Why The Trump Indictment Is "Outrageous and Shocking"
Former federal prosecutor and current candidate for Missouri attorney general Will Scharf. ( Candidate for Missouri Attorney General. Worked on two SCOTUS confirmations. Fmr federal prosecutor. Fmr MOGOV Policy Director.) Authored by Will Scharf via Twitter . I am a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, worked on two Supreme Court confirmations, and clerked for two federal appellate judges. The indictment and case against President Trump is outrageous and shocking. But letās get into the details. Here are my 6 key points on the case: (1) Interplay between the Espionage Act and the Presidential Records Act A lot of my friends have spoken insightfully about the scope of the Presidential Records Act. Iād direct you to Mike Davisās ( @mrddmia ) commentary on the subject, and also Michael Bekesha of @JudicialWatch ās piece yesterday in the @WSJ about the Clinton Sock Drawer Case. Basically, their argument distills down to the idea that the Presidentās authority to retain P...