Some you may remember Jonathan Turley as the George Washington University law professor who testified at Donald Trump first impeachment hearing in 2019. At that time he asked: “Will a slipshod impeachment make us less made or will it only give an invitation for the madness to follow in every future administration?” He added, “This is not how an American president should be impeached.”
Here is Dominick Mastrangelo at The Hill:
Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley says former President Trump could die in prison if convicted on just one count after being indicted by the Justice Department last week on dozens of charges related to his handling of classified documents.
“The problem is, he’s got to run the table — he’s 76 years old,” Turley, an opinion contributor for The Hill, said of Trump during an appearance on Fox News. “All the government has to do is stick the landing on one count, and he could have a terminal sentence. You’re talking about crimes that have a 10- or 20-year period as a maximum.”
Turley said the evidence laid out against Trump in the indictment revealed last week is “quite strong.”
“Now, we have not heard their other side. Generally, the indictments are a lot stronger on the day they are issued than on the next day, so they may be able to knock down some of these issues,” Turley said. “But some of the evidence is coming from his former counsel, and these are very damaging statements made against him. It may be hard to move those.”
Read the rest here.
Watch Turley here.
It’s going to be a crazy year. Trump will face multiple trials in 2024 while he is running for president.