U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Trump on Friday, accusing him of risking some of the country's most sensitive security secrets after leaving office in 2021. This indictment must now play out through the legal process, without any outside political or ideological interference," Schumer and Jeffries said in a joint statement. "We encourage Mr. Trump's supporters and critics alike to let this case proceed peacefully in court," their joint statement added. Biden and the top congressional Democrats, Schumer and Jeffries, did not take direct aims at Trump on Friday over the indictment related to the former president's handling of classified documents. Republicans have alleged, without evidence, that the investigation into Trump, who is running to unseat Biden from the White House in 2024, is politically motivated.

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Persons: Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Schumer, Jeffries, Trump's, Joe Biden, General Merrick Garland, Department's, Republican Trump, Biden, Kanishka Singh, Jasper Ward, Alistair Bell Organizations: Democratic U.S, Representatives Democratic, Trump, Republican, White House, Republicans, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Washington