By: Josephine Zhou

President Donald Trump has been indicted on a whopping 37 charges, including 31 violations of the Espionage Act, in a top-secret record case.

The former president was investigated by special counsel Jack Smith, who was determined to dig deeper into Trump’s handling of classified documents.

The 49-page indictment, released Friday by the Department of Justice, contains details about how Trump stored boxes of classified documents in his Florida estate at Mar-a-Lago.

The documents contain crucial information on foreign nuclear capabilities, as well as details on the defense and weapons capabilities of both the U.S. and foreign countries. Also included is information about U.S. nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the U.S. and its allies to military attack, and plans for possible retaliation in response to an attack.

“Trump is charged with willful retention of national defense information; conspiracy to obstruct justice; withholding a document or record; corruptly concealing a document in a federal investigation; scheming to conceal; and false statements and representations,” the indictment reads.

Smith spoke about the severity of the crime, and said that Trump should be given a “speedy trial.”

“The men and women of the United States intelligence community and our armed forces dedicate their lives to protecting our nation and its people,” he said. “Our laws that protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the United States and they must be enforced. We have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone.”

The indictment also confirms that Trump shared classified information with people who lacked necessary security clearances, and shows that a CNN reporter recorded Trump acknowledging that these documents cannot be unclassified.

The severity of the case is such that a conviction could send the former president to jail.