![]() He's also a contributing writer at POLITICO and a contributing editor at New York Magazine. He's a former federal prosecutor in the Justice Department. He had no right to maintain them and retain them.ĬHAKRABARTI: So what will be the legal consequences of these charges? How might the trial of Donald Trump play out? And perhaps more importantly, how could Trump's trial change the national political landscape in the longer term? Well, joining us now is Ankush Khardori. They have to be in the custody of the archivist. Those documents are among the most sensitive secrets the country has. He was totally wrong that he had the right to have those documents. He was on Fox News Sunday.īILL BARR: If even half of it is true, then he's toast, I mean, it's a pretty, it's a very detailed indictment and it's very, very damning. Well, last weekend, former Attorney General Bill Barr summarized the seriousness of the indictments' revelations. I have the right.ĬHAKRABARTI: Again, the federal indictment contains multiple details that contradict Trump's denial. Let me just tell you, I have the absolute right to do whatever I want with them. By the way, they were declassified after.ĬOLLINS: (CROSSTALK) What do you mean not really? KAITLAN COLLINS: When it comes to your documents, did you ever show those classified documents to anyone?ĭONALD TRUMP: Not really. Here he is just last month, at a CNN town hall. And then he says, "As president, I could have declassified, but now I can't."ĬHAKRABARTI: Trump has denied that he ever handled the documents after leaving office. And then arguably the most damning quote he says, he asks someone in the room if he can declassify it. Look, look at this." I will note that secret and confidential are both, of course, levels of classification. Isn't this amazing? This totally wins my case."Īnd I want to note here, his case he's referring to here is this dispute with Milley, not the current pending criminal investigation. This thing just came up." On the tape we're told that you can hear him rustling the papers at this point. Isn't that amazing? I have a big pile of papers. PAULA REID: He says, quote, "Well, with Milley, uh, let me see that. Here's CNN's Paula Reid reading some of the exchanges from that conversation, as outlined in the indictment, where Trump refers to General Mark Milley, Trump's former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The indictment also alleges that Trump knowingly showed classified military information to a writer and publisher during an interview in 2021. The indictment lays out details of Trump's alleged crimes, which highly classified national security documents he possessed, where he stored them at his Mar-a-Lago club, and how he asked his lawyers to lie to federal investigators about the documents. To that end, my office will seek a speedy trial in this matter, consistent with the public interest and the rights of the accused.ĬHAKRABARTI: On Tuesday, Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges in a Miami federal court. The defendants in this case must be presumed innocent until proven guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. That's what determines the outcome of an investigation. SMITH: We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone. ![]() ![]() The first president to be impeached twice is now the first former president to face federal criminal charges. With the indictment, Trump makes history again. Trump with felony violations of our national security laws, as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.ĬHAKRABARTI: That was Smith last Friday. Today, an indictment was unsealed, charging Donald J. TranscriptĬHAKRABARTI: It's been one week since Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith announced the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump. Also Featuredĭavid Stebenne, professor of history and law at Ohio State University. Contributing editor at New York Magazine. GuestsĪnkush Khardori, attorney and former federal prosecutor in the U.S. Today, On Point: How Trump's trial could alter the nation's political landscape. What kind of legal defense might Trump present in court? (Charlie Neibergall/AP)įormer President Donald Trump appeared for his arraignment in Miami this week, the first former president to face federal criminal charges.Ī criminal trial is a different thing from an impeachment. Facebook Email Former President Donald Trump on June 1, 2023.
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