they are now trying to say the Espionage Act applies to unclassified documents.... and that Trump is facing 20 years over unclassified documents.
from the linked article:
"...Regardless of whether or not Trump's claim is true – and whether or not the documents are classified or even declassified – for his legal defense right now, it may not matter, experts told USA TODAY.
That's because the federal laws used to justify the Aug. 8 search do not require the documents to be classified for a crime to be committed.
In fact, the provisions of federal law contained in the Espionage Act, obstruction, and the mishandling of government records and reports mentioned in the search affidavit don't even include the words "classified" or "confidential."
The first two carry the heftiest penalties of fines and up to 10 and 20 years in prison, respectively.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-himself-likely-behind-the-attorney-s-false-claims-legal-experts-suggest-trump-purposely-lied-to-his-attorneys/ar-AA11Srfh?cvid=97858febd12e49f68b747099ef6ac20b