Former President Donald Trump, who made his first court appearance Tuesday after being indicted on 37 charges related to the mishandling classified documents was accompanied by his son Eric. The indictment marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president faces criminal charges by the federal government he once oversaw. The Associated Press has the story:
Eric Trump accompanies father to courthouse
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TRUMP RODE TO COURT WITH HIS SON ERIC
Trump rode to court with his son Eric, who accompanied the motorcade from the former president’s Doral resort to the federal courthouse in Miami.
CNN aired footage of Trump walking to a line of SUVs with his son by his side while someone yelled, “Let’s go Trump!”
The former president could be seen stopping and waving at supporters, as well as chatting with staff members. Eric Trump appeared to clap his father on the back just before he climbed in a vehicle.
As he rode to court, Trump posted on his social media site that the case against him was a “witch hunt.”
Later, outside the courthouse Trump lawyer Alina Habba said, “Today is not about President Donald J. Trump, who is defiant.”
“It is not about the Republican Party, it is not about the 2024 election,” Habba added. “It is about the destruction of longstanding principles that have set this country apart.”
TRUMP, AIDE BOOKED AT COURTHOUSE
Trump and an aide charged as a co-conspirator have been booked in Miami federal court.
That’s according to the U.S. Marshals Service, which said Trump and Walt Nauta had been booked shortly after they arrived Tuesday afternoon.
Both men are expected to appear at the defense table shortly on charges that they wrongly held onto classified documents.
The two men were seen arriving at court together.
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