Former
President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 counts of embezzlement of
classified documents. Indictments against the former president took place in
federal court in Miami on Tuesday, with 4,444 Trump lawyers facing a jury
trial. "We certainly plead not guilty," Trump's attorney Todd Blanche
told the judge. During the hearing, Mr. Trump sat slouched over him with his
arms crossed and a frown on his face. he didn't speak
President
Trump's adviser and co-defendant Walt Nauta was also arrested, fingerprinted
and processed. He first appeared in court on Tuesday, but will not be charged
until June 27. Here's what else happened at Tuesday's hearings, which ended
about 45 minutes later: Judge Jonathan Goodman ruled that President Trump was
not allowed to speak to Nauta about the case. dropped. The judge also asked the
prosecution to compile a list of potential witnesses who could not speak about
the case unless President Trump went through his lawyers.
However, the
judge did not impose travel restrictions on any of the defendants. The
Department of Justice recommended the release of Trump and Nauta without financial
or special conditions. Prosecutor David Harbach said, "The government does
not consider any of the defendants to be a flight risk," Goodman said,
beginning hearings and working with "the entire law enforcement
community" on Tuesday. I expressed my gratitude. Prior to impeachment
hearings, assistant marshals registered former presidents and accepted
electronic copies of their fingerprints. They didn't take a picture of Trump
because he was easy to spot. The booking process took about 10 minutes.
Special Counsel
Jack Smith attended Tuesday's arraignment, as criminal charges in a classified
documents case with the Justice Department increase legal vulnerabilities for
the 2024 Republican front-runner.
President
Trump is indicted in court following a historic federal indictment.
President Trump faces 37 felony counts, including wrongful seizure of national
defense information and violating the Witness Falsification Act withholding
documents during a Department of Justice materials investigation.