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Former President Donald Trump could be sentenced to 400 years in prison if he is convicted on all charges and the maximum sentences are imposed consecutively, though a likelier penalty would be for five to twenty years.Trump was charged with 37 counts, and co-defendant Waltine Nauta was sentenced to six counts. They are:Counts 1-31, for “Willful Retention of National Defense Information” under 18 U.S.C. § 793(e), carry a maximum sentence of ten years for each charge. Count 32, for “Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice” under 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (k), makes Trump and Nauta liable for the same penalties that each...