The Ultimate Indictment Quiz

Former President Donald J. Trump continues to make news. At the top is his quest to return to the Oval Office while under federal indictment for his role in retaining documents that rightfully belong to the nation, including some of a classified nature that contain nuclear secrets and strategies for potential attacks on hostile countries. Since we have been bombarded with this news for the last several weeks, the time is ripe to test your knowledge of this historic legal saga. So sharpen your pencils and dig into this quiz (in each case, indicate all that apply).

1. In defending his retention of the boxes, Trump claimed they needed to be reviewed to separate his personal items including:
   a. Golf shirts
   b. Shoes
   c. Melania’s undergarments
   d. A copy of the video The Best of Stormy Daniels
2. Trump denies that the boxes contained:
   a. Plans to attack Iran
   b. Nuclear secrets
   c. Hair replacement remedies
   d. Crumpled McDonald’s wrappers
3. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended Trump against the charge that some boxes were stored in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom saying:
   a. “Where else would he read classified documents?”
   b. “Bathrooms have locks.”
   c. “Most government documents are worth less than toilet paper.”
   d. “That’s where he goes to get away from Melania.”
4. When told that the indictment contained 37 counts, Trump responded:
   a. “That’s what I shot on the back nine today.”
   b. “What about Hillary?”
   c. “37 has symbolic meaning in Wiccam proving it is a WITCH HUNT.”
   D. “That is the exact number of states I actually won in the election.”
5. In the indictment, Trump is accused of:
   a. Violating the Espionage Act
   b. Violating the Presidential Records Act
   c. Witness tampering
   d. Pretending to be literate
6. Who said, “If even half of it is true, he’s toast?”
   a. Laura Ingraham
   b. Bill Barr
   c. Rupert Murdoch
   d. Melania Trump
7. Despite indications that Trump knew some documents were not declassified, Rep. Jim Jordan claimed that they were because:
   a. Trump has metaphysical powers
   b. “If the President said he declassified them, I believe him.”
   c. “If the President does it, it is not illegal.”
   d. He heard it on NewsMax
8. Trump’s defense ultimately will be based on the claim that:
   a. The documents actually belong to him
   b. He had signed an Executive Order declaring Mar-a-Lago the new White House
   c. L’etat c’est moi
   d. The documents prove that he won the election
9. According to Trump, the document he referred to in a taped recording as “secret” and “like, highly confidential,” was actually:
   a. His college transcript.
   b. His personal tax returns
   c. News clippings
   d. His long-awaited infrastructure policy
10. In reaction to the indictment, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie:
    a. Dropped out of the race for the Republican Presidential nomination
    b. Called Trump a “loser” and a “child.”
    c. Accused Democrats of being fatphobes
    d. Promised, as President, to put away Jared just as he had done to his father.
11. The indictment also charged a Trump aide of conspiring to conceal the documents. His name is:
    a. Walt Frazier
    b. Walt Disney
    c. Walt Dropo
    d. Walt Nauta

Best of luck to all. See you in the courthouse.