Former President Donald Trump removed security footage from his Mar-a-Lago mansion or had someone remove the tapes days after Special Counsel Jack Smith accused him of additional charges related to the handling of classified documents. denied having been ordered to do so.

and director President Trump claimed on Truth Social that security footage from Mar-a-Lago’s home had not been taken down and had been turned over to the federal government. Smith reported Thursday that he had rolled out three additional indictments against the former president, indicting a third party, Carlos de Oliveira, in a case related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents by Trump. priority prosecution.

“The Mara-Lago security tapes were not deleted. They were voluntarily handed over to thugs led by a deranged Jack Smith,” Trump wrote in all caps in the post. (Related: Donald Trump announces major reforms in legal defense)

In the post, Trump claimed that no one “has been in court to prevent access to these tapes,” adding that he never “ordered anyone to take them down.” .

“Prosecutorial novels and torts! Election interference!” Trump concluded the post.

In early June, Trump was indicted and indicted on 37 federal charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, mishandling classified documents, giving false statements, and seizing documents and records. The new charges against Trump include two new charges of obstruction and one count of “illegal possession of national defense information.” according to Toward an alternative indictment.

De Oliveira and Mar-a-Lago employee Walt Nauta, a Trump aide, have been charged with moving boxes around their home.