WASHINGTON DC – Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday on seven counts related to classified documents in his possession after leaving the White House, NBC News confirmed, marking the second time he would face federal charges against him.
Although the charges would be known with precision on Tuesday, June 13, when the ex-president will appear in a federal court in Miami to hear the accusation against him, NBC, Telemundo’s sister network, offered information on how it is made up, including the accusations for false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Now-former Trump attorney Jim Trusty told CNN live on Thursday that the former president’s legal defense team does not have a copy of the indictment, but the summons to appear in court Tuesday does include language about the charges. According to Trusty, the subpoena contains charges at 18 USC 793.1512 and 1519.
Specialists in justice issues clarify that until the accusation is opened, it will not be known exactly if it is about seven different charges or seven charges with some statutes that appear more than once.
POSSIBLE CHARGES VS. DONALD TRUMP
- 18 USC § 1519
Destruction, alteration or falsification of records in bankruptcy and federal investigations.
He has a maximum sentence of 20 years.
- 18 US Code § 1512
Manipulation of a witness, victim or informant
Maximum sentences vary depending on the specific section of this statute charged against you.
- 18 USC § 2071
Concealment, removal or mutilation in general
He carries a maximum sentence of 3 years.
This statute also says that any person convicted of this charge “shall lose office and be disqualified from holding any office in the United States.” If this applied to Trump, he could challenge the constitutionality of that clause and take his protest perhaps all the way to the Supreme Court.
- 18 US Code § 1924
Unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or materials
He carries a maximum sentence of 5 years.
- 18 USC § 793
Collection, transmission or loss of defense information
Better known as Espionage Law
He carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Next Tuesday Trump will go to a Miami court to respond to the accusation.
