Speaking with MDSNBC host Ali Velshi on Saturday, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade suggested that the Department of Justice’s case against Donald Trump for obstruction is growing by the day, making it much more likely investigators will be able to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Reacting to reports that the former president is suspected of still holding onto sensitive government documents that the DOJ is trying to get back, the attorney said the former president is increasing his legal peril with each passing day…
“With regard to these documents, just having them gets you about 90 percent of the way there,” she elaborated.
“The other piece of it is just showing that he knew they were there,” she continued. “I think his own admissions have demonstrated that he did know they were there and there are statements about ‘I declassified them,’ ‘the FBI planted them,’ I think has acknowledged his knowledge that he had them there.”
“I think the likelihood of being able to prove that he is guilty is very high,” she continued. “The penalties for this, one of the charges is obstruction of justice, is 20 years in prison. So the consequences are also very high here. It is easier to get your arms around as the proof is very simple. He had these documents and willfully retained them and that is illegal and I think, for good reason, he is very concerned about being charged and convicted of a crime here.”