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| Trump pleads not guilty in arraignment over classified files | |
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| Watch: Trump's court appearance explained in 90 seconds | Watch: Trump's court appearance explained in 90 seconds |
| Watch: Trump's court appearance explained in 90 seconds | Watch: Trump's court appearance explained in 90 seconds |
| Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to historic charges of mishandling sensitive files at a federal court in Miami, Florida. | Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to historic charges of mishandling sensitive files at a federal court in Miami, Florida. |
| Mr Trump is the first US president - current or former - to be hit with a federal criminal indictment. | Mr Trump is the first US president - current or former - to be hit with a federal criminal indictment. |
| He was spared a mugshot, but was expected to be digitally fingerprinted and submit a DNA sample by swab. | |
| This is the second time Mr Trump has appeared in court this year, but Tuesday's case is more serious. | This is the second time Mr Trump has appeared in court this year, but Tuesday's case is more serious. |
| In a 13th floor courtroom, a lawyer for Mr Trump entered a plea of not guilty on 37 counts of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing the government's efforts to get them back. | |
| "We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty," the attorney, Todd Blanche, told the judge. | |
| The former president appeared sombre in court, sitting in a dark suit and red tie with his arms crossed. | |
| Mr Trump's co-defendant, Walt Nauta - a close aide charged with six criminal counts in the case - was sitting at the same table as the former president and also pleaded not guilty. | |
| The former president, 76, was allowed to leave court without restrictions, according to CNN, after prosecutors told Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman the defendant was not considered a flight risk. | |
| Mr Trump - frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination - was driven to court by motorcade from the Trump National Doral resort where he spent the night. | |
| During the drive, several messages were posted to his account on the social media platform Truth Social, including one in all capital letters saying: "One of the saddest days in the history of our country. We are a nation in decline!!!" | |
| A Trump supporter argues with a counter-protester outside the courthouse on Tuesday | A Trump supporter argues with a counter-protester outside the courthouse on Tuesday |
| Alina Habba, a lawyer attorney for the former president, repeated the former president's claims that the charges were politically motivated as she addressed media outside court. | Alina Habba, a lawyer attorney for the former president, repeated the former president's claims that the charges were politically motivated as she addressed media outside court. |
| "We are at a turning point in our nation's history, the targeting prosecution of a leading political opponent is the type of thing you see in dictatorships like Cuba and Venezuela," she told reporters. | "We are at a turning point in our nation's history, the targeting prosecution of a leading political opponent is the type of thing you see in dictatorships like Cuba and Venezuela," she told reporters. |
| "What is being done to the President Trump should terrify all citizens of this country," she added. | "What is being done to the President Trump should terrify all citizens of this country," she added. |
| Instead of facing the humiliation of a booking photo, the US Marshals Service - which secures federal courts - will use a previously taken photo of Mr Trump, officials at the court briefed journalists on Tuesday morning. | Instead of facing the humiliation of a booking photo, the US Marshals Service - which secures federal courts - will use a previously taken photo of Mr Trump, officials at the court briefed journalists on Tuesday morning. |
| Mr Trump, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, is expected to return to his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he will make remarks to the media. | Mr Trump, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, is expected to return to his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he will make remarks to the media. |
| Small crowds of Trump supporters and counter-protesters gathered outside the court. | |
| City authorities had prepared for possible unrest, but Mayor Francis Suarez told reporters on Tuesday afternoon there had not been any security problems. | |
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| Revealing ways some Republicans defend Trump | Revealing ways some Republicans defend Trump |
| See where he allegedly kept classified files | See where he allegedly kept classified files |
| Could he go to prison? | Could he go to prison? |
| The charges, which were made public on Friday, came after FBI agents found more than 100 documents with classified markings at Mr Trump's private Florida estate Mar-a-Lago in August. | The charges, which were made public on Friday, came after FBI agents found more than 100 documents with classified markings at Mr Trump's private Florida estate Mar-a-Lago in August. |
| They allegedly contained information about the defence and weapons capabilities of both the US and foreign countries, as well as plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack. | They allegedly contained information about the defence and weapons capabilities of both the US and foreign countries, as well as plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack. |
| Prosecutors accuse him of hoarding the files, storing some in a ballroom and a bathroom, and of engaging in a conspiracy with an aide to obstruct the FBI's inquiry. | Prosecutors accuse him of hoarding the files, storing some in a ballroom and a bathroom, and of engaging in a conspiracy with an aide to obstruct the FBI's inquiry. |
| Mr Trump's legal troubles appear not to have diminished his support among Republican voters. | |
| A poll by the BBC's US partner CBS found 76% of likely Republican primary voters were more concerned about the indictment being politically motivated than about the documents posing a national security risk. | A poll by the BBC's US partner CBS found 76% of likely Republican primary voters were more concerned about the indictment being politically motivated than about the documents posing a national security risk. |
| Who is Walt Nauta, the indicted Trump aide? | Who is Walt Nauta, the indicted Trump aide? |
| How Trump, Biden and Clinton cases compare | How Trump, Biden and Clinton cases compare |
| In an interview with a Spanish-language radio programme on Monday, Mr Trump accused the Biden administration of weaponising law enforcement agencies against him. | In an interview with a Spanish-language radio programme on Monday, Mr Trump accused the Biden administration of weaponising law enforcement agencies against him. |
| Protocol dictates that the Department of Justice, the federal agency that enforces US law, should operate independently from the White House. President Joe Biden said last week: "I have never once - not one single time - suggested to the justice department what they should do." | Protocol dictates that the Department of Justice, the federal agency that enforces US law, should operate independently from the White House. President Joe Biden said last week: "I have never once - not one single time - suggested to the justice department what they should do." |
| Legal experts say the criminal charges could lead to substantial prison time if Mr Trump is convicted. He has vowed, however, to continue his campaign for president whatever the verdict. | Legal experts say the criminal charges could lead to substantial prison time if Mr Trump is convicted. He has vowed, however, to continue his campaign for president whatever the verdict. |
| Mr Trump's court appearance is his second in less than three months. He was arraigned in April in New York on charges that he falsified business records for a hush-money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. | Mr Trump's court appearance is his second in less than three months. He was arraigned in April in New York on charges that he falsified business records for a hush-money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. |
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