Donald Trump could languish behind bars for up to 100 years in prison if convicted on all seven charges in the classified documents case.
The Justice Department did not immediately publicly confirm the indictment which would ignite a federal prosecution and provide arguably the most perilous of legal threats against the former president.The 76-year-old has already been indicted inand faces additional investigations in Washington and Atlanta that could lead to criminal charges.
The charges he faces include willful retention of national defence information, which alone carries a maximum penalty of 10 years.An extra 20 years could come from a conspiracy to obstruct justice, while another two decades could be added for withholding a document or record. Finally, scheme to conceal and false statements and representations both carry the weight of five years as maximum penalty.
It remains unclear what the immediate and long-term political consequences will be for the former President.
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