courtroom and the case was announced. the united states of america versus donald j. trump. after he was sworn in, the judge requesting trump say his full name and his age, 77. the judge then reading the charges conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, specifically the january 6th certification of the presidential results. obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights, to deprive people of their right to vote and to have their votes counted. the judge then making sure trump was aware of the maximum penalty for each count. count one, up to five years. count two, up to 20 years. count three, up to 20 years. and count four, up to ten years. standing, trump himself pleading not guilty to each of those counts, as he had to every charge he s faced. the prosecutors then arguing for a speedy drill. donald trump s team immediately refuting that, saying the special counsel has had ample
conversation with former deputy assistant general tom dupree, thank you for being with us this afternoon. we know from our reporting that donald trump s legal team is trying to figure out if jack smith has witnesses or evidence they are not familiar with, they re not aware of. how critical is it to get a head start on this as an indictment can come down at any moment? i think it would be helpful preparing your defense to know what cards the special counsel has to play. i think they have a good sense between information leaked in the public domain, i m sure trump s lawyers have been talking with witnesses because it s acceptable to ask other witnesses who have testified before the grand jury what they spoke about. so i think they have a fairly good sense of the cards the special counsel has to play. that said, i m confident if and when an indictment drops it will contain new information we have not seen before. call in the mar-a-lago indictment, the special counsel filed a speaking in
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