Tue Jun 13, 2023 – 3:58 pm EDTTue Jun 13, 2023 – 3:59 pm EDT
MIAMI, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded “not guilty” on Tuesday to the more than three dozen federal charges levied against him related to his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House. Trump is the first former U.S. president in American history to face federal charges from the Department of Justice.
After flying into Miami Monday night, Trump turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday with his aide, Walt Nauta, who is also facing charges in the federal indictment. Trump was formally placed under arrest, booked, and reportedly fingerprinted, though it’s been reported that no mugshot will be taken.
Trump supporters and opponents lined the streets outside the Miami federal courthouse where Trump was arraigned. Police had temporarily cleared part of the area earlier in the day following a bomb scare that turned out to be a false alarm.
As LifeSiteNews previously reported, the Biden administration’s DOJ took the unprecedented step of indicting the former president and Biden’s preeminent political rival on 37 federal charges Thursday in relation to his handling of classified documents. FBI agents previously
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