Trump pleads not guilty to federal criminal charges

Former President Trump has pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges relating to his retention of classified documents. Trump appeared in a Miami courtroom, where his attorney said, “we most certainly enter a plea of not guilty.” The former president is facing charges on 37 criminal counts, including obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve top secret documents. As he rode in a mototracade to the courthouse, Trump denounced the prosecution in a series of social media posts.