'That’s an admission of guilt': Trump’s attorney says no chance of a plea deal in classified documents case

Former President Donald Trump's sanctioned attorney Alina Habba threw cold water on the prospect of Trump entering into a plea deal with the United States Justice Department on any of the thirty-seven criminal charges that were filed against him by special counsel Jack Smith this past Thursday.

The indictments resulting from Trump's mishandling and unlawful retention of classified documents range from obstruction of justice to violations of the Espionage Act. The New York Post calculated that Trump could face seventy-five years in jail if he were to be convicted on all seven Espionage Act counts. The paper also noted that if Trump is found guilty of everything of which he is accused, "he would be looking at 400 years in prison and would be subject to a fine of $9,250,000."

Trump and his lawyers have defiantly maintained that he is innocent. But given the stakes — and the fact that Trump is running for president again — Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream asked Habba if the other legal entanglements that lie ahead for Trump have any bearing on how he handles DOJ's case.

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[Is there a] "chance that he would take a plea deal, especially if there is, you know, he's, he's got the state indictment in New York. He is facing another potential federal indictment on January 6th charges. You've got the Georgia Special Grand Jury. Those indictments, if there are any, could come in August," Bream said. "Is there any thought on the president's mind, you plea some of this away, you gotta focus on the campaign, which is in itself an exhausting, very consuming process."

Habba explained why she believes that scenario is a non-starter.

"No. I, I could never imagine. I know. I would never advise that, especially when he's not done anything wrong. You take a plea deal to make something go away. That's an admission of guilt," Habba said. "He would never admit guilt because there was nothing wrong with declassifying documents, taking documents with you, negotiating with NARA. The only thing that was wrong was the raid on his home and the complete dual-tier system of justice."

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