Witness tampering or other means of obstructing a criminal proceeding, is among the charges

[kpete]

@charlie_savage
on Trump lawyer Jim Trusty mentioning that Section 1512, witness tampering or other means of obstructing a criminal proceeding, is among the charges

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On CNN, Trump’s lawyer Jim Trusty said that Trump’s legal team had not been shown the indictment itself, but that the summons commanding Trump to appear in court had “some language in it that suggests what the seven charges would be.” He mentioned the Espionage Act, multiple false-statement charges and “several obstruction-based type charges.” Specifically, he mentioned Section 1519 (which relates to obstructing an official effort and was widely expected because it was listed on the F.B.I. search warrant affidavit), but also a new one: Section 1512, which criminalizes witness tampering or other means of obstructing an official proceeding.

Trusty also said he believed there was a conspiracy count, as has been reported. But he cautioned that he was not looking at the document and that it was vague in places. “This is not biblically accurate, because I’m not looking at a charging document. I’m looking at a summary sheet. There’s language in there that might actually be reflecting a single count instead of two, but I think there was a conspiracy count as well,” he said. He added that the team had not been told of anyone else being indicted.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/08/us/trump-indictment-documents?smid=url-share#0756c26f-b30b-5d9b-a950-38bcdce0e982

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[BootinUp]

1. I think I will take Trusty's word on that.

[moniss]

2. Stone

is likely conveniently traveling abroad.