(CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s monthslong investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents has entered a new chapter with the indictment of the former president, sources familiar told CNN Thursday. Trump has been charged with seven counts in the indictment, according to another source familiar with the matter. He and his right-wing allies have slammed the probe as partisan and a weaponization of the federal government. “The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. His career spans multiple stints in the Justice Department and international courts, which until his appointment had allowed him to keep a relatively low-profile in the oftentimes brassy legal industry.

Source: CNN June 09, 2023 00:28 UTC