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A former U.S. prosecutor has painted a gloomy picture of former President Donald Trump fate following his possession of “top secret” classified documents which prompted FBI raid at his Florida Mar-a-Lago estate last week, saying he faces “7 chances in 10” of being indicted on federal charges.
Former Chief
Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Andrew McCarthy
said he believes there are “7 chances in 10” that Trump will be charged by the Department
of Justice (DOJ), saying it was a “closet agenda” that necessitated the search warrant
which may be linked to his alleged role in the January 6 Capitol Hill riot, he
told the Daily Wire host
Andrew Klavan Friday.
What is Trump's chances of being indicted over possession of classification documents?
McCarthy’s
comments is coming days after the FBI searched the former President’s home and
removed 11 sets of classified information from his Florida home and took
documents marked “top secret” that were supposed to be stored in government
facilities.
“I would say
that seven chances in ten he’s going to be indicted,” the National Review contributing
editor told Klavan. “They may add classified information charges now that
they’ve done this, but they are gunning to get him … on January 6.”
He stressed
that the bureau may be looking for evidence that Trump conspired to prevent the
certification of President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 elections.
Is the FBI trying to nail Trump over possible January 6 involvement?
“I think they are mainly trying to make a case on Trump related to January 6, and I think that if you look at the timeline of what they’ve done in the six weeks in which this Mar-a-Lago search is included, that becomes clear,” McCarthy said.
Were the FBI looking for Nuclear weapons documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago?
A Washington
Post Thursday said FBI agents were looking for nuclear weapons documents that the
former President may have seized upon exit from the White House.
The raid by
FBI agents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was part of investigation into whether
the former president violated the Espionage Act and committed obstruction of
justice, according to the warrant which was unsealed by a federal judge Friday.
The FBI recovered 20 boxes of classified documents, including handwritten notes, binders full of photos, and the executive pardon of Trump’s alley Roger Stone, according to the Washington Examiner.