Donald Trump at a podium.
Former President Donald Trump at the Turning Point Action USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023.
  • The Justice Department filed new charges to the Trump classified documents case on Thursday.
  • Trump was previously hit with 37 criminal counts related to the handling of classified records.
  • The DOJ added another defendant and two new obstruction counts, filing shows.

Donald Trump obstructed federal investigations by attempting to get Mar-a-Lago security footage deleted, the Department of Justice alleged in an updated indictment related to special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the former president's handling of classified documents.