Special Counsel Jack Smith is examining whether Trump broke the law by mishandling national-security documents or obstructed a government investigation into the matter
Aides carry boxes to Marine One before outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021.growing number of signs have emerged that the Justice Department may be nearing an end to its long-running investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents after he left the White House, with a decision about whether to seek charges expected in the coming days or weeks.
In Georgia, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is exploring Trump’s efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win in the state, where Trump and his allies made unfounded allegations of voter fraud., in April, Trump became the first former President in U.S.
The investigation stems from the discovery of more than 100 classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after Trump’s advisers said they had conducted a “diligent search” of the property in response to a subpoena and had turned over “any and all” documents with classified markings.
“Intent and knowledge on Trump’s part is what’s hard to prove,” Wehle says. “His defense would have to poke holes in the case by arguing, for example, that his employees did it without his knowledge or consent or that he believed he could declassify in his mind, possibly even after leaving office.” “Indictment is absolutely no legal bar to him running,” says Levinson, the law professor. “And a conviction is not a legal bar to him serving.”
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