Although Trump says he did nothing wrong, the facts say otherwise, as usual.
In short, while all the material recovered could be considered stolen government property, the classified documents that the FBI retrieved and that were marked "top secret" and "various classified/TS/SCI" are of special concern and these highly sensitive documents would likely fall under the definition of "information relating to the national defense" under the Espionage Act, which has severe penalties.
Finally, there is the offense of obstructing a pending federal investigation by concealing documents relating to that investigation. It carries the heaviest potential penalty: up to 20 years in prison. As grave as violations of the first two statutes are, interfering with a Justice Department investigation is especially serious, with penalties to match.
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