Legal experts say that if Donald Trump is found guilty of violating three federal laws, he could be sentenced to 33 years in prison.
The Espionage Act carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years if you violate it. The Justice Department is looking into whether Trump violated two other criminal statutes by attempting to conceal or remove records, which carries a prison sentence of up to three years, and by attempting to damage, alter, or distort records, which carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
The former president has not been charged with a crime. Legal experts told Insider that Trump would be in serious legal trouble if the Justice Department found more evidence that he broke the law.
Daniel Richman is a former federal prosecutor in the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
The length of Trump's prison sentence depends on the type of evidence presented by prosecutors, according to a legal expert.
John Q.Barrett was an associate independent counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation.
The Mar-a-Lago resort was searched by the FBI and they took 11 sets of classified documents.
Richman made it clear that even though the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, it doesn't mean that the Justice Department will charge Trump.
He wouldn't say if they're building a case against them. The recovery of materials that he was holding was a violation of law according to me.
There are several ongoing investigations into the former president.
The Fulton County District Attorney is looking into whether Trump and his associates tried to interfere in the 2020 Georgia elections.
The role the former president played in the insurrection is being examined by a House committee. The panel has held public hearings this summer to present evidence that Trump may have violated five federal laws, including wire fraud, obstruction of an official proceeding, witness tampering, and inciting a rebellion.
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