Trump pleads not guilty to criminal charges in documents case
Arraigned in a federal court in Miami on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he jeopardized the security of national secrets and obstructed the government’s efforts to recover classified documents in his possession.
Trump appeared at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in downtown Miami, where a jury will adjudicate the 37 criminal counts brought against the former president, who remains the frontrunner for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination.
Demonstrators gathered outside voiced their support for Trump, while others vocalized their support for the indictment, brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith.
The scene reflects the extent to which the prosecution is politically fraught — an unprecedented legal gambit for a former president, brought by the U.S.
