IN THE LAST four months, the heat has been turned up on former US President Donald Trump as he is hit with indictment after indictment.
It is the definition of unprecedented: Trump is the first US president to ever have been arrested on criminal charges, former or serving. Charged with three felony counts of conspiracy and one felony count of obstruction, Trump is accused of conspiracy to defraud the US and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding .
Trump has been summoned to appear before a federal magistrate judge in Washington tomorrow over the charges. The indictment detailed that Trump took secret documents that contained information about the US’ nuclear and weapons programs from the White after he left office, potentially putting national security at risk.
He is currently due to face trial starting from 20 May 2024, at a time when the 2024 presidential campaign will be well underway.