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

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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 11, 2023, 3:38 PM EDT

Trump plans to speak from NJ after arraignment in Florida

The Trump campaign on Sunday announced that the former president is scheduled to deliver remarks at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey at 8:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, after his scheduled court appearance in Florida earlier that afternoon where he will be arraigned on his 37-count indictment.

After Trump was arraigned in his criminal case in New York City in April, and pleaded not guilty, he similarly addressed supporters -- that time from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim

Jun 11, 2023, 2:18 PM EDT

Graham insists Trump is politically 'stronger' after indictment'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., argued on ABC's "This Week" that Donald Trump is "stronger" after last week's indictment and added that the charges don't impact his support for the former president.

"I think Donald Trump is stronger today politically than he was before. ... We'll have an election, and we'll have a trial, but I promise you this: Most Americans believe, most Republicans believe, that the law is used as a weapon against Donald Trump," Graham said in a testy interview with "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos.

Graham said he did not approve of the former president's handling of classified information but insisted Trump did not deserve to be charged under the Espionage Act

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-ABC News' Tal Axelrod

Jun 10, 2023, 10:37 PM EDT

Trump continues to attack federal indictment in North Carolina

Former President Donald Trump continued to attack the federal indictment handed down against him this week, telling North Carolina Republicans Saturday night that the charges were "third world country stuff."

"You get indicted over nothing?" he exclaimed.

Trump also mused about whether his alma mater, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, was proud of him for getting indicted.

"I wonder if they say, 'Oh, that's wonderful,'" he said.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim, Will McDuffie, Elizabeth Schulze and Arthur Jones

Jun 10, 2023, 8:00 PM EDT

Trump vows to stay in the race even if convicted

Former President Donald Trump has vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race even if he is convicted on the wide-ranging 37-count indictment.

In an interview with a Politico reporter who went on Trump's plane on Saturday, Trump said he will continue to run for president even if he's convicted in his federal case, his spokesperson confirmed.

"I'll never leave," Trump said. "Look, if I would have left, I would have left prior to the original race in 2016. That was a rough one. In theory, that was not doable."

A Trump campaign spokesperson confirmed to ABC News that Trump made the comment.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim

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