Former President Donald Trump Now Under Investigation For Violation Of Espionage Act & Other Federal Crimes
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Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, a former FBI agent, says his GOP colleagues should “reserve judgment” about the bureau’s search of the former president’s home until an affidavit explaining the justification for the search comes to light, in the video published on Aug 14, 2022, “GOP rep urges Republicans to “reserve judgment” on FBI’s Trump search“, below:
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania said, “Every one needs to call for calm and respect the law enforcement at local, state, and federal level. Support the law enforcement. No one is above the law…”
A federal judge unseals the search warrant from the search of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Meet the Press NOW roundtable discusses legal suspicions around Trump and the odds he becomes the Republican presidential nominee, in the video published on Aug 12, 2022, “MTP NOW Aug. 12 – FBI Search Warrant Unsealed; FBI Building Attack Details; Inflation Reduction Act“, below:
11 sets of classified documents were removed from Mar-a-Lago. Now former President Donald Trump is under investigation for potential violation of the Espionage Act, and statute covering obstruction and statute involving government record, penalty of which is ban from holding public office and at worst there would be jail sentence.
Criminal Statutes in the Warrant, below:
- 18 U.S. Code 793: Gathering, transmitting or losing defense information
- 18 U.S. Code 2071: Concealment, removal, or mutilation of records
- 18 U.S. Code 1519: Destruction, alteration, or falsification of records
Sensitive Material Seized During Trump Search, below:
- 4 sets of “top secret” documents
- 3 sets of “secret” documents
- 3 sets of “confidential” documents
- Various other classified documents
NBC’s justice correspondent Ken Dilanian joins Saturday TODAY to discuss what the FBI found during the search raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, in the video published on Aug 13, 2022, “Mar-a-Lago Search: What Comes Next After Documents Seized?” below:
Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti discusses the FBI search of former President Trump’s home and the potential legal implications, in the video published on Aug 13, 2022, “Ex-prosecutor says Trump faces serious potential legal liability“, below:
The FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search warrant is unsealed and the House passes a landmark climate, health and tax bill, in the video published on Aug 12, 2022, “What’s in unsealed Mar-a-Lago search warrrant, House passes landmark bill | CBS News Prime Time“, below:
ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams and former DHS official Elizabeth Neumann provide legal analysis on the Trump investigation on “This Week.” in the video published on Aug 14, 2022, “‘Potential for serious felonies’: Abrams on Trump crimes being investigated | ABC News“, below:
The FBI sought to locate classified documents related to nuclear weapons, among other items, when agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, this week, people familiar with the investigation told The Washington Post, in the video published on Aug 12, 2022, “WaPo: FBI searched Mar-a-Lago for classified nuclear documents“, below:
A U.S. federal judge unsealed the search warrant used on former U.S. president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The Justice Department revealed a brief list of what FBI agents seized, which included 20 boxes of papers that could violate U.S. espionage laws in the video published on Aug 12, 2022, “Trump under investigation for Espionage Act violations, FBI search warrant reveals“, below:
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell speaks to Neal Katyal, former acting U.S. Solicitor General, Andrew Weissmann, former FBI General Counsel, and Bradley Moss, a national security attorney, about what we can learn from the newly released Trump search warrant and why Donald Trump’s newest explanation for the classified documents found at Mar-A-Lago makes no sense, in the video published on Aug 13, 2022, “Attorney Shoots Down Trump’s ‘Insane’ New Document Defense“, below:
Rep. Jim Himes, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, talks about the stringent security requirements for accessing America’s closest held secrets and why Donald Trump’s evolving series of excuses for how secret material ended up at Mar-a-Lago are nonsense, in the video published on Aug 12, 2022, “‘Utter Baloney’: Rep. Himes Knocks Trump’s Excuses For Having Classified Material“, below:
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Attorney General Garland “has handled the most important week of his life flawlessly” and says “Donald Trump has no idea what to say now with Merrick Garland closing in on him.” in the video published on Aug 11, 2022, “Lawrence: ‘Merrick Garland Has Outsmarted Donald Trump At Every Turn’” below:
Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard University Laurence Tribe reacts to the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and discusses several of the investigations surrounding the former president, in the video published on Aug 10, 2022, “Laurence Tribe On Trump Investigations And ‘The Death Of Truth’“, below:
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