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 12, 2023, 1:28 PM EDT

McCarthy defends keeping docs in bathroom: 'A bathroom door locks'

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went to bat for former President Donald Trump during his first appearance in the Capitol since the 37-count indictment against Trump was handed up in Florida last week.

Speaker of the House McCarthy responds to questions on Trump indictment, Washington, D.C on June 12, 2023.
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Asked by reporters whether it was a good look for Trump to have stored boxes of documents in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom, McCarthy responded, "I don’t know. Is it a good picture to have boxes in a garage that opens all the time?" McCarthy said, drawing comparisons to the circumstances surrounding documents found in President Joe Biden's possession.

"A bathroom door locks," McCarthy added.

PHOTO: A photo contained in the indictment released on June 9, 2023, from the U.S. Southern District of Florida, shows boxes of potentially sensitive documents that were found at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
A photo contained in the indictment released on June 9, 2023, from the U.S. Southern District of Florida, shows boxes stored in a bathroom of potentially sensitive documents that were found at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
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McCarthy repeatedly slammed the FBI and Department of Justice for failing to indict Biden, falsely equating the crimes Trump allegedly committed with Biden's own handling of classified documents.

"I think President Trump has not been treated equally like everybody else in this process," McCarthy said.

PHOTO: A photo contained in the indictment released on June 9, 2023, from the U.S. Southern District of Florida, shows boxes of potentially sensitive documents that were found at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
A photo contained in the indictment released on June 9, 2023, from the U.S. Southern District of Florida, shows boxes of potentially sensitive documents stored on the stage in the White and Gold Ballroom that were found at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
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"You raid one house and you don’t raid the other -- that's a little different, and that’s not fair," he said.

McCarthy said he has not spoken to Trump since the indictment was handed up. He said he's read "a lot of portions" of the indictment but not the entire 49-page document that was unsealed Friday.

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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.

Former President Donald Trump boards his airplane at Newark Liberty International Airport, June 12, 2013, in Newark, N.J.
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The plane for former President Donald Trump takes off at Newark Airport heading to Florida, June 12, 2023.
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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.

The motorcade for former President Donald Trump passes through the hamlet of Lamington after leaving Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 12, 2023.
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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.

Federal Protective Service Police talk outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, June 12, 2023, in Miami.
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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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