Donald Trump, former president of the United States, this Tuesday, June 13, arrived at a federal court in Miami, where he pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, such as mishandling classified top secret information and obstructing justice. after leaving the White House.
Trump arrived in Miami court after being indicted by the Justice Department alleging he willfully mishandled top-secret government documents and conspired to hinder the efforts of US officials to recover them.
Despite this, Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman allowed the former president to remain free pending trial, but ordered him not to discuss the case with any witnesses in the case, including Walt Nauta, a former Trump White House valet. .
Donald Trump could spend at least 20 years in prison
Prosecutors say Donald Trump kept highly confidential documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort, some of which they say address nuclear programs and military strike plans. The indictment charges Trump with 31 counts of violating the Espionage Act, which carries prison terms of up to 10 years and other charges of up to 20 years.
According to the 49-page document containing the accusation, the most serious crimes charged against Trump, such as obstruction of justice and conspiracy, are punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 and less serious onesas a conspiracy to hide, with 5 years in prison and the same financial penalty.
How did the case against Donald Trump start?
Officials with the National Archives and Records Administration contacted Trump representatives in the spring of 2021 when they realized important material from his time in office was missing.
Pursuant to the Presidential Records Law, documents of the White House are considered property of the United States government and they must be preserved.
A Trump representative told the National Archives in December 2021 that presidential records had been found in Mar-a-Lago. In January 2022, the National Archives recovered 15 boxes of documents from Trump’s Florida home, later telling Justice Department officials they contained “a lot” of classified material.
That May, the FBI and the Justice Department issued a subpoena for the remaining classified documents in Trump’s possession. Investigators who went to visit the property weeks later to compile the records received roughly three dozen documents and an affidavit from Trump’s lawyers certifying that the requested information had been returned.
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