Can Donald Trump change his suit and tie in the colors of the United States to an orange jumpsuit? In any case, that’s the question many observers are asking after the former president announced on Thursday, June 8, that he was filing a federal criminal investigation into alleged possession of classified documents on his Mar-a-Lago property. Florida.
Up to 100 years in prison
This is the first time in US history that a former president has been federally charged. And here what he is accused of is especially serious. Specifically, the former real estate magnate has been charged with seven counts, including willful concealment of national defense secrets in violation of the Espionage Act, false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Three charges on which US law provides for imprisonment for up to 20 years, ABC News points out. On all this indictment, one can even be sentenced to 100 years in prison, assures the American channel, which calls “indisputable legal consequences”.
Especially since it happens.”regularly that people are sentenced to prison for concealing secret documents, conspiracy and obstruction,” notes CNN in an article on the subject. However, the media notes that “high-ranking officials accused of wrongdoing always found a way to avoid prison”, citing the example of Richard Nixon, who benefited from a presidential pardon for his successor. The same applies to other members of the White House Cabinet, who each time entered into “plea agreements” for the suspect to agree on a verdict by admitting guilt.
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However, the calendar seems to be speeding up as the election campaign progresses. And that court cases are multiplying in which the former resident of the White House appears. As such, the Georgian prosecutor should announce by September the results of his months-long investigation into the pressure he exerted to try to change the results of the 2020 presidential election. What to ask the second question. Can Donald Trump accept the Republican nomination with an ankle bracelet? Or, even worse, emerge from a prison cell? In any case, nothing interferes. In the United States, being charged and even convicted of a misdemeanor or crime does not preclude being a candidate.
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