outrageousmatterJul 28, 2023

Lemmy Debates, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith Indicted Trump on 3 more felony charges.

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Lemmy Debates, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith Indicted Trump on 3 more felony charges. - Lemmy.world

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Show threadgalaxies_collideJul 28, 2023
Pretty sure if I shared a classified war plan I would get life in prison. Lock him up.
Show thread2pt_perversion
I think he’s only charged with retention/obstruction. No one in recent times has gotten a prison sentence for retention just fines. If you leak or sell classified information that’s a different story.
Jul 28, 2023 at 8:18amWeb
Show threadmelodious-thunkJul 28, 2023
Obstruction on the other hand, you do go away for.
Show threadLillyPipJul 28, 2023
More charges are likely coming.
Show threadgalaxies_collideJul 28, 2023
No, they charged him with sharing documents with unauthorized people.
Show thread2pt_perversionJul 28, 2023
Do you have a source on that? Every news source I look up just shows “willful retention” which is a slap on the wrist offense in recent history.
Show threadgalaxies_collideJul 28, 2023

It’s in the article:

In a 60-page superseding indictment unveiled Thursday, prosecutors also accused Trump of possessing a highly classified war plan that he shared with people lacking security clearances months after his presidency ended.

Show thread2pt_perversionJul 28, 2023
I just read through the indictment and while he’s only charged with retaining those documents they do have evidence he shared some of them with his staff as well. In the transcript he even says “As president, I could have declassified, but now I can’t”. What an idiot.