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[LIVE THREAD] Donald Trump's arraignment in Miami; his supporters expected to protest outside of courthouse (lemmy.world)
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Donald Trump will be arraigned in federal court today, Miami braces for protest

 

  • Court appearance takes place at 3 pm ET in Miami
  • Expected to plead not guilty to 37 counts
  • Will voluntarily turn himself in before that
  • Will be fingerprinted digitally
  • Mugshot will likely not made public
  • Will not be handcuffed

Former president Donald Trump will be arraigned in Miami federal court Tuesday to face 37 counts connected to his keeping hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach after leaving the White House.

Trump has his first appearance scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in downtown Miami. Federal agents and police, media and crowds of supporters and detractors are expected to fill the streets around the courthouse.

 

 

Live Streams

 

 

Updates:

Times are Eastern Standard Time

 

12:52pm

Police motorcycle escort arriving at Doral.

https://twitter.com/KarliBonnita/status/1668659961801453569 Play

 

1:33pm

Trump Motorcade heading to Miami Courthouse

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1668674339820953602 Play

 

1:46pm

Trump posts to social media from motorcade

 

1:52pm

Trump arrives at Miami Courthouse

https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1668678566731456512 Play

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1668678847191982080

 

2:14pm

Donald Trump formally arrested on federal charges, will appear before a judge shortly

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1668683739180703745 Play

 

3:00pm

  • Trump now in federal court

  • Special Counsel Jack Smith is in attendance

  • Trump pleads "not guilty" to all 37 federal charges

3:15pm

  • Trump has been released without any travel conditions, as he is reportedly not a flight risk per the judge.

  • The judge said that former President Trump could have no contact with any witnesses in the case

3:55pm

  • Trump motorcade leaves courthouse through crowded streets

  • Protesters, one wearing a prisoner costume, jump in front of Trump's motorcade as he leaves court

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1668710687915253760 Play

 

4:15pm

Trump makes a stop at Cafe Versailles after leaving courthouse

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1668715242019340288 Play

 

5:00pm

  • Trump departs Miami airport for New Jersey

  • will deliver speech at 8pm from Bedminster

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[–] jamster02@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I've been biking to work and it's great. I would like the bus system to be more robust for further travels so I can avoid expensive ubers.

[–] YahahaYouFoundMe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nice dude. Fuck cars

[–] offthecrossbar@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

wrong thread but still based. bike + transit gang

[–] thefloatingpoint@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

lostredditors? lostlemmyusers? lostlemmings?!

[–] MightyMjolnir@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lostlemmings gets my vote.

[–] Dee@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

lol there's a bug in Lemmy right now where sometimes somebody's comment will appear on another post. It almost happened to me but I noticed the instance switched posts before I clicked "reply". Had to refresh the page to get back to the right post.

Edit: That being said I like "lostlemmings"

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[–] ConditionOverload@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Lostlemmings is perfect!

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[–] MightyMjolnir@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

It’s gonna be great that such a monumental news story will have this as the top comment. You’ve got my upvote.

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[–] Stoneykins@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I would love to see him in a regular prison like he deserves, but can a person with secret service protection even get anything worse than house arrest? I've been unable to find clarifying information on this.

What he deserves is to not have special treatment anymore, but who knows how it will happen

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I would imagine convictions related to espionage would probably strip you of any secret service protection. People argue that it's a former president's right to have SS protection, but remember the SS hasn't always been about protecting anyone, the used to only be counterfeit currency police

[–] cumbersomegod@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

From what I can gather, the Former Presidents Act mandates lifetime protection for all former presidents unless they were removed from office under Article II. So the only current way for Trump to lose Secret Service protection would be for him to decline it.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Or amendment of the act? Laws can and should change, that's how government grows

[–] cumbersomegod@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah, Congress could always change the law, though I doubt the current one would. I'm just saying that there's no current provision for revoking protection for a former president unless they were removed from office under Article II.

[–] Domiku@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't imagine something like that passing through US Congress at this point, though. It will 100% be seen as an "attack on Republicans" by Trump's allies.

[–] Goronmon@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

An attempt to change the rules/laws to target a specific individual would rightly be seen as an attack on Trump/Republicans.

[–] friek@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even if they did, wouldn't that be ex post facto and not apply to TFG?

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[–] orclev@lemmyrs.org 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If the law was changed in such a way that it only ever applied to a specific person sure, but changing laws after someone does something is kind of the way things work. Somebody does a thing, everyone goes "I can't believe they did that, there should be a law against it" and then a law gets passed or amended. Is that law targeting that specific person at that point? Kind of, in that the actions of that person prompted the change, but it would have been the same if a different person had done the same thing.

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[–] mustyOrange@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Im now imagining Trump in the prison yard wearing an orange suit with suited up body guards. For real though, maybe they can just hire new security guards from the inmate population. Okay, for real for real, I have no clue what would actually happen lol

[–] Stoneykins@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Me neither, I've been wondering this for years now. What does a trump arrest look like? We will have to see one to know.

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[–] itty53@vlemmy.net 0 points 2 years ago (13 children)

I think at this stage removing it would be equivalent to tattooing "assassinate me" on his forehead.

Look I hate the guy too and he doesn't deserve his freedom, but there's a large number of people in this world who would love to merc a former POTUS regardless of who that POTUS is or what they did. And frankly Trump is more dangerous as a martyr than he is alive and alone on house arrest for the rest of his life.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I think if it comes down to president going to jail the secret service benefit should be waived. It's not that hard to keep the protection, just don't commit crimes. We are living in a country that supposed to have one law that applies to everyone. Having people being treated differently, because of who they are is what Russia has.

[–] rustyspoon@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Having people treated differently to achieve equal outcomes is what we strive for. When it's shown that minorities are discriminated against in hiring, people suggest affirmative action to level the playing field. When somebody is asked to testify again dangerous people, they're put in witness protection to be afforded the same security as any average citizen.

When somebody carries a unique cultural status, such that they would surely be killed if left to their own devices, that person is given protection to ensure that they live, and aren't handed a death sentence without trial. That's not what Russia does. Really, one could argue that "not letting a political figure get assassinated" is the exact opposite of what Russia does.

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[–] Death2lois@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

We will hope they will keep it civilized.

[–] sarsaparilyptus@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hope they bring him in using the exact some methods they would use for a homeless black man.

[–] MightyMjolnir@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

They’ve always been model citizens. I expect the utmost regard for decorum today.

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[–] Bautznersenf@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I hope they're putting every protestor on a watch list. This has to be a high density of nutcases that could lose their shit at any time.

[–] ConditionOverload@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

God knows how many of them are carrying guns there too. Conservatives are probably already getting ready to put the blame on "ANTIFA" if violence starts.

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[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also prime time to find any of the J6 fuckers who've evaded arrest

[–] woteorin@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm sure there's at least gonna be a couple of eyes looking out for that because they are exactly the kind of people who'd show up to this expecting no one'll arrest them.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"They didnt get me last time" kind of mentality

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[–] kn33@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm sure that the people showing up in jail outfit cosplay will be entirely well behaved individuals...

[–] negativenull@negativenull.com 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They will all be good COVID citizens and wear masks too I bet.

[–] itty53@vlemmy.net 0 points 2 years ago

Fun fact! COVID gave us a huge dataset of faces with masks on. Facial recognition software beats masks now with 99% accuracy.

Mask up seditionists, you'll be fine! Trust me!

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[–] MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No mugshot, no handcuffs? Very disappointing, I needed those pictures to troll right wing nut jobs with.

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[–] mantisteabaggin@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It makes me sick seeing 10x the amount of cops as were present for Jan 6 there just to protect this fucking dipshit. There’s something really wrong about that.

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[–] backwardWorm@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sad we don’t get to see his mugshot or see him in handcuffs. If only the rich were treated the same as everyone else

[–] Fauxreigner@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm torn on the mugshot. On the one hand, I agree with your general point. On the other hand, he'll just use a mugshot to bilk money out of his marks. But on the gripping hand, last time they just photoshopped a mugshot, so does it really matter if he has a real one?

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