cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/141575
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Okay, I’ll try to explain it to you like you’re five. Donald Trump was the president of the United States for four years, from 2017 to 2021. He did many things that some people liked and some people didn’t like. He also said and wrote many things that some people liked and some people didn’t like. After he lost the election in 2020, he left the White House and went to live in his big house in Florida called Mar-a-Lago. There, he kept saying and writing things that some people liked and some people didn’t like.
Some of the things he said and wrote were about secrets that only the president and a few other people are supposed to know. These secrets are called classified documents, and they are very important for keeping the country safe and making good decisions. The people who work for the government have rules about how to handle these secrets, and they are not allowed to share them with anyone who is not supposed to know them. If they do, they can get in big trouble.
Some people who work for the government thought that Trump was not following the rules about the secrets, and they started to investigate him. They looked at his phone, his computer, his papers, and his emails. They also talked to some of his friends and helpers who knew about the secrets. They found out that Trump had shared some of the secrets with people who were not supposed to know them, and that he had not protected them well enough. They also found out that one of his helpers, named Walt Nauta, had helped him do this.
The people who work for the government decided that Trump and Nauta had broken the law by mishandling the secrets, and they charged them with crimes. This means that they accused them of doing something wrong, and that they have to go to court to prove it. The court is a place where a judge and a jury listen to both sides of the story and decide who is telling the truth and who is lying. The judge is a person who knows a lot about the law and makes sure everyone follows the rules. The jury is a group of ordinary people who are chosen randomly to be fair.
Trump and Nauta had to go to court yesterday for the first time, where they met the judge and said that they were not guilty. This means that they denied doing anything wrong, and that they want to have a trial. A trial is when both sides present their evidence and arguments to the judge and the jury, who then decide if they are guilty or not guilty. If they are guilty, they can be punished by paying money or going to jail. If they are not guilty, they can go free.
Trump is the first former president ever to be charged with a federal crime. A federal crime is a crime that affects the whole country, not just one state or city. This makes this case very special and important, because it has never happened before. Many people are watching this case very closely, because they care about what Trump did or didn’t do with the secrets.
Do you understand now?
Source: Conversation with Bing, 6/15/2023 (1) Donald Trump. https://bing.com/search?q=trump+news. (2) Trump announces raising over $6 million since federal indictment news. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-announces-raising-over-6-million-since-federal-indictment-news/ar-AA1cyDVj. (3) Trump raises $7 million for 2024 campaign since federal indictment. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-raises-7-million-2024-campaign-since-federal-indictment-2023-06-15/. (4) They Are Trump’s Aides and Lawyers. Now They Could Be Trial Witnesses… https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/us/politics/trump-lawyers-witnesses-nauta-corcoran.html. (5) June 13, 2023 Trump pleads not guilty in historic federal indictment - CNN. https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/donald-trump-indictment-court-appearance-06-13-23/index.html. (6) Trump arraignment live updates: Trump pleads not guilty, greets … https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/live-coverage-trump-arraignment-miami-court-federal-indictment/.