First Thing: Trump faces more charges in classified documents case

Former president's legal exposure in classified documents case grows. Plus, Singapore executes woman for first time in almost two decades

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The indictment against Donald Trump was yesterday expanded by federal prosecutors who unveiled new charges over an attempt to destroy surveillance footage, adding to the case he already faces over retaining national security documents and obstructing the government's efforts to retrieve them.

Just keep stumm. Trump asked his lawyer Evan Corcoran something to the effect of What happens if we just don't respond at all?" and Wouldn't it be better if we just told them we don't have anything here?", according to Corcoran's notes that prosecutors obtained during the investigation.

What could be achieved? A further winding down of the conflict in Yemen, and Saudi aid to the occupied territories in an effort to forestall a third intifada, a Palestinian uprising against the expansion of settlements and other measures from an extreme Israeli government.