'If the Justice Department's indictment represents an accurate reflection of the facts, former President Donald Trump's defense team faces a stiff challenge at trial.' -TomRtweets
The indictment, unsealed on Friday afternoon, lists 38 separate charges against Trump. These include 31 counts of unlawful retention of classified information, a charge of conspiracy to obstruct justice, and a charge of making a false statement. Trump is presumed innocent until proven guilty.The indictment includes four elements that would appear to pose the most significant problems for Trump's defense.
Third, the indictment claims to offer photographic evidence and witness testimony to suggest Trump stored classified documents in highly insecure locations at Mar-a-Lago. The locations the indictment lists include a hotel ballroom and a bathroom. This would appear to undercut Trump's claim that he acted prudently. It would also pose a risk of foreign intelligence officers accessing the materials.
If accurate, this descriptor seems to involve documents on strategic deterrence planning, the most highly guarded information in the United States government. This would support the government's assertion that this indictment serves a necessary public interest. Count 1: A Top Secret classified document on foreign nations with special storage and access requirements. A document that no foreign party, including America's closest Five Eyes allies, was allowed to view.
Count 17: A Top Secret document based on satellite and imagery intelligence related to the military capabilities of a foreign nation.
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