Donald Trump is
due to appear in court in Florida to face charges of mishandling sensitive
documents after he left the White House.
The former
president will enter a courthouse in Miami for an initial hearing on Tuesday,
the second time he has appeared in court this year.
Miami's police
chief said the force was ready for crowds of between 5,000 and 50,000 people to
gather.
Mr Trump,
meanwhile, spent the night at his hotel resort in the city.
The 76-year-old
will probably travel by motorcade from the Trump National Doral resort to the
Wilkie D Ferguson Jr courthouse where his arraignment is scheduled for around
15:00 local time (20:00 BST).
Following the
25-minute journey, Mr Trump will appear in front of a judge and is expected to
deny 37 counts of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing the
government's efforts to get them back.
The hearing will
last for about an hour and will address various procedural issues, although it
is unlikely a trial date will be set. A judge earlier rejected a request by
news organisations to allow photo and video access inside.
Mr Trump, who
has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, is then expected to return to his golf resort
in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he will make remarks to the media.
The charges,
which were made public on Friday, came after FBI agents found more than 100
documents with classified markings at Mr Trump's private Florida estate
Mar-a-Lago in August.
They allegedly
contained information about the defence and weapons capabilities of both the US
and foreign countries, as well as plans for possible retaliation in response to
a foreign attack.
Prosecutors
accuse him of hoarding the secret files, storing some in a ballroom and a
bathroom, and of engaging in a conspiracy with an aide to obstruct the FBI's inquiry.
0 comments:
Post a Comment