Former U.S. president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to dozens of federal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified materials after he left the White House, a historic moment for the United States and its Justice Department.
Trump entered a federal courtroom in Miami Tuesday afternoon to surrender to authorities. His lawyer entered the not guilty plea on Trump’s behalf in response to 37 criminal counts detailed in an explosive indictment that was unsealed on Friday.
Trump, who reportedly sat silent and stone-faced throughout the hearing, was allowed to leave court without conditions or travel restrictions and no cash bond was required.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman ruled that Trump was not allowed to communicate with potential witnesses in the case.