Former President Trump will make his first appearance in federal court in Miami on Tuesday, where he faces 37 felony charges related to

his accusations are wrong

handling

by

classified documents and

his failure to return them to the government after leaving office, including alleged

trying to prevent the government from getting them back.

The Justice Department on Friday unsealed an indictment against the former president alleging that he improperly and impeded the government’s efforts to retrieve hundreds of classified documents, some of them related to US nuclear weapons operations and vulnerabilities in the national security system. defense, in unsecured areas of his Florida Estate, including bathroom, ballroom and storage room. It is owned by Mar-a-Lago

So

home to a private club that hosts thousands of people every year.

Trump’s personal assistant Walt Nauta was also indicted on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document in a federal investigation, planning to conceal and making false statements and explanations.

The case has initially been assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who has been criticized for ruling in his favor last year during a dispute over a special master assigned to review the seized classified documents. Her rulings, which delayed the investigation for several weeks, were overturned by the 11th Circuit

Court of Appeal

.

Trump and his allies have repeatedly called the allegations a witch hunt designed to stop him from winning back the presidency in 2024. President Biden, his family and others.

A president does not have the power to appoint special counsel; that authority rests with the U.S. Attorney General. The police temporarily pushed

Trump supporters

began to gather outside

from the plaza of the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Federal Courthouse

on Tuesday. Several news outlets reported that a bomb threat had been raised on Monday

earlier,

Several prominent right-wing figures calling on supporters to protest gave speeches.

Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales said at a news conference his officers were prepared for a crowd of up to 50,000 people Tuesday. Security guards and federal agents were stationed outside the courthouse on Monday.

“Make no mistake about it, we take this event extremely seriously,” Morales said. “We know there’s a chance things could get worst, but that’s not the way Miami is doing it.”

Several of Trump’s Republican allies in Congress, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.),

to have

scheduled a public event ahead of the former president’s appearance to discuss the indictment and ongoing prosecutions of people entering the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 uprising.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Monday on the House floor that she plans to introduce a credit rider to stall the special counsel’s investigation. Such a measure is unlikely to be approved by the Senate, where the Democrats have a majority.

The Southern District of Florida normally does not allow reporters to take photos, video or audio of court proceedings. Late Monday, a federal magistrate rejected a request from a coalition of media outlets, including the Los Angeles Times, to allow photography and video recording in the courtroom and surrounding corridors on Tuesday, saying that allowing photos would would undermine massive security arrangements. . The magistrate judge also rejected a request to immediately release an audio recording of all proceedings in the case to the public. The judge stated that a transcript is expected to be made available on Tuesday. U.S. Chief Judge for the Southern District of Florida Cecilia Altonaga also ruled late Monday that reporters cannot bring cell phones or electronic devices into the courthouse for Trump’s settlement. Normally, reporters are exempt from the rule that prohibits electronic devices.