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Will Scharf@willscharf

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1669333151569543168.html

I am a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, worked on two Supreme Court confirmations, and clerked for two federal appellate judges.

The indictment and case against President Trump is outrageous and shocking.

But let’s get into the details.

Here are my 6 key points on the case:
(1) Interplay between the Espionage Act and the Presidential Records Act

A lot of my friends have spoken insightfully about the scope of the Presidential Records Act. I’d direct you to Mike Davis’s (@mrddmia) commentary on the subject, and also Michael Bekesha of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
(2) Classification and National Defense Information

I want to reiterate this point because it’s really important:

Just because something is classified—even Top Secret, SCI, NOFORN, FISA, pick your alphabet soup—does not mean that it is National Defense Information (NDI) within… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
(3) Walt Nauta and DOJ Misconduct

Far and away the most troubling side story to emerge from this saga so far are the allegations made by Trump aide and co-defendant Walt Nauta’s lawyer last week.

You may have missed it if you blinked. Not surprisingly, the mainstream media has… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
(4) Attorney Client Privilege

The indictment relies on a significant amount of information received, in one form or another, from one of Trump’s lawyers, Evan Corcoran, who was compelled to testify in front of the grand jury. According to news reports, the argument for breaching… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
(5) Timing: Why now?

This is not a legal defect in the indictment, but it’s an important point. Why are they bringing this case now?

They know that Trump is the leading candidate for president. They know he’s beating Biden in the polls. They must know how bad it looks for a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
(6) Jack Smith: Why him?

If you could pick any lawyer in the country to handle a controversial case against a former president, a case involving an aggressive, unprecedented use of the Espionage Act, a controversial law in and of itself, what lawyer would you pick?

You’d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This has been fun. Happy to answer questions, and I’m sure I’ll post more as the case proceeds.
It’s been pointed out to me that the final vote on McDonnell v. United States was 8-0, not 9-0, because Justice Scalia passed away before the opinion was issued.

My point still stands. The Supreme Court unanimously said that Smith overstepped and smacked him down for it.
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