Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump made history by becoming the first president ever to be formally booked on federal crimes.
- Trump was indicted last week on 37 federal felony counts, including willful retention of national defense information.
- The charges against Trump are serious and carry a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, but it is unlikely that Trump will face any jail time due to his age and the fact that he is no longer in office.
Former President Donald Trump made history on Tuesday, becoming the first president ever to be formally booked on federal crimes. Trump, 76, entered a not guilty plea in Miami’s federal court on charges that he retained and then conspired to hide from authorities documents containing some of the country’s most highly sensitive secrets.
Trump was indicted last week on 37 federal felony counts, including willful retention of national defense information, making false statements and representations, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. He was wearing a blue suit and red tie when he entered the plea before Magistrate Judge John Goodman.
The indictment filed last week accuses Trump of hiding national defense documents, including some that could be shared only with the nation’s closest allies, to keep them from prosecutors and the FBI. Trump lawyer Todd Blanche entered the plea on Trump’s behalf shortly after 3 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman.
The charges against Trump are serious and carry a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison. However, it is unlikely that Trump will face any jail time due to his age and the fact that he is no longer in office.
Trump’s legal team has said they will vigorously defend him against the charges. They have argued that the charges are politically motivated and that Trump did not commit any crimes. The case is expected to go to trial in the coming months.
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