Trump pleads not guilty in classified documents indictment                                                                     Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill

Former President Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges on 37 counts following a Department of Justice indictment alleging he violated both the Espionage Act and obstructed justice in taking classified records from his presidency and refusing to return them.

The arraignment was Trump’s second this year, but his appearance in a Miami courthouse was his first on federal charges. He is the first former president or candidate for president to face such charges.

Trump, who is the odds-on favorite to win the 2024 GOP presidential primary, had told conservative radio host Howie Carr earlier in the week how he would plead.

“I just say, ‘Not guilty.’ I didn’t do anything wrong. I did nothing wrong. Presidential Records Act. It’s not even a criminal event. There’s no criminality here. It’s ridiculous,” Trump said in the Monday interview. 

Trump was indicted Thursday in connection with the investigation led by special counsel Jack Smith, with the unsealed charging document revealing Trump would also be facing charges on concealing documents and making false statements.

Ron DeSantis Has Big Plans for Ridding the Military of Wokeness

Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet

Of all the areas of our nation permeated by wokeness, the military is perhaps the most dangerously affected, especially when there's distractions from fighting our enemy. Under President Joe Biden, the military has been more so concerned with promoting abortion, pronouns, Pride Month, and Critical Race Theory (CRT). Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin just recently banned drag shows on military bases, a move that was perhaps too little too late in. Recruitment is failing and too many young people don't meet the standards, to which the Pentagon thinks the answer is to make things more woke.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is not looking to let the military remain in such a way he runs for president. DeSantis, to supporters and critics alike, is known for attacking woke entities head on. He's not merely looking to bring the fight to the indoctrination of children in schools through Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Offices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), but to the military as well.

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