{"id":577989,"date":"2023-06-10T01:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T22:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment\/"},"modified":"2023-06-10T01:18:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T22:18:33","slug":"five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five takeaways on the Trump indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a252d2f0ba09\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a252d2f0ba09\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment\/#DOJ_lays_bare_%E2%80%98the_scope_and_the_gravity_of_Trump_charges\" >DOJ lays bare \u2018the scope and the gravity\u2019 of Trump charges<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment\/#Trump_charged_with_direct_involvement_in_withholding_records\" >Trump charged with direct involvement in withholding records<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment\/#More_legal_baggage_for_Trumps_campaign\" >More legal baggage for Trump\u2019s campaign<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment\/#Smith_addresses_longstanding_GOP_criticism\" >Smith addresses longstanding GOP criticism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-on-the-trump-indictment\/#Legal_team_shakeups\" >Legal team shakeups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/6464ddb63e22f4.05796809.jpeg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Details of the Justice Department\u2019s months-long investigation into former President Trump\u2019s handling of classified documents went public on Friday after prosecutors successfully sought an indictment.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to make his first court <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on Tuesday afternoon in Miami to face 37 federal criminal charges.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Here are five takeaways from the federal indictment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DOJ_lays_bare_%E2%80%98the_scope_and_the_gravity_of_Trump_charges\"><\/span><strong>DOJ lays bare \u2018the scope and the gravity\u2019 of Trump charges<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The indictment covers 37 different counts\u00a0against Trump, the majority of which are for violations of the Espionage Act.<\/p>\n<p>A breakdown of the documents shows that most of them dealt with intelligence collected on foreign countries or American military capabilities, while the indictment itself warns their release risks \u201cthe national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence collection methods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sheer total number of counts makes clear the Justice Department isn\u2019t shying away from a complex prosecution that includes highly sensitive information, even if the only a a small portion of the 300 classified records Trump had in his possession are covered by the indictment<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat stands out to me is the number of Espionage Act charges: 31! I was expecting 10-15 or so, but 31 shows that DOJ will be pursuing a VERY aggressive strategy in this case,\u201d Brian Greer, a former CIA attorney, wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese docs are EXTREMELY sensitive. 21 of the 31 are classified as Top Secret.\u00a0DOJ is not messing around by just cherrypicking some less sensitive Secret documents.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Espionage Act violations carry up to 10 years in prison while others included in the indictment carry 20 years, surpassing the risk of jail time for the first case Trump was indicted on this year in the New York based hush money probe.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_charged_with_direct_involvement_in_withholding_records\"><\/span><strong>Trump charged with direct involvement in withholding records<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several of the charges that Trump is facing are related to efforts to hide his possession of the documents and keep them away from federal investigators, including charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, a scheme to conceal and making false statements and representations.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment includes multiple instances where Trump allegedly directed his staff members to move and hide the documents from investigators and on one occasion his own attorney.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>After a grand jury issued a subpoena in May 2022 for him to provide any classified information in his possession, the former president raised questions with his attorneys about what would happen if they ignored the subpoena or \u201cdon\u2019t play ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWouldn\u2019t it be better if we just told them we don\u2019t have anything here?\u201d Trump asked.<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump\u2019s attorneys had planned to visit Mar-a-Lago in June to review what boxes had been sent to the National Archives so someone could certify that Trump\u2019s team had fully complied with the subpoena.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But Trump directed another aide, Walt Nauta, who has also been charged, to move about 64 boxes from the storage room where the attorney planned to look to Trump\u2019s residence, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>After the Trump attorney taped up boxes containing classified documents found in the storage room, Trump allegedly motioned, but did not directly say, that the attorney should take the boxes with him to his hotel room and \u201cpluck\u201d out any documents that are \u201creally bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The relocation of the boxes from the storage room caused another attorney to wrongly conclude that all documents had been provided and certify to investigators that the subpoena\u2019s requirements had been fully met.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>At a meeting where the false certification was provided to Justice Department and FBI personnel, Trump claimed he was an \u201copen book.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_legal_baggage_for_Trumps_campaign\"><\/span><strong>More legal baggage for Trump\u2019s campaign<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The indictment adds to the cloud hanging over Trump as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, but it\u2019s unclear whether the allegations will be enough to significantly alter his support with GOP primary voters.<\/p>\n<p>Trump managed to maintain his lead in the polls after the Manhattan district attorney brought charges in April over an alleged hush money scheme, and Trump aides believe Friday\u2019s federal indictment will only further cement the support of his base, which is already inclined to believe Trump is being unfairly targeted.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Hard-core Trump supporters, like Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, called on other candidates to suspend their campaigns in a show of support for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>While the charges led to many of Trump\u2019s would-be rivals to attack the Justice Department, some seemed unwilling to absolve Trump of wrongdoing entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Trump\u2019s top challenger in polls, derided the \u201cweaponization of federal law enforcement\u201d and vowed to hold the Justice Department accountable if elected, but otherwise did not specifically defend Trump.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence said he was \u201cdeeply troubled\u201d by the indictment but added that \u201cno one is above the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump remains under investigation at the federal level for his attempts to stay in power after the 2020 election, and at the state level in Georgia for attempts to overturn the 2020 election results there.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smith_addresses_longstanding_GOP_criticism\"><\/span><strong>Smith addresses longstanding GOP criticism<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Smith offered his first public remarks on the case since taking helm of the investigation in November, and took the opportunity to address criticism of the case.<\/p>\n<p>White Trump and others in the GOP have cast the investigation as a witch hunt, Smith said prosecutors were motivated to bring charges only because of the facts of the case and the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the Department of Justice. And our nation\u2019s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApplying those laws, collecting facts \u2014 that\u2019s what determines the outcome of an investigation. Nothing more, nothing less.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was a rare GOP voice suggesting the charges are merited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Trump brought these charges upon himself by not only taking classified documents, but by refusing to simply return them when given numerous opportunities to do so,\u201d Romney said in a statement.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_team_shakeups\"><\/span><strong>Legal team shakeups<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Trump\u2019s defense team has been shaken up multiple times as the case has intensified.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after being indicted, Trump announced attorneys Jim Trusty and John Rowley would no longer represent him in the case.<\/p>\n<p>The move was a sudden twist, as Trusty had been on the airwaves as recently as Friday morning to defend the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Todd Blanche, who left his role as a partner at a major law firm in April to represent Trump in his Manhattan hush money criminal case, will now also play a role in the classified documents defense.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/06\/09\/trump-todd-blanche-indictment-lawyer-john-rowley-jim-trusty\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0reported on Friday that the Trump team has further been seeking criminal defense attorneys in South Florida, where the charges were brought, for the past couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank Jim Trusty and John Rowley for their work, but they were up against a very dishonest, corrupt, evil, and \u2018sick\u2019 group of people, the likes of which has not been seen before. We will be announcing additional lawyers in the coming days,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In a joint statement labeled \u201cOUR DECISION\u201d shortly after Trump\u2019s announcement, the two attorneys said they would step away from representing the former president in either line of inquiry pursued by the special counsel.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Tim Parlatore also departed Trump\u2019s legal team in the weeks leading up to the indictment over differences with Trump counsel Boris Epshteyn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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