Trump turns his day in court into a campaign event despite serious political and legal threats
Donald Trump’s four years in the White House were punctuated by the spectacle and attempts at showmanship he cultivated from years as a tabloid fixture and reality star
NEW YORK AP" target="_self">(AP) — Donald Trump's four years in the White House, even on some of the most consequential days of his presidency, were punctuated by the spectacle and attempts at showmanship he cultivated from years as a tabloid fixture and reality star.
The former president's history-making appearance Tuesday as a criminal defendant in a Florida federal court was no different.
The former commander-in-chief, accused of being careless with some of the country’s most sensitive secrets and obstructing authorities as they tried to recover critical documents, pleaded not guilty to 37 charges. But he treated the day like a campaign event, even as he faces serious threats to his political ambitions and his freedom.
Takeaways from Trump’s day in federal court:
