The 49-page indictment against former President Donald Trump unsealed on Friday revealed that the ex-commander in chief potentially faces hundreds of years behind bars and millions in fines for his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
The 76-year-old has been accused by special counsel Jack Smith of violating seven different federal laws among the 37 separate charges in the indictment.
There are numerous sentencing possibilities, but if Trump is handed the maximum penalty for each count and the judge orders the penalties to be served consecutively, he would be looking at 400 years in prison and would be subject to a fine of $9,250,000.
Trump faces a maximum of 400 years in prison if found guilty of the 37 charges in the indictment.AFP via Getty Images
Below is a breakdown of the charges prosecutors will attempt to convince a jury that Trump is guilty of and the maximum penalties he is facing for each count.
Counts 1-31: Willful retention of national defense information
Trump faces a maximum punishment of 10 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years and a $250,000 fine for each count of willful retention of national defense information.
Under the law, the information doesn’t have to be classified to be illegally retained.
Under the law the information doesn’t have to be classified to be illegally retained. AFP via Getty Images
Count 32: Conspiracy to obstruct justice
Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy to obstruct justice charge.
Count 33: Withholding a document or record
Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the withholding a document or record charge.
Count 34: Corruptly concealing a document or record
Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the corruptly concealing a document or record charge.
Count 35: Concealing a document in a federal investigation
Trump faces a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the concealing a document in a federal investigation charge.
Count 36: Scheme to conceal
Trump faces a maximum punishment of 5 years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the scheme to conceal charge.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing.AP
Count 37: False statements and representations
Trump faces a maximum punishment of five years in prison, a maximum supervised release period of three years, and a $250,000 fine for the false statements and representations charge.
Smith notes in the indictment that the potential penalties for each count do not include “restitution, special assessments, parole terms, or forfeitures that may be applicable.”
The former president has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
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