Trump's Espionage Act charges leave GOP in a bind.

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Donald Trump faces 31 charges under the Espionage Act, a century-old law that broadly outlines the type of information that is so sensitive to U.S. security that it becomes a crime to mishandle. Trump is specifically charged with 31 violations of Section 793(e) of the Espionage Act. The other six charges Trump faces are not under the Espionage Act and include conspiring to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheming to conceal and making false statements and representations.
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- See How the G.O.P. Has Reacted to the Trump Indictment The New York Times
- OPINION: Sullivan shames himself by defending Trump Anchorage Daily News
- Trump's indictment puts his Republican opponents in an impossible position The Independent
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