DONALD Trump flew to Miami on Monday to face charges of hoarding classified documents, in a legal reckoning that goes far beyond misconduct accusations the former US president has largely ridden out in the past.
Trump will appear in court Tuesday to answer charges that he lied and schemed to hang on to dozens of secret records he took to his beachfront mansion in Florida when he left the White House in 2021.
The twice-impeached Republican — who is vying to win back the presidency next year — struck a defiant note as he prepared to become the first of America’s 46 presidents to be arraigned in federal court, amid ramped-up security.
“Getting ready to head down to Doral in Miami,” Trump posted on his Truth Social network, as he flew to spend the night at his Florida golf course, a 25-minute drive from the courthouse.
“We must all be STRONG and DEFEAT the Communists, Marxists, and Radical Left Lunatics that are systematically destroying our Country,” wrote the former president, who was expected to meet with his legal team in Florida. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Trump, the runaway frontrunner in the 2024 Republican primary, said the latest indictment will not force him out of seeking a second term — teeing up a campaign like no other in history that will pit a legal contest against an electoral one.
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