Trump’s $1.8 Billion Tax Slush Fund and Alleged Witness Intimidation Could Land His AG Up to 20 Years in Prison

and “completely inappropriate.”

That episode potentially implicates 18 U.S.C. § 1512, the federal witness tampering statute.

The law prohibits intimidation, threats, or corrupt persuasion intended to influence congressional testimony. A conviction can carry penalties of up to 20 years in federal prison.

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