The indictment against former President Trump was unsealed Friday, and contains 38 counts across seven criminal charges, including willful retention of national defense information, corruptly concealing documents, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and making false statements.
Special Counsel Jack Smith will hold a press conference at 3pm ET.
TRUMP CHARGES REVEALED.
— Pat🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ (@geewhizpat) June 9, 2023
The indictment has been unsealed.
The court filing details numerous charges against the former president related to the over more 100 classified documents that were recovered from his Florida home. pic.twitter.com/NJzHOJbUyH
As attorney and journalist Techno Fog notes via The Reactionary, Trump faces up to 100 years in prison if convicted.
This is the first indictment of its kind; we are in new territory, led there by a regime that demands victory at any cost, no matter the political norms or the legal barriers standing in its way. The erosion of the institutions continues.
As Trump faces charges, and as the authorities and media promise that the charges (this time) are legitimate, make no mistake that millions of voters see it as something else: that they’ve been disenfranchised once again. As for the rest of America, it’s safe to assume that many feel little confidence in this prosecution. They see it for what it is.
Read the entire indictment below:
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