Former US president to face Florida court over mishandling classified documents; Miami security stepped up

So what’s subsequent? It may very well be a 12 months or extra earlier than a trial takes place.

Trump’s plea, entered earlier than US Justice of the Peace Decide Jonathan Goodman in a federal courtroom in Miami, units up a authorized battle more likely to play out for months whereas he seeks to win again the presidency in a November 2024 election.

Trump was allowed to go away courtroom with out situations or journey restrictions and no money bond was required. Goodman dominated that he was not allowed to speak with potential witnesses within the case.

Trump’s aide Walt Nauta, who can be charged within the case, appeared alongside Trump however is not going to should enter a plea till June 27 as a result of he doesn’t have an area lawyer. He, too, was launched with out having to put up bond and was ordered to not speak to different witnesses.

Federal prosecutors could be anticipated to start handing over proof to Trump’s attorneys. That would embrace years of correspondence between Trump’s attorneys, the US Nationwide Archives and Data Administration and prosecutors as they haggled over the paperwork.

Sooner or later, Trump’s attorneys are anticipated to file a movement to dismiss the case for quite a lot of causes, together with maybe his declare he declassified the paperwork earlier than taking them.

They’re additionally more likely to argue the case ought to be tossed for what they allege was misconduct by prosecutors, together with alleged violations of a authorized doctrine that allows individuals to maintain communications with their attorneys non-public.

Motions to dismiss in prison instances are normal however hardly ever succeed as a result of defendants face a excessive burden of convincing a decide that their case is just too flawed to even go earlier than a jury.

Prosecutors are additionally entitled to the advantage of the doubt on their factual allegations at that stage.

Reuters