United States of America v. Donald J. Trump

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, Business News, News

4.2 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Federal prosecutors are accusing Donald Trump of holding on to sensitive military secrets he knew he shouldn’t have retained access to, sharing them, and directing his staff to help him evade authorities’ efforts to get them back. According to the indictment which was unsealed today, the classified documents in Trump’s possession included information about defense and weapons capabilities, nuclear programs, and plans for a possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack. WSJ’s Aruna Viswanatha discusses the 37-count indictment and what it means for Trump’s presidential run. Further Reading: -Trump Charged Over Willful Retention of Classified Information, Obstruction -Trump Indicted in Classified Documents Case Further Listening: -Why FBI Agents Searched Mar-a-Lago -What's Going on With Biden's Classified Documents? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Today, federal prosecutors unsealed a sweeping 49-page indictment against former President
0:11.8	Donald Trump.
0:14.2	Prosecutors alleged that after leaving office, Trump held on to documents with information
0:19.3	about sensitive military secrets, including details about U.S. nuclear programs and secret
0:25.8	attack plans.
0:27.9	The indictment says Trump knew he shouldn't have access to the documents and that he obstructed
0:33.3	the government's efforts to get them back.
0:36.0	Before it was unsealed, Trump called it a hoax.
0:39.4	It's a hoax.
0:40.4	The whole thing is a hoax.
0:42.2	Just like Russia, Russia, Russia.
0:44.4	Just like the fake dossier was a hoax.
0:47.6	This is the second indictment Trump faces as the presidential election gets underway.
0:56.0	Welcome to the journal.
0:57.5	For a show about money, business and power, I'm Kate Limewa.
1:01.8	It's Friday, June 9th.
1:09.0	Coming up on the show, the United States of America versus Donald J. Trump.
1:53.2	One side had a chance to read the indictment.
2:00.1	I sat down with my colleague, Aruna Vishwanatha, to talk about it.
2:04.1	Aruna covers the Justice Department.
2:07.0	What stands out to you in the indictment at a high level?
2:11.0	So usually indictments are very kind of tourists.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -662 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Wall Street Journal, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Wall Street Journal and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.