Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Classified Documents Case
2023-06-14
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1Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a court in Miami, in the U.S. state of Florida Tuesday to face 37 federal charges.
2The current presidential candidate told the judge in the case that he is not guilty of all charges.
3The charges are related to classified government documents that he took after leaving the White House.
4After appearing in court and making his plea, the court released Trump with no restrictions on his movement.
5The U.S. Justice Department says Trump ignored demands to return the documents and tried to hide them.
6Government lawyers say the documents include top secret files on U.S. nuclear and defense programs.
7The charging document, called an indictment, said that the former president showed "classified documents to others" two times.
8The indictment says that, once Trump was no longer president, he was not permitted to have or keep classified documents.
9Of the 37 counts in the indictment, 31 of them relate to "willfully" holding national defense information.
10The other counts are related to a suspected conspiracy, obstruction and false statements.
11The indictment says Trump conspired with Waltine Nauta, an assistant, to keep the documents and hide them.
12Nauta is also charged with making false statements to federal officials.
13U.S. special counsel Jack Smith is leading the government effort against Trump.
14Smith attended the hearing but made no statement.
15On Friday, Smith said while announcing the charges, "We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everybody."
16He added that Trump, like any defendant, must be considered innocent until proven guilty.
17Smith noted that laws protect national defense information and are important to the safety and security of the United States.
18And Smith said his office would seek a speedy trial before a jury of Florida residents.
19At Tuesday's hearing, the judge ruled that Trump cannot talk with witnesses about the case, except through his lawyers.
20After the hearing, Trump stopped by a bake shop where supporters sang "Happy Birthday" to him.
21Trump, who will turn 77 on Wednesday, said, "Some birthday... We've got a government that is out of control."
22In March, a government lawyer in the state of New York charged Trump with 34 counts of criminally falsifying business documents.
23That indictment made Trump the first former president to face criminal charges.
24In May, a jury in New York City found Trump guilty of sexual abuse and defamation of a writer E. Jean Carroll.
25The former president's lawyers are seeking a new trial in that case.
26Trump also faces investigations in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia over the 2020 election dispute.
27I'm Mario Ritter Jr.
1Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a court in Miami, in the U.S. state of Florida Tuesday to face 37 federal charges. 2The current presidential candidate told the judge in the case that he is not guilty of all charges. The charges are related to classified government documents that he took after leaving the White House. 3After appearing in court and making his plea, the court released Trump with no restrictions on his movement. 4The U.S. Justice Department says Trump ignored demands to return the documents and tried to hide them. 5Government lawyers say the documents include top secret files on U.S. nuclear and defense programs. The charging document, called an indictment, said that the former president showed "classified documents to others" two times. 6The indictment says that, once Trump was no longer president, he was not permitted to have or keep classified documents. 7Of the 37 counts in the indictment, 31 of them relate to "willfully" holding national defense information. The other counts are related to a suspected conspiracy, obstruction and false statements. 8The indictment says Trump conspired with Waltine Nauta, an assistant, to keep the documents and hide them. Nauta is also charged with making false statements to federal officials. 9The government's legal action 10U.S. special counsel Jack Smith is leading the government effort against Trump. Smith attended the hearing but made no statement. 11On Friday, Smith said while announcing the charges, "We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everybody." He added that Trump, like any defendant, must be considered innocent until proven guilty. 12Smith noted that laws protect national defense information and are important to the safety and security of the United States. And Smith said his office would seek a speedy trial before a jury of Florida residents. 13At Tuesday's hearing, the judge ruled that Trump cannot talk with witnesses about the case, except through his lawyers. 14After the hearing, Trump stopped by a bake shop where supporters sang "Happy Birthday" to him. Trump, who will turn 77 on Wednesday, said, "Some birthday... We've got a government that is out of control." 15Other actions against Trump 16In March, a government lawyer in the state of New York charged Trump with 34 counts of criminally falsifying business documents. That indictment made Trump the first former president to face criminal charges. 17In May, a jury in New York City found Trump guilty of sexual abuse and defamation of a writer E. Jean Carroll. The former president's lawyers are seeking a new trial in that case. 18Trump also faces investigations in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia over the 2020 election dispute. 19I'm Mario Ritter Jr. 20Mario Ritter adapted this report for VOA Learning English from Associated Press and Reuters sources. 21____________________________________________________________________ 22Words in This Story 23plea -n. a defendant's answer to a lawsuit or to a criminal charge 24obstruction -n. something that blocks action 25apply -v. to have relation or a connection 26____________________________________________________________________ 27We want to hear from you. 28Here is how our comment system works: 29Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.