On June 8, a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted former President Donald Trump in connection with the investigation into the alleged improper removal of classified documents from the White House to Mar-a-Lago. Trump was charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, willful retention of national defense information, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheme to conceal, and false statements and representations.
For the charge of conspiracy to obstruct justice, the grand jury relied on records and testimony presented by Trump’s attorney, M. Evan Corcoran. The indictment alleges Trump violated two statutory provisions under federal law. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(2)(A), an individual may be prosecuted for either “corruptly persuad[ing]” or engaging in “misleading conduct” toward another person with the intent to induce someone to withhold a record, document, or other object from an official proceeding. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(1), an individual may be prosecuted for corruptly concealing a record, document, or other object from an official proceeding.
Corcoran provided the grand jury with powerful evidence that Trump engaged in criminal conduct. The indictment alleges multiple instances of behavior that appear to be clear violations of these statutory provisions. For example, Corcoran testified about several concerning instances when Trump made statements such as, “...
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