
New York Republicans slam Trump indictment as ‘witch hunt’.
Federal indictment against former President Trump unsealed. Trump indicted on 7 charges - including under Espionage Act - in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The 45th president stored boxes containing the documents throughout his estate, including “a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, an office space, his bedroom, and a storage room,” according to a 49-page indictment filed in Miami federal court Thursday.įollow the Post’s coverage of former President Trump’s federal indictment Trump unlawfully kept hundreds of documents after leaving office - including papers detailing America’s conventional and nuclear weapons programs, potential weak points in US defenses, and plans to respond to a foreign attack, federal prosecutors charged Friday. Here's what to know about former President Donald Trump's federal indictmentįormer President Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to mishandling classified White House documents that were recovered at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, watched the proceedings from the first row of spectators behind the prosecution table and gazed intently at Trump as he left the courtroom. Smith, who was tapped by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November to investigate the documents case as well as Trump’s role in the Jan. Reutersįive days earlier, Trump had been indicted by special counsel Jack Smith on 37 counts alleging Trump improperly held onto classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving office in January 2021, and then lied to federal officials who sought their return. Trump rolled up to Miami federal court Tuesday afternoon to be arraigned on more than three dozen federal charges. Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges at his arraignment in Miami on June 13, 2023. After the plea was entered, Trump sat at the defense table scowling with his arms crossed.Ĭlad in his trademark navy blue suit and red tie, the former president frequently engaged in animated conversation with Blanche, occasionally shaking his head slightly at answers that displeased him. “We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty,” Trump lawyer Todd Blanche told the court at the appointed moment. Trump, 76, pleaded not guilty to more than three dozen counts - most of which allege unlawful hoarding of national security information - before Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman. Trump accused of stiffing Miami café diners after promising to pay during post-court stop: reportįormer President Donald Trump made more history Tuesday, becoming the first chief executive to be arraigned on federal charges during a brief appearance in a Miami courtroom - as his rep blasted the prosecution as a moment that should “terrify” all Americans. Bob Good calls for impeachment of AG Garland, FBI chief Chris Wray Trump lawyers argue ‘hush money’ case violations came while he was in office
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