“The Espionage Act broadly sought to crack down on wartime activities considered dangerous or disloyal, including attempts to acquire defense-related information with the intent to harm the United States, or acquire code and signal books, photographs, blueprints, and other such documents with the intention of passing them to America’s enemies. The Act also outlawed false statements intended to interfere with military operations; attempts to incite insubordination or obstruct the recruitment of troops; and false statements promoting the success of America’s enemies. Those charged with violations were subject to a $10,000 fine and twenty years imprisonment. If the crimes were committed during wartime, the punishment could be thirty years imprisonment or even the death penalty” (Office of the Director of National Intelligence – ‘THE ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1917’).
Today there is news that former President Donald J. Trump is getting indicted for the second time. This time on several charges concerning his concealment, unlawfully keeping of confidential documents and possibly violating the Espionage Act. That is a severe action and should block him from ever serving in a public office ever again.
To do espionage is directly doing some spying or conniving the state itself. It is to keep and possibly trade secrets, and military as such. The former President can have sold or been wheeler-dealing with national defence secrets, which have harmed the Republic. That’s why the law enforcement had to get grounds for searching Mar-A-Lago after long time pending the return of documents.
The former President knew what he was doing and did so willingly. That’s why he took all the documents and such from the White House to Mar-A-Lago, Florida. It is within reason and with prior knowledge that the person did this. The former President has calculated and doing it deliberately. You don’t get these sorts of documents easy and it’s even harder to get them out of secure locations. With all certainty, we can say that Mar-A-Lago wasn’t prepared or had the detailed security, which these documents need.
The ones defending him now should have a hard time. This isn’t some soft-core assault or anything. No this is legit endangering the nation and possibly selling national security secrets. If it wasn’t that severe, many would have taken this with ease. However, the realities are grim here. A former President was willing to enrich himself on the grounds of national security. That coming from a “law and order” President…
This case should be a concern for all the allies of Trump. Not because his indicted or charged with it. No, this is staining the party and everyone surrounding him. Espionage isn’t anything to fool with. The idea that a former Executive and Head of State would do so… is beyond belief but shows where the United States of America is today.
The ones taking this ease and not bothered by it. Well, they should, because someone was willing to trade secrets for coins. That’s the gist of things and was willing to endanger the Republic too.
Trump was doing it out of his free will and out of the habit that nothing ever has consequences for him. He can just stifle the legal proceedings and block any actions for years. While the victims or the ones scorned by him is paying huge legal fees. That’s what his been doing for years. Now the law and the pendulum are swinging against him. Peace.