The Office considered whether to charge Trump Campaign officials with crimes in connection with the June 9 meeting
b. Application to June 9 Trump Tower Meeting
The Office considered whether to charge Trump Campaign officials with crimes in connection with the June 9 meeting described in Volume I, Section IV.A. 5, supra. The Office concluded that, in light of the government’s substantial burden of proof on issues of intent (“ knowing” and “willful”), and the difficulty of establishing the value of the offered information, criminal charges would not meet the Justice Manual standard that “the admissible evidence will probably be sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction.” Justice Manual § 9-27.220.
