Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

The year was 2016, the presidential candidate under investigation was Hillary Clinton and the FBI director at the time, James Comey, laid out the factors the Justice Department weighs in deciding whether to charge someone with mishandling classified records.

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

WASHINGTON — The year was 2016, the presidential candidate under investigation was Hillary Clinton and the FBI director at the time, James Comey, laid out the factors the Justice Department weighs in deciding whether to charge someone with mishandling classified records. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing yo…

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Whether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals.

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

The people familiar with the matter say the search relates to an ongoing investigation into the discovery of classified material in boxes of White House records the National Archives and Records Administration.

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Whether an FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown. The action Monday nonetheless focuses attention on the thicket of statutes that govern the handling of government records, though the department's own history of prosecutorial discretion makes it hard to forecast with certainty what might happen this time.

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

The year was 2016, the presidential candidate under investigation was Hillary Clinton and the FBI director at the time, James Comey, laid out the factors the Justice Department weighs in deciding whether to charge someone with mishandling classified records.Fast forward to 2022 and that tutorial proves instructive as another candidate from that election, Donald Trump, is entangled in an FBI probe related to sensitive government documents.Whether…