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To: CA Conservative

“And keep in mind that this is only 1 of the documents listed in the indictment.”

Wrong. This alleged document, (and the map), are not listed as one of the 31 documents. The indictment does not claim that they even have their hands on the alleged document/s. He could have been showing, (apparently from a distance from my reading of the indictment), a letter to his wife and a map of DC because it is not stated in the indictment exactly what the alleged document/s are nor their classification status.

A charge can not be made without specifying what the document/s are and having possession of it/them since they would have to be shared with the defense, (Trump).

At trial the government must place the document into evidence, call the person/s that the document/s were shown to to testify that that is the document they were shown and be cross examined on the testimony.

Since the document/s were supposedly revealed in New Jersey the venue for litigating this alleged violation/charge would need to be the subject of a Grand Jury in New Jersey and then an indictment in that venue. Once an indictment from New Jersey is issued Trump’s team will make a motion to consolidate the Florida and New Jersey case in Florida, (and it will be granted). (Additionally, since the Florida indictment discusses this alleged event, any evidence/charges flowing from it must be tried in Florida where the allegation was formally made.)


157 posted on 06/16/2023 3:37:35 AM PDT by usnavy_cop_retired (Retiree in the P.I. living as a legal immigrant)
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To: usnavy_cop_retired

I never said it was one of the documents he was charged for. I said it was one of the documents listed in the indictment. Perhaps it would be more correct to say it was one of the documents referenced in the indictment. As I have said in other posts, I think the map and this document were listed specifically to establish intent - that is that he knowingly shared classified data with people not authorized to receive it - and to establish that he recklessly handled classified documents.

But you raise another point and that is that this indictment might not be the end of Smith’s attack on Trump. If he actually does have these documents, you could see additional charges coming out of New Jersey. With possible charges related to J6 pending in DC and the charges in Georgia due to drop this summer, we could just be at the start of all of this.


159 posted on 06/16/2023 8:18:15 AM PDT by CA Conservative (Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I am free at last!)
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