Donald Trump could have just broken the law with the sale of a firearm purportedly from Mar-a-Lago, according to a news report.
Trump, who was previously flagged for a similar incident in September when he said on camera he would buy a golden Glock with his face on it, is now under fire in connection with a separate gun auction.
In this case, it involves a "priceless" gun purportedly from his collection, according to Newsweek.
"Donald Trump may have violated his federal indictment by auctioning off a priceless gun from his collection at Mar-a-Lago," the outlet reported Saturday. "Last weekend, an auction held at his Florida home saw the item, described as 'a one of a kind Trump Glock from the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump,' go up for bidding during a charity event. Pictures circulating on social media show the gun being presented at the auction, with news website Meidas Touch saying that bidding for the item began at $10,000."
This, according to Newsweek, could get Trump in trouble considering his existing legal troubles.
"However, the transaction could land the former U.S. president in considerable trouble, given that federal law prohibits those under indictment from transacting firearms. Trump is embroiled in active legal proceedings, having testified at a civil trial over the New York investigation into financial fraud at the Trump Organization," the report states.
There is also evidence that Trump was a knowing participant in the sale, according to the news report.
"Dave Aronberg, the state attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, told Meidas Touch that Trump could land himself in even more legal jeopardy if the gun can be proved to belong to the former president," Newsweek wrote. "Aronberg said: Trump will be in legal jeopardy if the gun actually was his and he knew it would be auctioned off. The fact that Trump attended the event is evidence that he knew of the sale."
"Trump will probably say, however, that the gun wasn't really his, and that the event organizers just used his name and mugshot to raise money for the charity," Aronberg added, according to Newsweek.
