictment states there were 27 classified documents — six marked as top secret, 18 marked as secret, and three marked as confidential. In the storage room, 75 classified documents were found — 11 marked as top secret, 36 marked as secret, and 28 marked as confidential.

Trump is charged with 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information —including documents concerning White House intelligence briefings related to various foreign countries; documents concerning military capabilities of a foreign country and the U.S. with handwritten annotation in black marker; a June 2020 document concerning nuclear capabilities of a foreign country; an Oct. 21, 2018, document concerning communications with a leader of a foreign country; an undated document concerning military contingency planning of the U.S.; a document from December 2019 concerning foreign country support of terrorist acts against U.S. interests; an undated document concerning nuclear weaponry of the U.S.; an undated document concerning the timeline and details of an attack in a foreign country; and more.

Trump is also charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. The indictment says the ‘purpose’ of the conspiracy was for Trump ‘to keep classified documents he had taken with him from the White House and to hide and conceal them from a federal grand jury.’

Trump and Nauta were both charged with two counts of withholding document or record, and one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation.

Trump and Nauta were also charged with one count of ‘scheme to conceal.’

Trump was also charged with making a false statement in June 2022 when he said a  ‘diligent search’ of Mar-a-Lago was conducted; the search was conducted ‘after receipt of the subpoena;’ and ‘any and all responsible documents accompany this certification.’

‘In fact, after June 3, 2022, more than 100 documents with classification markings remained at The Mar-a-Lago Club until the FBI search on August 8, 2022,’ the indictment states.

Trump, in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital last week, said his federal indictment is ‘election interference at the highest level.’ 

‘This is the most corrupt administration in history — there has never been an administration so corrupt, and they’re just starting to find it right now,’ Trump told Fox News Digital. ‘They are trying to deflect all of their dishonesty by bringing this ridiculous boxes hoax case.’

He added: ‘They’re not going to get away with it.’

‘I did absolutely nothing wrong,’ Trump said, citing the Presidential Records Act, saying it ‘makes me totally innocent.’