Today is Saturday, June 17th, and today we'll be doing a deep dive into the biggest political

story right now. Federal charges against former president Donald Trump, and we're discussing

it from a lot of different angles, national security, legal, political, and how it's been covered

across various media outlets. Now remember, this is a historic situation. No former or sitting

president has ever been prosecuted on federal charges before, and it comes as Trump continues

his campaign to get back to the White House in 2024. Later, we'll get into how both right and

left-leaning news outlets are covering this story, and advice for news consumers taking it all in.

But first, let's talk about the actual case, from the charges to the national security details,

to the potential conflicts of interest. Here to offer his take is legal expert Jamil Jaffer.

He's a lawyer and the founder and executive director of the National Security Institute at

George Mason University. His credentials also include time spent as a White House Associate

Council for President George W. Bush. He's weighing in on the seriousness of the charges,

but also why it's all so very complicated.

Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different

expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. Don't forget to tune in

every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes, where we provide all the day's news in 10 minutes.

I'm Erica Mandy. It's now time for today's Special Edition Saturday.

Jamil, thank you so much for coming back on The Newsworthy.

Absolutely, Erica. Thanks for having me.

So federal prosecutors are saying that Trump mishandled classified documents that had really

sensitive information. So we're talking about info related to nuclear programs, attack plans,

that sort of thing. Were you expecting that? And what was your reaction when that indictment

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