“All three ongoing criminal cases got new evidence tonight against Trump,” attorney says.
Former President Donald Trump may have provided additional evidence in multiple investigations during his CNN town hall event on Wednesday, legal experts say.
Trump repeatedly lied during the town hall that the election was “rigged,” that Georgia “owed” him votes, that he had the right to take classified documents to Mar-a-Lago and that he does not know E. Jean Carroll — the writer who was awarded $5 million a day earlier after it found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
“All three ongoing criminal cases got new evidence tonight against Trump,” tweeted national security attorney Bradley Moss. “He is confessing on live television.”
During one point, moderator Kaitlan Collins pressed Trump on whether he showed the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago to anyone else.
“Not really,” Trump replied.
Collins questioned what Trump meant by that but he continued to steamroll through his answer.
Former FBI agent Pete Strzok called the comment a “tacit admission of unauthorized disclosure of classified information.”
“There were prosecutors and agents taking notes tonight,” tweeted former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance.
During another exchange, Collins asked Trump about his call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, demanding he “find” enough votes to swing the state’s election.
Trump said he believed it was a “rigged election” and said he told Raffensperger “you owe me votes because the election was rigged.”
“File this clip under new evidence for Fani Willis,” tweeted Anthony Michael Kreis, a Georgia State University law professor.
