起诉书提到, 存放在川普箱子里的机密文件包括关于美国和外国的国防和武器能力的信息;美国国家核计划;美国及其盟友在军事上的潜在弱点攻击;以及针对外国攻击可能进行报复的计划。未经授权的披露这些机密文件可能危及美国的国家安全,外交关系、美国军队的安全、人力资源和持续敏感情报收集方法的可行性。起诉书还提到,2016年川普竞选总统时,如何承诺要保护机密信息。
On August 18, 2016, TRUMP stated, In my administration going to
enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one
will be above the law.
September 6, 2016, TRUMP stated, We also need to fight this battle
by collecting intelligence and then protecting, protecting our classified
secrets. We can't have someone in the Oval Office who doesn't
understand the meaning of the word confidential or classified.
On September 7, 2016, TRUMP stated, [O ne of the first things we must
do is to enforce all classification rules and to enforce all laws relating to the handling of classified information.
September19, 2016, TRUMP stated, We also need the best protection
of classified information.
OnNovember3 , 2016, TRUMP stated, Service members here in North
Carolina have risked their lives to acquire classified intelligence to protect
our country
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani branded the United States a "banana republic" and "fascist" following the announcement of former President Donald Trump's indictment for possessing documents from his presidency.