Trump makes legal claims about classified documents, experts push back: Fact check
Trump unloaded on the charges against him and in the process mischaracterized aspects of the Presidential Records Act and the Espionage Act, experts said.
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Trump unloaded on the charges against him and in the process mischaracterized aspects of the Presidential Records Act and the Espionage Act, experts said.
Map, but he did it anyway. now, we don't know if the prosecutors will eventually charge trump with dissemination of classified information, they certainly have that option. but we do know that the bulk of evidence the doj has amassed here relies on some very secret, very confidential documents. and that raises a very important question, how do prosecutors convince the jury of trump's guilt when the charges are based on top secret information that the jury might not be allowed to see? joining us now is david aaron, former federal prosecutor and intelligence attorney with the u.s. department of ...
Investigating and litigating cases involving, wait for it, espionage act violations. david, it's great to see you. there is no better person to be talking to about this. and i will say, i have found it a little confusing to really understand, okay, of this stuff is all very secret, and boy, does it sound secret, how do you actually use it in a trial? what is the process by which the doj can actually show this stuff in a meaningful way? >> the great question. it's an important question. in a case like this, the classified information has to be shown to the jury. the jury has to look at it and d...
Trump unloaded on the charges against him and in the process mischaracterized aspects of the Presidential Records Act and the Espionage Act, experts said.
Although former President Donald Trump was arraigned Tuesday and prosecutors promised a "speedy trial," some analysts have said ...