Donald Trump will be arraigned in federal court today, Miami braces for protest
- Court appearance takes place at 3 pm ET in Miami
- Expected to plead not guilty to 37 counts
- Will voluntarily turn himself in before that
- Will be fingerprinted digitally
- Mugshot will likely not made public
- Will not be handcuffed
Former president Donald Trump will be arraigned in Miami federal court Tuesday to face 37 counts connected to his keeping hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach after leaving the White House.
Trump has his first appearance scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in downtown Miami. Federal agents and police, media and crowds of supporters and detractors are expected to fill the streets around the courthouse.
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Updates:
Times are Eastern Standard Time
12:52pm
Police motorcycle escort arriving at Doral.
https://twitter.com/KarliBonnita/status/1668659961801453569
1:33pm
Trump Motorcade heading to Miami Courthouse
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1668674339820953602
1:46pm
Trump posts to social media from motorcade
1:52pm
Trump arrives at Miami Courthouse
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1668678566731456512
https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1668678847191982080
2:14pm
Donald Trump formally arrested on federal charges, will appear before a judge shortly
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1668683739180703745
3:00pm
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Trump now in federal court
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Special Counsel Jack Smith is in attendance
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Trump pleads "not guilty" to all 37 federal charges
3:15pm
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Trump has been released without any travel conditions, as he is reportedly not a flight risk per the judge.
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The judge said that former President Trump could have no contact with any witnesses in the case
3:55pm
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Trump motorcade leaves courthouse through crowded streets
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Protesters, one wearing a prisoner costume, jump in front of Trump's motorcade as he leaves court
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1668710687915253760
4:15pm
Trump makes a stop at Cafe Versailles after leaving courthouse
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1668715242019340288
5:00pm
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Trump departs Miami airport for New Jersey
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will deliver speech at 8pm from Bedminster
I would love to see him in a regular prison like he deserves, but can a person with secret service protection even get anything worse than house arrest? I've been unable to find clarifying information on this.
What he deserves is to not have special treatment anymore, but who knows how it will happen
I would imagine convictions related to espionage would probably strip you of any secret service protection. People argue that it's a former president's right to have SS protection, but remember the SS hasn't always been about protecting anyone, the used to only be counterfeit currency police
someone with presidential-level knowledge and no protection would be a prime target for abduction. trump would dump everything he knew at the first mention of torture, or maybe if he was just slipped a $20.
Or a diet coke
If a former president loses their protection detail, they're not walking around as a free man anymore.
I think at this stage removing it would be equivalent to tattooing "assassinate me" on his forehead.
Look I hate the guy too and he doesn't deserve his freedom, but there's a large number of people in this world who would love to merc a former POTUS regardless of who that POTUS is or what they did. And frankly Trump is more dangerous as a martyr than he is alive and alone on house arrest for the rest of his life.
Edit, dead he can't speak for himself anymore, alive all he does is bury himself further every time he opens his mouth. Let him. Let him babble incoherently into obscurity. My father in law was full on MAGA and just last week he called Trump "fucking retarded" off-handedly. My wife and I both felt relief instantly. The dude is losing all but the extreme fringe.
How refreshing that this comment can be posted without immediately being taken down due to your quote.
One might even say it's well regarded
He'd be very safe in ADX Florence. No need for Secret Service there.
I mean his following doesn't have the best attention span they'll just move on to the next guy. Just hope seeing this mega-criminal actually punished will discourage others from attempting the same power grab but who knows...
Thing is the next guy can't actually invigorate them because it's DeSantis. Or Ted Cruz, whom I suspect will actually end up with the nomination. DeSantis is a shitbag but he's entirely lacking in the crowd pleasing department. MAGA diehards are all that's left and they hate him already. Then there's Cruz, who will be a direct opposite to that brand - trying to sell himself as a moderate. Real hard to get people excited about that, and they've spent a decade or more undercutting that exact platform. Plus he's Ted Cruz. Dude is a total loser to every side.
The brand of ego maniac that creates a Trump isn't common enough for Republicans to just spin up a new one. We've watched them try time and again the last 8 years and it's laughable how badly it goes for them. I disdain Trump but I can recognize that aspect clearly. The guy was massively and mainstream popular for decades prior to his presidency across multiple, huge platforms. He was already a household name, no one had to ask who he was. That's what it took.
Republicans know it too, it's why they've still been backing him and not going on the direct offensive - yet.
I think if it comes down to president going to jail the secret service benefit should be waived. It's not that hard to keep the protection, just don't commit crimes. We are living in a country that supposed to have one law that applies to everyone. Having people being treated differently, because of who they are is what Russia has.
You can't just plop a former president into gen pop.
How come? He is no longer a president. He also broke the law. It sounds like no laws should apply to him anymore.
Also, shouldn't we also provide Secret Service for people like Pelosi or Schiff? They weren't even indicted and there are people who want to murder them.
The Secret Service being tasked with protection of president et al. is written into law, so it literally is their current right. The original purpose doesn't really matter.
But obviously it should be stripped away for treason etc.
From what I can gather, the Former Presidents Act mandates lifetime protection for all former presidents unless they were removed from office under Article II. So the only current way for Trump to lose Secret Service protection would be for him to decline it.
Or amendment of the act? Laws can and should change, that's how government grows
I can't imagine something like that passing through US Congress at this point, though. It will 100% be seen as an "attack on Republicans" by Trump's allies.
An attempt to change the rules/laws to target a specific individual would rightly be seen as an attack on Trump/Republicans.
Even if they did, wouldn't that be ex post facto and not apply to TFG?
Ex post facto just means you can't charge someone with a crime that wasn't a crime at the time they committed it. It doesn't mean that you can't change someone's benefits at will.
My proposal has been house arrest at Mar-A-Lago with a twist:
First of all, no visitors. That includes no members allowed to come stay at Mar-A-Lago. Not even Trump's family. Mar-A-Lago can refund any membership fees because Trump will be the only resident allowed besides Secret Service and security guards hired by the feds.
Secondly, Mar-A-Lago is taken over by the federal government. Trump could owe fines as well as prison time and this could help pay the US back. (This also means he can't charge the Secret Service to stay in his club.)
Third, Trump's movements are highly restricted. He's confined to a small guest bedroom (not his normal one) for most of the day. He's allowed out for meals and 1 hour of "exercise" a day. Obviously, smartphones/computers/social media are NOT allowed at all.
Finally, Mar-A-Lago gets a downgrade. Trump doesn't get a cushy bed, but whatever a standard prison bed would be. He doesn't get his normal meals, but whatever slop the prison food service cooks for him. I wouldn't expect them to make his stay imprisoned at Mar-A-Lago into 100% the same as a federal prison, but they could get it as close as possible. (Keep any luxury for the guards and Secret Service. They'll need to be dealing with Trump daily. They deserve some comfort.)
Who knows what'll actually happen but they could always segregate him with an SS detail in prison.
It truly baffles me how so many people can still support him when the evidence is overwhelming. Love is blind I guess (pretty sure anybody protesting for him would give him a BJ is trump asked 🤷).
Remember that they only get their information from pro-Trump sources. Imagine if you didn't listen to anything but FOX News, OANN, Newsmax, and the like. All the "news sources" you listened to told you that this was a witch hunt and that anyone who disagreed was a traitor to this country.
You'd likely wind up shouting about Trump's innocence and how this was all political retribution.
They're wrong when they say this, of course, but the root cause is a refusal to listen to anyone who tells them a contrary position.
They would just have to listen to Trump. That is all it takes to figure out that he is a nut job.