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Léonie Chao-Fong (now) and Chris Stein (earlier)

Trump claims ‘political persecution’ as he rails against indictment in golf club speech – as it happened

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Summary of the day

Here’s a recap of today’s developments:

  • Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents as he was formally arraigned on Tuesday. Trump was charged with 37 federal counts, including 31 violations of the Espionage Act, becoming the first former US president to face federal criminal charges.

  • Trump made his initial court appearance with his aide and co-defendant Walt Nauta, who faces six federal charges for his alleged role in a scheme to keep the classified documents concealed from authorities.

  • Trump was released on bond on the condition that he would not discuss the case with a list of witnesses to be provided by the office of the special counsel Jack Smith. Nauta was not arraigned on Tuesday, as his lawyer was not admitted to practice in the southern district of Florida. Nauta is now scheduled to be arraigned on 27 June.

  • Trump made a brief stop at a Miami restaurant after entering his plea and departing the courthouse. Supporters happily greeted the twice-arrested former president. He then made his way to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he delivered remarks on Tuesday evening to respond to the indictment.

  • Addressing supporters at the Bedminster golf club, Trump railed against Joe Biden, the Department of Justice, and past presidents who he said exhibited similar behavior. He described the indictment “a political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation”.

  • A federal judge said E Jean Carroll, the New York writer who last month won a $5m jury verdict against Trump for sexual abuse and defamation, can pursue a related $10m defamation case against the former US president.

Updated

In its live broadcast of Trump’s speech at the Bedminster golf club, Fox News called Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator” who had his political rival arrested.

The New York Times’ Peter Baker tweeted the moment:

Alex Thompson of Axios writes that the chyron went away when Sean Hannity took over at 9pm.

Updated

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