Obstruction charges each carry a 20-year maximum sentence. Each count of willful retention of records carries a maximum 10-year sentence. If Trump is ultimately tried and convicted on the 37 counts, he faces a potentially lengthy prison term. Nauta took two photos of the spill and shared them with another Trump employee. Trump, who took office in 2017 after a campaign in which he lambasted Hillary Clinton for jeopardizing classified information on an unsecured email server, is portrayed as haphazardly stashing documents in different corners of his estate - with open access to employees of his club.Īt one point in December 2021, Nauta found several boxes toppled in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago storage room, with papers strewn about the floor, including some labeled as “Five Eyes” intelligence - a reference to the group of nations that are most closely allied with the United States and engage in a higher level of intelligence sharing. The evidence arrayed by Smith’s team paints a devastating picture of an ex-president intent on squirreling away national military secrets at his homes, irrespective of potential consequences.
“We have one set of laws in this country,” said Smith, briefly addressing the media after the unsealing of the indictment. Nauta was also charged with six felonies related to the alleged cover-up.
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Trump is facing 31 counts of violating the Espionage Act through “willful retention” of classified records, plus six counts - including obstruction of justice and false statements - stemming from his alleged efforts to impede the investigation.
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