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Happened for the first time in history that a former president has been federally charged. >> i think its important to step back because weve all expected this to some degree. we knew it was coming, and yet, to recognize what this means, what it means going forward, what it pertains for not just the former president but a current front runner. >> donald trump is now the first former president in our nations history to be charged with federal crimes. a grand jury indicting him on several counts i...

Yes, but also the classified documents part, and suddenly we learn of this miami grand jury and that is where charges are brought. so talk to us about that decision and what you make of what that venue could mean going forward. >> well, doj can keep a secret, jonathan. none of us knew about this grand jury. certainly didnt tell state prosecutors about, and here we are. prosecutors would clearly rather have this case in washington, d.c. rather than down here in south florida. you know, washington...

And theres two parts to it, disseminating it, showing it to people, or just not returning it upon request. thats the most important charge here. but the most serious charge is obstruction. that will get you up to 20 years in prison, and then theres a conspiracy count apparently involved here, and thats the biggest question. conspiracy means theres an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime. well, whos the other person or other persons involved? because it could be -- is it mark me...

We know there are seven counts in the indictment. theres not all that much significance to that. some federal indictments have one count, others have dozens. its more about whats in there. we know one of the counts is willful retention of documents. the word espionage has a broader meaning. all it means is if somebody held on to defense information. important to know, it doesnt have to be classified. for this particular law, it doesnt matter if it was classified or declassified, as long as its d...

Get all of them and there is search warrant executed and there is suggestion things were moved, collusion, obstruction, all sorts of stuff. >> to me as former federal public defender, it is simpler than that. it is what charnls have they levied based on what laws? they are posing the espionage act versus the -- it doesnt matter if president trump is recipient of those as president of the united states when he left the white house. it is a simple matter. i would like to talk about the lawyers on ...

Tell us beyond the espionage act charge, the type of legal trouble trump could be facing, the crimes that he may be facing? >> reporter: its hugely significant, ana. theres a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge. again, the lawyer, james trusty, who discussed these charges publicly, he hasnt seen the indictment. hes only seen a charging sheet. he himself says he doesnt know exactly what the charges are, but obstruction, false statements and the one big unanswered question is whether hes been ch...

And chuck rosenberg along with frank seglusi. joyce, lets start with you. we dont know all the charges yet as we just discussed because this indictment is sealed, but based on what we know right now, how straightforward is this prosecution? >> so this case is a one, two punch. the first punch is that trump retained documents that he was not entitled to have and it violated the law for him to keep in his possession, particularly after he was asked to return them. and then the second punch is obst...

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All as we go forward. >> michael, how unchartered into the world of conspiracy? >> well, the conspiracy is saying a co-op ray co-operator there is not aopcooperator, and we dont know if they have gone hunting with both barrels, because we dont know, but if the obstruction is going to deal with whether or not he held stuff that he was not entitled to hold, and he did not give it up, and he was entitled to have some of the information or could have lawfully claimed to have it, then that is changin...

>> harris: the president says he never spoke to his son about overseas business deals and said hunter did nothing wrong. critics said it could be seen as pressuring the justice department how to handle hunters case. biden said he had never done that. >> president biden: i have never once, not one single time, suggested to the justice department what they should or should not do about bringing a charge or not bringing a charge. im honest >> even though president biden was found to be having class...