Donald Trump has pled not guilty to federal charges that accuse him of hoarding hundreds of classified documents and trying to keep them from investigators. Investigators say the former president not only endangered national security, but also refused to hand classified documents back when asked to do so. After making an historic first court appearance as a federal defendant, Trump told his supporters the indictment was both politically motivated and "heinous". We take a closer look and get analysis from FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon.
Elsewhere, after receiving death threats, the mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana has decided to live in military barracks for her own safety. Montserrat Caballero announced the decision when police found seven dead bodies stuffed in a pick-up truck. Her administration has been clamping down on the city's drug cartels, just across the border from San Diego, California.