According to a report, Donald Trump could face 100 years behind bars if he’s convicted of all seven charges related to mishandling of classified information.
The 76-year-old on Thursday said he’d been told he was being indicted in relation to espionage, the first time in US history that a former president has faced federal charges.
Donald Trump is facing four separate counts each carrying a possible jail time of 20 years – conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record. Corruptly concealing a document or record and concealing a document in a federal investigation.
One count carries a 10-year sentence, willful retention of national defence information.
And the final two counts have a maximum of five years each. Scheme to conceal, and false statements and representations.
Donald Trump’s indictment remains under seal, but his decision to publicise it means the feds could unseal it as early as Friday, ahead of next Tuesday’s court appearance in Miami.
The news was met with anger among the Republican party, with even his 2024 rival, Ron DeSantis, saying that the weaponisation of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society. Ron DeSantis stopped short of saying whether he’d pardon his opponent if Donald Trump was convicted, despite calls for the Florida governor to commit to doing so.
Donald Trump himself was in Bedminster, New Jersey when the charging news broke and condemned the indictment in a clip which The New York Times said was pre-recorded, saying it was political persecution, and said that he was innocent.
He will appear in court in Miami on Tuesday at 3 pm, where the charges will be put on him. Donald Trump denies all allegations he faces.
His lawyer, Jim Trusty, told CNN that all seven charges break out from an Espionage Act charge.
Jack Smith, the special counsel who is leading the investigation, has not commented.
Despite the pre-recorded clip, CBS News claimed that Donald Trump wasn’t expecting to be indicted and that he was upset with his inner circle for telling him there was only a low chance of charges over the classified documents incident.
The former president is said to have complained that there was too much happy talk for too long from those closest to him over the possibility of criminal action.
He was indicted in Manhattan in April on state charges of making hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, those state charges, too, were historic.
Donald Trump shouldn’t be in any political office, whether he’s guilty or not, and he definitely shouldn’t be making any decisions for the American people.
However, it appears that the US has gone around the bend again, and Donald Trump attempted to turn the US into a dictatorship – he should be charged with treason instead, but the problem is some people still believe he’s the best thing since sliced bread.
No one is above the law and Donald Trump will have his day in court, but also, everyone should be treated equally and fairly.
Trump fanatics will never understand that they got used and voting for him wasn’t in their best interest, but he gave them all false assurances, promises they wanted to hear and they believed him.
Donald Trump evidently believes he’s untouchable – he’s not very bright, is he? But that’s been evident for a long time because as soon as the orange tango man speaks, his absence of intellect is so apparent.
What is the administration fearful of? Because never in history have the establishment gone after one person so hard – perhaps they’re petrified of what tango man might reveal.
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