Trump falsely claimed the Presidential Records Act gave him the authority to retain the documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago.
Trump spoke to supporters Tuesday night in some of his first public comments since his arraignment hearing earlier in the day in Miami, Florida.
Trump claims authority under the Presidential Records ActIn his speech, Trump again falsely claimed the Presidential Records Act gave him the right to retain the documents he kept after his presidency. The indictment says Trump retained secret and top secret records on America's nuclear program, foreign nuclear capabilities and other details about U.S. and allied military capabilities.
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Trump to appear in federal court after special counsel indictment in classified records probeFormer President Trump is expected to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon, after being indicted on 37 federal counts in connection with to classified records at Mar-a-Lago.
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