{"id":578113,"date":"2023-06-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-faces-biggest-challenge-yet-to-teflon-don-persona\/"},"modified":"2023-06-10T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T10:00:00","slug":"trump-faces-biggest-challenge-yet-to-teflon-don-persona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-faces-biggest-challenge-yet-to-teflon-don-persona\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump faces biggest challenge yet to \u2018Teflon Don\u2019 persona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/indictment_demonstrater_060923_teflon-don.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Trump \u2013 long deemed Teflon Don for his ability to dodge legal matters \u2013 is facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of serious criminal charges brought by the Justice Department, which unsealed a 37-count indictment on Friday related to his handling of classified documents.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment is Trump\u2019s second this year, but it\u2019s his first time facing federal charges, itself a history-making status for a former president.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The classified records case brings weighty charges that, should Trump be convicted, could carry jail time for the 76-year-old presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of Espionage Act charges alone is remarkable, putting Trump in the company of those accused of mishandling or even leaking state secrets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also facing six other charges, including for obstruction of justice and concealing records.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment is a sign the Justice Department plans an aggressive trial of the former president after the government spent nearly two years seeking the return of the records.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe took extremely dangerous national defense information to which he had no right and refused to return it. And when he was busted, he lied and covered up and obstructed in order to hide that. So illegal removal and an illegal cover up is a very simple one-two punch,\u201d Norm Eisen, the\u00a0counsel for Democrats in Trump\u2019s first impeachment, told The Hill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one case is by itself is sufficient to end Trump\u2019s lawlessness,\u201d Eisen said, listing off three additional prosecutors currently probing Trump\u2019s behavior, adding, \u201calthough no one case can do it, this may be the most precarious of the four horsemen of the legal apocalypse that he\u2019s facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Special Counsel Jack Smith, in his first public <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 since being tapped to lead the investigation, asked the public to review the filing in full \u201cto understand the scope and the gravity of the crimes charged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The case is the second major Espionage Act prosecution filed by DOJ this year after a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman was accused of posting classified intelligence to a website popular with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 31 counts on the Espionage Act charge alone show prosecutors decided to pursue a case based on some of the most highly classified records found among the trove of more than 300 classified records, detailing in a breakdown the classification status of each while categorizing the topic. The majority dealt with intel collected on other foreign powers or reviewed U.S. military capabilities \u2013 information of high value to U.S. adversaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The indictment explains the documents were kept in various parts of Trump\u2019s Florida home \u2013 shuffled around the residence between numerous unsecured locations, though it was a photo of boxes stacked high in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom that captured the most attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brian Greer, a former attorney with the CIA, said the sheer number of Espionage Act counts \u201cshows that DOJ will be pursuing a very aggressive strategy in this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, he said the prosecution is in line with how the department has handled other instances of employees leaving with classified information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf the Justice Department didn\u2019t indict Trump, it would have no leg to stand on the next time a federal employee recklessly retained classified material and then attempted to cover that up,\u201d he told The Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless one thinks former presidents are above the law, DOJ had no choice but to bring charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also spells out other key evidence for securing a conviction on Espionage Act charges, one of the few laws on the book that requires prosecutors prove a defendant had knowledge their conduct was criminal.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The filing lists two instances in which Trump appeared to show or describe documents to those without a clearance, including a transcript of a conversation first reported by CNN where Trump explains how he did not declassify a document relating to military action in Iran and therefore should not share them.<\/p>\n<p>Trump described the information as \u201chighly confidential\u201d and when noting he can\u2019t share then a staffer responds after laughing, \u201cNow we have a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond demonstrating Trump\u2019s knowledge of the declassification, the discussion undercuts his claim he declassified the records in his possession.\u00a0Regardless, the Espionage Act focuses on whether information in key to the national defense rather than whether it is classified.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Greer noted that\u00a0historically defendants have faced steep penalties under the law, with many receiving sentences closer to the 10-year maximum.<\/p>\n<p>Eisen put it another way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople go to jail for a long time for this kind of conduct,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The indictment answered another question lingering since the FBI secured a warrant to search Trump\u2019s home expecting to find evidence of obstruction of justice: Would prosecutors be able to directly tie Trump to that crime?<\/p>\n<p>The filing breaks down numerous instances in which Trump directed either his staff or his attorneys to take efforts to hide or withhold the documents, relying heavily on notes from one of Trump\u2019s former attorneys in the probe as well as text messages.<\/p>\n<p>Evan Corcoran, who is no longer representing Trump in the matter, was compelled to testify before the grand jury in the case and turn over his notes after a judge determined Trump may have misled his attorney. A judge can pierce attorney-client privilege if they determine legal advice was used in furtherance of a crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested his attorney claim to authorities that he did not have any records that were responsive to a May 2022 subpoena demanding the return of all records with classified markings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another instance he suggested his attorney \u201chide or destroy\u201d the records in question.<\/p>\n<p>When Corcoran did seek to comply with the subpoena, Trump gestured for him to \u201cpluck\u201d out anything bad from the pile.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment also used surveillance photos and texts to piece together a timeline showing aide Walt Nauta, also indicted alongside Trump, moving boxes ahead of Corcoran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to Florida to assemble them. Nauta moved 64 boxes from the storage room Corcoran planned to search.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will appear in court in Miami at 3 p.m. Tuesday to be arraigned on the charges, though next steps in the case will be left to a newly formed legal team. Trump\u2019s attorneys on the matter resigned Friday morning \u2013 a departure that did not appear to be previously in the works given attorney Jim Trusty\u2019s early morning defense of the former president on NBC.<\/p>\n<p>He also remains under investigation on other matters, including for his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol, both by Smith and a Georgia-based prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have largely defended Trump, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) who said the\u00a0Mar-a-Lago\u00a0prosecution would \u201cdisrupt this nation because it goes to the core of equal justice for all, which is not being seen today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But a few GOP senators did not offer support for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is above the law but every American is innocent until proven guilty. Still, the charges in this case are quite serious and cannot be casually dismissed,\u201d Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who voted for Trump\u2019s conviction in his second impeachment, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone found guilty \u2013 whether an analyst, a former president, or another elected or appointed official \u2013 should face the same set of consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> 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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