7 Sep 2022 10:54 am
Okay.Jantje_Smit » 07 Sep 2022, 10:33 am » wrote: ↑ I see what you mean.. but it would be helpful if you could be a bit more specific...
At least two federal statutes are in the mix:Any property “illegally possessed in violation” of federal statutes 18 U.S.C. §§ 2071 or 1519. The documents belong to the federal government, not DJT, and he continued keeping them long after he was told to relinquish them. Also the Espionage Act, 18 U.S. Code § 793, which deals with the possession of documents and materials related to national security, particularly information that could be used to harm the U.S. or benefit a foreign country.
Not sure if these statutes fully cover his violations in taking and carelessly handling top secret and other classified documents, but that charge he is also exposed to.
He also lied when he informed the JD through his lawyer that all the documents had been returned.