Donald Trump Is Digging a Deeper Hole for Himself—Defense Lawyers

The former president has repeatedly spoken about the emergence of an audio of him appearing to admit he has retained possession of a "highly confidential" paper.

Newsweek

@TheConversationUS Justice needs to work through a backlog of Himalayan dimensions concerning the individual, who fled to Mar-A-Loco to evade justice in New York.

"My quick calculations indicate that you’re talking about 51 to 63 months [prison time] in the best case and in the worst case, which I’m not sure would apply, 210 to 262 months."

https://theconversation.com/if-you-want-to-die-in-jail-keep-talking-two-national-security-law-experts-discuss-the-special-treatment-for-trump-and-offer-him-some-advice-207482
#RuleOfLaw #AccountabilityNow #JusticeMatters #CareerCriminals #CareerFraudsters #AbuseOfPower #ObstructionOfJustice #EspionageAct #Larceny #ClassifiedMaterials #Treason #InterNationalSecurityThreat #ForeignAgent #ServingPutin

'If you want to die in jail, keep talking' – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice

If you were Trump’s lawyer, what would you advise him to do now? Two national security specialists have some words for and about the former president after his federal indictment.

The Conversation

Trump Lawyer’s Notes Could Be a Key in the #ClassifiedDocuments Inquiry

M. Evan Corcoran #recorded recollections of his #legal work last year for #Trump. The recording is now in the hands of prosecutors.

#Corcoran is said to have narrated recollections of a meeting w/Trump in May last year to discuss a #subpoena seeking the return of #ClassifiedMaterials.

#Obstruction #Espionage #Criminal
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/us/politics/trump-lawyers-classified-documents-corcoran.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Trump Lawyer’s Voice Memo Could Be a Key in the Classified Documents Inquiry

M. Evan Corcoran recorded recollections of his legal work last year for Donald Trump. The recording is now in the hands of prosecutors, unnerving some aides to the former president.

The New York Times

«Further complicating things for #Trump, ...the #JusticeDepartment subpoenaed the document that he mentioned on the #tape in March. His lawyers have not been able to produce it, adding to investigators’ suspicion that even after last year’s search, the former #president still has #ClassifiedMaterials in his possession. All this for a #book that he reportedly hated, despite how much #MarkMeadows downplayed Trump’s many mistakes.»

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/mark-meadows-donald-trump-classified-documents-case-rcna87434

Trump hated Mark Meadows’ book. Now it may get him indicted.

As new details come out about evidence against Trump in the classified documents case, Donald Trump has a new reason to hate Mark Meadows’ book.

MSNBC
Prosecutors in the #SpecialCounsel's office presented compelling preliminary #evidence that #Trump knowingly & deliberately misled his own attys about his retention of #ClassifiedMaterials
US JudgeBerylHowell, who on Fri stepped down as the DC dist court's chief judge, wrote…prosecutors in #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith's office made a "prima facie showing that the fmr president had committed criminal violations,"…& that #AttorneyClientPrivilege invoked by 2 of his attys could therefore be pierced.

Oh boy, here we go…

#NARA asks past presidents, VPs to look for #classified items

“The #NationalArchives sent a letter to representatives for living former presidents & vice presidents on Thursday asking them to review their personal records to verify that no #ClassifiedMaterials are outstanding….”

#ClassifiedDocuments #Biden #Pence
#Trump #MAL #MarALago #Obstruction #EspionageAct
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/26/national-archives-classified-records/

National Archives asks past presidents, VPs to look for classified items

The Archives was weighing the request earlier this week, The Washington Post previously reported.

The Washington Post

#Trump team searches 2 of his properties amid court battle w/ #DOJ
Lawyers for… Trump conducted a search of at least 2 of his properties for #ClassifiedMaterials in recent wks, after they were instructed by a federal judge to attest they had fully complied w/a May #GrandJurySubpoena to turn over all materials bearing #classified markings….

- Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey, Spencer S. Hsu & Devlin Barrett
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/12/07/trump-tower-bedminster-records-search/

Items with classified markings found at Trump storage unit in Florida

The former president’s lawyers say no classified documents were found at Trump Tower in New York or at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.

The Washington Post