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Today, June 13, 2023, former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents, including 31 counts related to the Espionage Act, after leaving the White House, leading to the next phase of the federal criminal case against him.

Donald Trump has arrived at the federal courthouse in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, for an unprecedented and historic court appearance as the first former president to face federal charges in US history, in the video published on June 13, 2023, by CNN, as “Trump under arrest in Miami“, below:

As court officials set up barricades and police tape around the Miami courthouse where Donald Trump is due to be arraigned on Tuesday afternoon, police officials sought to assure local residents they would safely handle any protest, in the video published on June 12, 2023, by Guardian News, as “Miami police prepared for Trump arraignment “, below:

Most Republicans rushed to former President Donald Trump’s defense when he was indicted in Manhattan in April — with some calling it a politically motivated move. But the party hasn’t been as united in its response to the latest Florida indictment. CBS News’ Robert Costa, Catherine Herridge and Ed O’Keefe report, in the video published on June 13, 2023, by CBS News, as “Congressional Republicans divided over defense of Trump in classified documents case“, below:

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House, in the video published on June 13, 2023, by CBS News, as “Trump pleads not guilty at federal indictment hearing in Miami | full coverage“, below:

Former President Trump: “Today, we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country. Very sad thing to watch. A corrupt sitting president had his top political opponent arrested on fake and fabricated charges of which he and numerous other presidents would be guilty, right in the middle of a presidential election, in which he is losing very badly. This is called election interference in yet another attempt to rig and steal a presidential election.” He also says, “I had every right to have these documents…I’m not the one who thinks I’m above the law, I’m the one that followed the law. I’m the only one.” in the video published on June 13, 2023, by C-SPAN, as ““Today, we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country.“, below:

Former President Donald Trump visited the iconic Miami Cuban restaurant Versailles after his federal arraignment. CNN’s Jake Tapper and a panel of experts break down significance of the stop, in the video published on June 13, 2023, by CNN, as “Trump’s pit stop after his arrest was key play. Here’s why“, below:

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified information after leaving the White House. The Justice Department says Trump illegally retained secret documents, obstructed the government’s efforts to retrieve them and made false statements on the matter. William Brangham was in the courtroom and reports on the proceedings, in the video published on June 13, 2023, by PBS NewsHour, as “Trump pleads not guilty on federal charges of mishandling classified documents“, below:

Donald Trump is set to surrender today at the federal courthouse in Miami to face charges for retaining and mishandling classified documents, including top-secret information about U.S. nuclear weapons programs. Trump’s supporters, including many prominent members of the Republican Party, have threatened violence and suggested revolt in response to what they see as a politically motivated targeting of the former president, while Trump himself has claimed to reporters that he is innocent of wrongdoing. His capture of the Republican base is the work of a “cult leader,” argues Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on fascism and authoritarianism, adding that today’s GOP is an “autocratic party operating inside a democracy.” Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University, also discusses the death this week of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who she says helped to mainstream far-right extremism in Italian politics, in the video published on June 13, 2023, by Democracy Now!, as “Trump Indictment: Scholar of Fascism Says GOP Has Become an “Autocratic Party” Led by “Cult Leader”“. below:

The majority of former President Donald Trump’s charges for mishandling classified documents stem from the Espionage Act, a World War I-era law that has often been used to silence dissent and go after whistleblowers. We speak with Chip Gibbons of Defending Rights & Dissent, who calls for reforming the Espionage Act. Regardless of Trump’s conduct, the Espionage Act is “basically unconstitutional” and should not be used as it is currently written, says Gibbons, and notes Trump himself used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers when he was in office, in the video published on June 14, 2023, by Democracy Now!, as “The Espionage Act: Could Trump Indictment Lead to Changes to 1917 Law Used to Jail Whistleblowers?“, below:

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes the transcript from Donald Trump’s arraignment in a federal courthouse in Miami yesterday over his possession of government documents and explains why he thinks his co-defendant Walt Nauta is unlikely to turn on him, in the video published on June 14, 2023, by MSNBC, as “Lawrence: Fmr. Trump chief of staff says he’s ‘scared sh-tless‘”, below: