Dhe former US President Donald Trump has arrived in Miami before his court date in the US state of Florida after being charged in the affair over secret government documents. Trump’s machine landed at Miami Airport on Monday afternoon (local time), as shown on TV pictures. He set up camp at his luxurious resort, Doral. He had previously left his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, for Newark Airport and flown to Miami from there.
The 76-year-old’s court date is Tuesday in federal court in Miami. He is accused, among other things, of conspiring to obstruct investigations and illegally storing highly sensitive information. It is the first time against a former US President at the federal level charge was brought. Trump denies the allegations.
The city of Miami is preparing for the court date with a large security presence. “We take this event very seriously. We know things could take a turn for the worst, but that’s not Miami way,” Police Chief Manny Morales said at a news conference Monday. He emphasized that the security forces are ready and can ensure that the situation does not escalate. “We have experience dealing with large demonstrations, this is the city of Miami,” Morales said. There are enough resources for a crowd of up to 50,000 demonstrators.
“We are prepared for a variety of different sized crowds,” Mayor Francis Suarez said. During the protests after the violent killing of African American George Floyd, tens of thousands were out and about in the city and the emergency services were prepared. Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020 in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis triggered demonstrations against racism and police violence in the United States. “We have the right plan of action and the right resources in the right place to ensure there are no incidents,” Suarez said.
Some gathered on the side of the road in front of Trump’s resort Doral on Monday Trump supporter. As his black motorcade rolled by, they waved flags and cheered him on. Aileen, a Florida woman in her 50s, said in an angry voice that she was standing there because the charges were politically motivated. “It’s a two-tier judicial system, we’re fed up with it.” The Democrats are the party of millionaires, Trump is the president of the hard-working, forgotten population.
Trump is said to have kept classified information in a shower
The indictment charges Trump with seven categories of misdemeanor and a total of more than 35 felonies. The details in the 49-page paper are explosive. It says, for example, that Trump kept boxes of classified information in his bedroom, a bathroom, a shower, a ballroom and a storage room, among other places. Some boxes would have stood temporarily in a room where public events were taking place. A storage room was easily accessible via a public pool area.
The court date, at which the indictment is to be read out, is scheduled for Tuesday at 3 p.m. local time (9 p.m. CET). Trump will then be taken into temporary custody. Fingerprints are usually taken from suspects at these appointments, classic police photos are taken and handcuffs are often put on. How exactly the process will be with Trump was unclear in advance. In New York, the authorities had given Trump no handcuffs and a photo.
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