Trump Faces More Felony Charges in Classified Documents Case

Former president Donald Trump and two aides attempted to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago in an effort to obstruct the Department of Justice’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, prosecutors alleged in a superseding indictment on Thursday.

Donald Trump is accused of pressuring an employee to delete security footage at his Florida home, in new criminal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified files.

The new indictment adds one count of wilful retention of defence information and two of obstruction, making 40 charges in total in this case.

Mr Trump denies any wrongdoing and has called the prosecutor "deranged".

He is fighting multiple legal cases as he runs for president again.

Former President Donald Trump faces three new felony charges in the special counsel’s investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left the White House, including two accusing him of ordering the deletion of a computer server holding incriminating security camera footage.

The charges include additional counts of willful retention of documents and obstruction of justice, according to a superseding indictment filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.