On Friday morning, MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough warned Donald Trump he is taking a massive gamble if he thinks a Florida jury will not find him guilty of even one of the 37 charges he is facing from the Department of Justice -- particularly those involving the Espionage Act.
Referencing conservative attorney -- and Trump defender -- Jonathan Turley admitting special counsel Jack Smith appears to have an exceedingly strong case related to stolen government documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago, the MSNBC host cautioned the former president that he could find himself in prison for the rest of his life.
Following a discussion with "Morning Joe" regular John Heilemann that Trump's legal problems will wear him down as he tries to run for re-election, Scarborough stated the former president would be smarter to work out a plea deal to avoid jail time.
"You look at the dozens of indictments he already has against him, who knows how many more dozens of indictments will be coming in the coming months," the MSNBC host suggested.
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"One, if one of them stuck, if just one of them stick, as Turley said, that's a life sentence for Donald Trump," he added. "And that's what he's carrying around every day as well -- that's what he is carrying."
"I mean, do you think -- I mean, maybe there will be jury nullification, who knows?" he elaborated. "Will there be jury nullification for let's say the one count of stealing nuclear secrets? Just one count is, in effect, a life sentence for him."
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