![]() SHAPIRO: There were also some incendiary posts on social media, some of them calling for violence. So he was not popular with the Trump supporters here today. And as he was talking to the media and talking to the crowd, Trump supporters started chanting, RINO, shame on you, you know, for Republican in name only. And Mayor Suarez - although he's a Republican, he's been talking about entering the presidential race. And we have contingency plans to grow if there's any issues.ĪLLEN: You know, this is a real volatile crowd here, though. There haven't been any incidents, and we obviously have a very large force. Here's what he said.įRANCIS SUAREZ: We are managing the situation very well right now. At one point, mayor of - the mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, came by to assess the scene. It's really been just something like a carnival atmosphere all day long with vendors here selling Trump T-shirts and hats. SHAPIRO: And was it relatively peaceful - any signs of tension or violence?ĪLLEN: Well, yeah, you know, not really. I'd say there was well over a thousand people there, maybe in the low thousands. As the president left the courthouse, where they gathered outside and where his motorcade was leaving from and - it was quite a scene. But as the president left the court - because they're all scattered through the crowd. And if that happens to you and I, how can we defend ourselves?ĪLLEN: You know, it was a difficult to get a number of how many people were here. Constitution is on trial because that's a citizen, Donald Trump - no longer president. LUIS MEDINA: Well, you got to realize this. He said he felt the charges against the former president are unfair. Among them was Luis Medina, who said he was from Miami. Trump supporters have arrived throughout the day. SHAPIRO: And while that was happening, what was going on outside the court where you are?ĪLLEN: Well, it's definitely been a chaotic scene here all day long. It was a quick court hearing, less than an hour. And President Trump pleaded not guilty to each of the 37 federal charges related to his retention of classified information after leaving office. In the courtroom, there were seats for about two dozen journalists, but there was a big overflow room for members of the public and other reporters. There's no video cameras, and laptops and cellphones were not even allowed inside today for media, which does happen in some cases. SHAPIRO: Before we discuss that scene outside, tell us what happened inside the courtroom today.ĪLLEN: Well, you know, this is a federal court. Thousands of people gathered outside the federal courthouse, and that's where NPR's Greg Allen is also. This is the first time a former president has been indicted on federal charges. Prosecutors say he took classified information with him after leaving office and obstructed efforts to recover them. As we've been reporting, former President Donald Trump turned himself in to federal authorities in Miami.
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