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PBS

Trump's Legal Cases, Explained

  This week Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to ever be indicted on federal criminal charges. The 37 criminal counts Trump faces in this most recent federal arraignment come on the heels of a New York State indictment on 34 felony counts, among other legal challenges.  

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Politico

Trump attorney quits another case, cites ‘irreconcilable differences’

  Former President Donald Trump’s attorney Jim Trusty, who withdrew from representing Trump in a pair of federal criminal probes last week, pulled out of yet another Trump legal matter Friday, citing “irreconcilable differences” with the former president.  

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The Federalist

Opinion: 6 Reasons DOJ’s ‘Get Trump’ Documents Case Is Seriously Flawed

  Proving a defendant’s intent and knowledge can often be tough. But it’s even tougher here because of the Presidential Records Act.  

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New York Times

Judge Orders Lawyers in Trump Case to Start Getting Security Clearances

  Judge Aileen Cannon gave the defense team until Tuesday to begin the process, underscoring how classified information will be fundamental to the trial.  

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Earlier articles

NBC News

Trump's long game with Latino voters is apparent after his historic arraignment

  The former president, who lost Miami-Dade to Hillary Clinton in 2016, used his first post-arraignment appearance to shore up the support he’s gained among South Florida Latinos.  


Politico

Trump raised $2 million hours after arraignment

  The campaign raised $2.04 million during a “candlelight dinner” with top donors and campaign bundlers, according to a person familiar with the campaign.  


USA Today

Trump arraignment: Why prosecutors will push for a speedy trial before 2024

  The arraignment of Donald Trump is a historic moment as a former president stands in the dock to plead not guilty to a federal crime. It may foreshadow an equally historic trial in the Florida courthouse.  


Associated Press

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents at Florida estate

  Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts that he hoarded classified documents and refused government demands to give them back.  


ABC News

Trump indictment live updates: Former president en route to court for historic arraignment

  As negotiations reach final stages, ABC News has learned from sources that former President Donald Trump is not expected to be handcuffed or be required to empty his pockets when he's processed at the courthouse on Tuesday.  


Washington Post

Trump scrambles to find lawyer before first federal court appearance

  In familiar predicament for famously challenging client, multiple Florida lawyers decline to take Trump’s case, people familiar with the matter say.  


New York Times

Trump Heads to Florida for Court Appearance in Documents Case

  The former president will interview lawyers to represent him on Tuesday following his indictment on charges of mishandling national security secrets and obstructing efforts to reclaim the documents.  


NPR

The judge assigned to oversee Trump's criminal case was appointed by Trump himself

  U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has been assigned, at least for now, to oversee the case stemming from Donald Trump's indictment, a source confirmed to NPR on Friday.  


Miami Herald

Miami braces for Trump’s historic criminal court hearing. Could trial wind up here, too?

  Miami has hosted its share of marquee criminal defendants over the years — Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, al-Qaeda jihadist Jose Padilla, and Cocaine Cowboys Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta — but no one nearly as prominent as Donald J. Trump.  


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