Trump was suspected of three crimes, and the president was "cold" in 2024?uncertain?

Author:Red Star News Time:2022.08.13

On August 12, local time, the Federal Court announced a list of search orders and search items for the Federal Investigation Agency (FBI) to search for the former President Trump. According to the document, the FBI was investigating Trump's suspicion of violating the Anti -Spy Law, hindering judicial justice, and illegal handling of government documents. He launched a raid search for his Florida private residence Haihu Manor.

This undoubtedly laid a "heavy bomb" for the American politics, because the search order was much more serious than "rumors" Trump's privately took away the White House's secret documents. According to relevant regulations, if all three federal crimes are established, up to decades of prison. It is reported that even if the final sentence is not heavy, Trump can no longer participate in the 2024 US presidential election.

So, as a former President of the United States who was "copied" as "unprecedented", did Trump really "cool" this time? The answer may be negative. The US media pointed out in the report that "what might disappoint many people is that even if this operation eventually led Trump to be sued and convicted, it did not mean that he would be banned from holding a federal office."

↑ Local time on Monday, the FBI raid search for Trump's Florida private residence Haihu Manor

FBI search order is public:

Including the highest level of 11 confidential documents is taken away

According to the search order, the FBI has the right to search Trump's "Office 45" and the Haihu Manor for "all other rooms or regions" that can use and store boxes and documents in Haihu Manor.

During the search, the FBI has the right to seize any documents or records related to "transmission of national defense information or confidential materials". The search order also authorized to confiscate "any evidence of changes, destroying or concealing government presidential files, or any documents with confidential labels."

The written list provided by investigators showed that FBI moved about 20 boxes of items from Haihu Manor on Monday, including a large number of photos, a series of government secret materials, and at least one handwriting. These include 1 set of labels with the highest level of secret "top secret/SCI", as well as 4 sets of "secret" files, 3 "secrets" files and 3 sets of "confidential" files. The search order did not explain the content of these 11 sets of confidential documents in detail.

"Some things in Trump's hands are incredible." Jaive Ali, senior officials of the National Security Council and professor of the University of Michigan during the Trump administration, said, "Whenever you leave the government, including the former president, you cannot take you It takes away. "

This list does not have further relevant content of these confidential documents. However, according to people familiar with the matter, FBI agents are looking for confidential documents about nuclear weapons and other projects. In addition to confidential documents, the FBI took away some materials about "French President".

↑ The search order and search items of the Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI)

The most "strange" is that the FBI also took away a "Administrative forgiveness of Roger Jason Stone". Stone is Trump's firm ally, and was determined in 2019 to try to prevent Congress from investigating the investigation of Russia's intervention in 2016. Trump pardoned Stone before he stepped down to avoid his three years of imprisonment. According to reports, this pardon is not yet clearly seized during the search process whether it is related to the criminal investigation that may deal with Trump's improper processing secret materials.

According to reports, in general, the search order will only explain the search content, purpose and crimes that may be investigated. After the search, the investigators will provide a list of seized property, which describes the documents or boxes of the search, but will not explain the specific situation. The investigators' doubts about the search objects, and the detailed content of what they expected to find through the search, will be explained in the swore of the search order.

In this "copying" operation, neither the Federal government and Trump have proposed an oath that may include more information. It is reported that several news agencies have made this request that the judge responsible for the case asked the government to respond to this request before 5 pm next Monday.

↑ Can Trump run for the US president again to become the focus

"Seek hammer hammer":

Republican and Trump "moved to stones to smash their feet"?

In the early morning of local time on Monday, the FBI agent's unprecedented "copying" operation on Trump has caused a stir. Since then, Trump himself and his allies have been calling for the Ministry of Justice to announce the details of the search order and other related documents of the Sea Lake Manor. Trump also accused this of the Democratic Party's political pursuit of him.

Three days later, the US Minister of Justice, Garland, publicly stated that he had submitted a motion for the search order and two attachments including the list. On Thursday local time, Trump responded late at night that "no documents will not be announced." But he still insisted that the FBI's action was a "thief raid".

↑ US Minister of Justice Garland

On the 12th local time, these heavy information was quickly made public. Legal experts and political strategists believe that with the approaching of this year's midterm elections, the strategy sought by Trump allies may eventually "have a counterproductive effect" for Trump and Republican Party. Louis Alvarado, who has long been a Republican consultant for a long time, said, "Republican strategists do not know how bad the situation will be."

After Trump was "copied", two sounds appeared in the Republican Party, supporting Trump's hardships began to threaten to investigate the Ministry of Justice and called for "withdrawal" from FBI. Another part is required to publicize Trump's investigation by the Ministry of Justice. Alvarado believes that although these Republicans are constantly "calling for grievances" for Trump, they may constantly pray that the Ministry of Justice not to disclose the news because of the primary election across the country, and they do not want to drowns these news. everything. "This is a major event, never happened, and it was unheard of." A former Ministry of Justice officials said in a public search order that the Ministry of Justice made an exception to open these search orders and lists because in the past few days, including Trump, including Trump, including Trump I and their supporters are constantly shouting, and they also accuse the FBI of planting evidence, so that people's interest and attention to the case continue to "improve".

He explained, "This is the systematic nature of the former president, a considerable number of elected officials and the public about the system of the Ministry of Justice and the FBI."

Shortly after the Ministry of Justice submitted a motion on Thursday, the local judge Bruce Leinhart ordered the judicial department to negotiate with Trump's lawyer team, and responded to the court before Friday afternoon. Whether the Trump team agreed to disclose relevant documents. ask.

It is reported that Trump's team was obviously stated by the Ministry of Justice that "caught a surprise", and how they dealt with the incident and contacted the external lawyer to "help".

If Trump is convicted or "cold"

Some experts say that the constitution is qualified to decide

At present, the FBI is investigating whether Trump is suspected of violating the Anti -Spy Law, hindering judicial justice, and illegal handling of government documents. According to regulations, the maximum sentence of violations of the United States' Anti -Spy Law will face a 10 -year sentence, while "obstructing judicial justice" will have a maximum of 20 years.

It is reported that once Trump was convicted, even if the sentence was not heavy, he could no longer participate in the 2024 US presidential election. But some US legal experts do not agree with this statement.

↑ Trump or suspected of violating 3 crimes including the Anti -Spy Law

Among the above three crimes, the most "uproar" is undoubtedly whether Trump is suspected of violating the Anti -Spy Law. Former Federal Prosecutor Barbara McQueid pointed out that the key to violating the Anti -Spy Law was that "the defendant has reason to think that this information may be used to harm the United States or bring benefits to foreign countries." The government can show the judge "sufficient evidence of the intention" to obtain the approval of the search order.

However, the relevant provisions of the Anti -Spy Law did not prohibit those who violate relevant regulations as public office.

What may not be able to run for Trump is another federal crime -deliberately hidden or delete official documents. Once this crime is established, the maximum sentence can be sentenced to 3 years in prison and disqualified from public office.

According to the law, "the defendant must have a deliberate behavior of taking away, hiding or destroying documents." Now, the prosecutor must prove that Trump or the people around him know that "they should not do this, but they are still lonely." According to relevant laws, once Trump is convicted, he may be banned from participating in the presidential election. However, Washington's well -known lawyer Jeffrey Jacobitz said, "Although it seems to be clear at the legal level, there may be challenges in the constitution."

Mark Elias, a well -known Democratic Party lawyer, also mentioned this, saying that "if this law applies to the post of president of the United States, it may be challenged by the Constitution." Because it is the United States Constitution that decides who is eligible to run for the US president.

According to the United States Constitution, US presidential candidates only need to meet three conditions, namely American citizens born in the United States, who lived in the United States for at least 14 years at least 35 years old. In addition, there are no regulations that are sentenced to guilty and cannot be president. McQuide also pointed out that the law cannot replace this.

Eugene Wallock, a professor of law at the University of California Los Angeles, said, "I don't think Trump will lose his qualifications as a president because of this. Because the Supreme Court said that the Constitution is the only criterion."

"If this is the issue of (influence) in the 2024 election, it is clear that we will see the lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court," said the former federal prosecutor Rachmanni. But before it became a "serious issue", there were still many obstacles to be cleared, including the trial and conviction of the former President of the United States.

↑ Haihu Manor