Trump supporters and anti-Trumpers gather outside Miami courtroom. See the scene
By Michelle Marchante ,
Jose Iglesias ,
Matias Ocner ,
Carl Juste ,
Pedro Portal and
Lauren Witte
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Donald Trump federal indictment
Former president Donald Trump is set to appear Tuesday at the Miami federal courthouse for an initial hearing on criminal charges related to his keeping of classified documents.
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Former president Donald Trump will be arraigned in Miami federal court Tuesday to face 37 counts connected to his keeping hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach after leaving the White House.
Trump, who is staying at Trump National Doral Miami, has his first appearance scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, 400 N. Miami Ave., in downtown Miami. Federal agents and police, media and crowds of supporters and detractors are expected to fill the streets around the courthouse.
Here’s a look at what’s happening today:
Trump supporters strut their stuff
A demonstrator shows his ‘We the People’ tattoo outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami, where former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon. Trump is facing 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents after he left the White House. Lauren Witte lwitte@miamiherald.com
‘Blacks for Trump’ demonstrators rally to support former President Donald Trump outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Trump will be arraigned there on Tuesday afternoon. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Demonstrators rally outside at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami, prior to former President Donald Trump’s arraignment. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Anti-Trumper states his case
An anti-Trumper holds a sign outside at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Jose A. Iglesias jiglesias@miamiherald.com
A call for democracy to work
Osmany Estrada, holding a pig’s head on a stick in front of the Miami federal courthouse on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, says he’s ‘a smart Cuban’ who can’t support former president Donald Trump because he supports democracy and views Trump as anti-Democratic. . Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Securityis tight
Security personnel screen vehicles at the north entrance security checkpoint of the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami, where former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com
Homeland Security police officers stand outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com
A Homeland Security police car outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in downtown Miami, where former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon. Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com
The City of Miami Police Bicycle Response Team patrol outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami, where former President Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon. Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com
Comic relief
Comedian Jason Scoop impersonates former President Donald Trump in front of the Miami federal courthouse ahead of Trump’s court appearance, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
Former president Donald Trump is set to appear Tuesday at the Miami federal courthouse for an initial hearing on criminal charges related to his keeping of classified documents.
