Attorney Tim Parlatore, who left Trump's legal team in May, reacts to the 37 federal charges against the former president.
's former lawyers had said that prosecutors do appear to have a strong case against the Republican in the classified documents case.on June 9 to discuss the indictment against Trump. During the broadcast, host Jake Tapper said the indictment against Trump"looks really bad" for the former president based on the amount of evidence and detail it contains, including transcripts and photographs.
Trump faces 37 charges over allegations he illegally retained sensitive and secret materials after he left the White House, and then obstructed the federal attempt to retrieve them from his Mar-a-Lago resort. He has denied any wrongdoing. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leaves the stage after delivering remarks June 10, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Attorney Tim Parlatore, who recently left Trump's legal team, said that the case classified documents case against the former president"appears to be" strong.When Tapper suggested that the indictment was"pretty strong" for prosecutors, Parlatore replied:"It appears to be.
"There are certain legal hurdles that they're [prosecutors] going to have to get over with regard to, you know, interpretations of the Presidential Records Act, things like that, that I'm sure will be properly briefed and argued before the court," Parlatore added.
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