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MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Miami International Airport June 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Trump appeared in federal court on June 13th to face charges including possession of national security documents after leaving office, obstruction, and making false statements. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 12: Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the Miami International Airport June 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Trump appeared in federal court on June 13th to face charges including possession of national security documents after leaving office, obstruction, and making false statements. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Win McNamee/Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, former president Donald Trump appeared in a federal courthouse in Miami where he pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal charges, including obstruction and unlawful retention of classified documents at his Florida home and private resort Mar-a-Lago.
He is the first former U.S. president to face federal criminal charges. Trump and many of his supporters have called the indictment politically motivated.
NPR's White House correspondent Franco Ordonez has been following Trump's case and he spoke to Ailsa Chang about how Trump, as well as his opponents in the Republican primary are reacting to the indictment on the campaign trail.
Ailsa Chang spoke with NPR's Andrea Bernstein about why Trump sees so many lawyers come and go.
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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers, Karen Zamora, Tyler Bartlam and Alejandra Marquez Janse. It was edited by Russell Lewis, Megan Pratz, Courtney Dorning, Andrea de Leon, Adam Raney and Ashley Brown. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
