Former U.S. President Donald Trump's recent indictment on counts of obstruction of justice and wrongful retention of classified documents has stirred up a whirlwind of debate. Providing insightful legal commentary on the situation, Dakota Rudesill, Associate Professor of Law and Research Associate at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, pens a comprehensive article entitled "Why Trump’s prosecution for keeping secret documents is lawful, constitutional, precedented, nonpartisan, and merited." Rudesill dispels the objections made by Trump and his allies, drawing from his extensive experience in the U.S. intelligence community and as a scholar of secrecy law. Dive into this rigorous analysis to understand why the charges brought against Trump hold water in the realms of law and constitutionality.

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