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On May 31, CNN reported that federal prosecutors investigating the illegal removal of classified documents from the White House to Donald Trumps Mar-a-Lago residence obtained an audio recording in which the former president acknowledged that he intentionally withheld a classified Department of Defense document. which contained details about a potential attack on Iran. According to CNN, the tape indicates that Trump understood that he kept the classified material after leaving the White House.
Trump’s alleged comments on the recording have sparked debate over whether he should be charged with violating 18 USC 793(e) of the Espionage Act.
What exactly did Trump say on the tape? Did he violate the Espionage Act? How does this change Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations? And what does all this mean for Trumps reelection campaign?
On Monday, June 5, at 3:30 pm ET, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes, along with Lawfare Senior Editors Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, and Roger Parloff, will take down all these questions and more .
You can attend the event in one of two ways:
Hope to see you there! If you cannot attend the live event, the recording will be available immediately afterwards on Lawfare and Youtube. Audio of the event will also be available the following morning on the Lawfare Podcast.
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