Jun 12, 2023, 12:17 PM EDT
Trump en route to Florida
Former President Donald Trump has departed Newark Liberty International Airport to head to Florida ahead of his federal court appearance in Miami on Tuesday.
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Trump says he'll plead not guilty after federal indictment
Trump is set to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday.
Last Updated: June 13, 2023, 10:43 AM EDT
To read live updates from Tuesday's court appearance, click here.
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges in an investigation into his handling of classified documents, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday.
The indictment comes after more than 100 documents with classified markings were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in August 2022.
Trump was charged with 37 counts: 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information; one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; one count of withholding a document or record; one count of corruptly concealing a document or record; one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation; one count of scheme to conceal; and one count of false statements and representations.
The indictment of Trump, who has repeatedly denied any allegations of impropriety, is unprecedented for a former president.
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Jun 12, 2023, 11:12 AM EDT
Trump leaves Bedminster club to head to Florida
Former President Donald Trump has left his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club to begin his travel day to Florida.
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Trump is expected to board his plane at Newark Liberty International Airport to take him to Florida, one day before his court appearance, to meet with potential legal counsel for in-person interviews, sources told ABC News.
The hunt for new counsel comes after Trump's attorneys on this case, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, resigned on Friday, just hours after Trump was informed of the indictment.
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Sources told ABC News that it's unlikely Trump will have a full team set in time for Tuesday's court appearance, but he's expected to have attorney Todd Blanche, who is representing Trump in the Manhattan district attorney's probe into hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, by his side. Attorney Chris Kise, who is based in Florida and working on other matters on behalf of the former president, is likely to also be in attendance, but plans were not solidified as of Sunday evening, sources said.
Jun 11, 2023, 9:47 PM EDT
Trump plans to head to Florida Monday, sources say
Donald Trump is expected to head to Florida midday Monday ahead of his first appearance Tuesday before a federal judge regarding the 37 counts he faces from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation, sources familiar with the planning told ABC News.
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Jun 11, 2023, 6:24 PM EDT
Miami mayor to speak Monday on security for Trump's expected court appearance
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is expected to hold a press conference Monday regarding the city's "preparations, security measures and traffic impacts in anticipation of former President Donald Trump’s presence in the city of Miami on Tuesday."
The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET and will take place at the Miami Police Department, according to a press release.
-ABC News' Victor Oquendo
