Special Episode: A Second Trump Indictment

<p>The seven new criminal charges against Donald Trump relate to his handling of classified material upon leaving office and then obstructing the government’s efforts to reclaim them. </p><p>Michael S. Schmidt, who covers national security and federal investigations for The Times, talks about what this will mean for Trump, and for President Biden, whose administration will now be prosecuting his biggest potential rival for the White House.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-s-schmidt">Michael S. Schmidt</a>, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Trump is the first former president in U.S. history<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/08/us/trump-indictment-documents"> to face federal charges</a>.</li><li>The former president assailed Hillary Clinton for her handling of sensitive information.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/politics/trump-clinton-classified-documents.html"> Now, the same issue threatens his chances of reclaiming the White House.</a></li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>