Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley outlined how serious the charges are against former President Trump for his alleged mishandling of classified information.
presented a dire legal situation for former President Donald Trump, who was hit with a 37-count federal indictment, including charges of willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements. The constitutional scholar told"Fox News Sunday" anchor Shannon Bream that the government only has to"stick the landing on one count" and Trump, who turns 77 this week, could face spending the rest of his life in prison.
TRUMP INDICTED ON 37 FEDERAL COUNTS OUT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH'S INVESTIGATION INTO CLASSIFIED RECORDSThe problem is that he's got to run the table. He's 76 years old. All the government has to do is stick the landing on one count and he could have a terminal sentence. You're talking about crimes that have a 10 or 20-year period as a maximum. The evidence here is quite strong and we haven't heard their other side.
"This idea of presenting Trump as a victim here--the victim of a witch hunt--is ridiculous. Yes, he's been a victim in the past. Yes his adversaries have obsessively pursued him with phony claims, and I've been at his side defending him when he is a victim, but this is much different. He's not a victim here," Barr added."He was totally wrong that he had the right to have those documents. Those documents are among the most sensitive secrets the country has.
"They took one charge, and they made it 36 different times. And we have a thug who is in charge. This is a political hit job, Republicans are treated far differently at the Justice Department than Democrats," Trump said in a speech at the Georgia Republican state convention.This article was written by Fox News staff.
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