‘Damning’ And ‘Political’: Legal Experts Weigh In On Unsealed Trump Indictment
From Daily Caller:
Legal experts weighed in Friday on the unsealed indictment of former President Donald Trump, some called it “damning,” while others said the indictment was “political.”
The 49-page indictment revealed the former president was charged with 31 counts of alleged violation of the Espionage Act, or “the willful retention of national defense information,” along with one count each of “conspiracy to obstruct Justice,” “withholding a document or record,” “corruptly concealing a document or record,” “concealing a document in a federal investigation,” “a scheme to conceal” and “false statements and representations.” Legal experts weighed in on various aspects of the indictment after it was released Friday, with George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley saying it is “extremely damning” on Fox News, arguing the biggest issues were the obstruction and false statement charge.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton tweeted that the document “dishonestly ignores the U.S. Constitution, the Presidential Records Act, legal precedent, and the DOJ’s/Archives’ previous position that WH records a president takes with him when he leaves the White House are presumptively personal and not subject to review by partisan Biden appointees at DOJ or Archives.”
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