That's possible. My impression is that from the audio alone, it's not clear that he allowed others to actually read the documents. He seems to be showing them to others, but it'd be difficult to prove from the audio alone.
What is clear, however, is that he knew he had the documents, he knew they were classified, he knew he had not declassified them, and he knew that he couldn't do it anymore. He lied repeatedly about these things, and to my knowledge, that's the crux of the case against him. I'm certainly no legal expert, though.
It's like the allegations that he sold access to the documents. Maybe he did and maybe the DOJ has evidence to this effect. However, unless they have a slam dunk case for that, they aren't going to bring charges.
As it is, he's facing a likely 4 years to 21 years in prison. (According to a national security law expert.) Even a 10 year sentence for Trump might be as bad as a life sentence as he'd exit prison at nearly 90 years old - if he made it that far.
I imagine that having the other parties testify about what he showed them, couple with the audio, would suffice to establish dissemination. It's not clear to me that he would even have to show them. If the audio has him revealing info from those documents, such as the number of troops called for in the attack plan, that may be enough for a guilty charge.
That's possible. My impression is that from the audio alone, it's not clear that he allowed others to actually read the documents. He seems to be showing them to others, but it'd be difficult to prove from the audio alone.
What is clear, however, is that he knew he had the documents, he knew they were classified, he knew he had not declassified them, and he knew that he couldn't do it anymore. He lied repeatedly about these things, and to my knowledge, that's the crux of the case against him. I'm certainly no legal expert, though.
It's like the allegations that he sold access to the documents. Maybe he did and maybe the DOJ has evidence to this effect. However, unless they have a slam dunk case for that, they aren't going to bring charges.
As it is, he's facing a likely 4 years to 21 years in prison. (According to a national security law expert.) Even a 10 year sentence for Trump might be as bad as a life sentence as he'd exit prison at nearly 90 years old - if he made it that far.
I imagine that having the other parties testify about what he showed them, couple with the audio, would suffice to establish dissemination. It's not clear to me that he would even have to show them. If the audio has him revealing info from those documents, such as the number of troops called for in the attack plan, that may be enough for a guilty charge.