Legal experts break down Trump charges where no motive mentioned
Missing from the indictment "is a picture of the motive," one expert said. Prosecutors allege in the 49-page indictment of former President Donald Trump that he willfully retained documents containing sensitive defense information regarding nuclear programs and more, then tried to obstruct investigators trying to locate them. "The indictment is very well spelled out," Nick Akerman, a former Watergate prosecutor, told ABC News. "The charges are very specific, they go through every single one focusing on Trump's knowledge, his intent and his involvement. The totality of the entire picture is damning." MORE: Trump indictment live updates: Former president heads to federal court in Miami Breaking down the charges The indictment includes 31 counts against Trump for the unauthorized possession and willful retention of national defense documents, charges that fall under the Espionage Act. "This is a rarely charged act," Neama Rahmani, a former feder...