MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump is in a federal courtroom in Miami after he was indicted in an investigation into his handling of classified documents.
Trump has been charged with 37 counts: 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information; one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice; one count of withholding a document or record; one count of corruptly concealing a document or record; one count of concealing a document in a federal investigation; one count of scheme to conceal; and one count of false statements and representations. Read the full indictment here.
Trump has repeatedly denied any allegations of impropriety.
Here’s how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Trump enters not guilty plea
Jun 13, 3:04 PM EDT
Defense attorney Todd Blanche entered a not guilty plea on behalf of former President Donald Trump.
Authorities patrol outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, June 13, 2023, in Miami, after former President Donald Trump arrived at the federal court.
Special counsel Jack Smith in courtroom with Trump
Jun 13, 2:50 PM EDT
Special counsel Jack Smith is currently in the courtroom for former President Donald Trump’s arraignment. It’s very unusual for a top prosecutor to attend such an early court appearance in a case.
This marks the first time Trump and Smith are in the same room.
Former President Donald Trump leaves his Trump National Doral resortÙˆ June 13, 2023 in Doral, Fla.
Jim Rassol/AP
Other prosecutors and Trump’s lawyers are also present.
Trump completes booking process at courthouse, will head to courtroom
Jun 13, 2:12 PM EDT
Former President Donald Trump is inside the Miami federal courthouse ahead of his 3 p.m. appearance.
Former President Donald Trump leaves his Trump National Doral resort, Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Doral, Fla.
AP Photo/Jim Rassol
While the former president is inside the courthouse, many members of Trump’s team are staying in the motorcade, sources told ABC News.
Trump’s booking process has been completed, sources told ABC News. He was not expected to be handcuffed or have his mugshot taken, sources told ABC News.
Trump supporters, opponents congregate outside courthouse
Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT
Supporters and opponents of former President Donald Trump have congregated outside the courthouse with signs and costumes to make their voices heard.
The motorcade carrying former President Donald Trump arrives at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami.
AP Photo/Marta Lavandier
Trump arrives at federal courthouse
Jun 13, 1:53 PM EDT
Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the Miami federal courthouse ahead of his 3 p.m. appearance.
Trump is not expected to be handcuffed or have his mugshot taken, sources told ABC News.
The booking process is not expected to take long, a law enforcement official told reporters, adding that it’s “the same process that everyone goes through.”
Trump riding to court alone
Jun 13, 1:47 AM EDT
As former President Donald Trump motorcades to the courthouse, he is riding in his car alone, sources told ABC News.
Trump’s lawyers, Todd Blanche and Chris Kise, are in the car behind him. Trump aide Walt Nauta, who is also charged in the federal indictment, is also riding in that car with his attorney, Stanley Woodward.
-ABC News’ Katherine Faulders and John Santucci
Trump leaves Doral club to head to court
Jun 13, 1:32 AM EDT
Former President Donald Trump has left his Doral, Florida, golf club to motorcade to the Miami federal courthouse for his 3 p.m. appearance.
Some supporters with Trump flags lined the street outside Doral.
Trump not expected to be handcuffed
Jun 13, 11:28 AM EDT
As negotiations reach final stages, ABC News has learned from sources that former President Donald Trump is not expected to be handcuffed or be required to empty his pockets when he’s processed at the courthouse on Tuesday.
Trump is also not expected to have a mugshot taken, according to sources.
His hands are expected to be scanned electronically, sources added.
A photo contained in the indictment released on June 9, 2023, from the U.S. Southern District of Florida, shows boxes of documents stored at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
FBI via US Southern District of Florida
Trump will be asked for his name and social security number when he’s processed, a law enforcement official told reporters.
The booking process is not expected to take long, a law enforcement official said, adding that it’s “the same process that everyone goes through.”
WATCH: What do these charges mean for Trump?
-ABC News’ Katherine Faulders, Aaron Katersky and John Santucci
How serious are obstruction charges?
Jun 13, 11:20 AM EDT
Of all the federal charges that former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta face in the investigation into the alleged mishandling of top secret government documents, obstruction is one of the most serious, according to legal experts.
Claire Finkelstein, the founder and faculty director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, noted that the obstruction charges in the indictment against Trump and his aide carry as much serious weight as the charges related to keeping the top secret documents, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
TIMELINE: Events leading to Donald Trump’s indictment in classified documents case
The indictment against former President Donald Trump is photographed on Friday, June 9, 2023.
AP Photo/Jon Elswick
Finkelstein said an obstruction charge can cover a broad range of alleged activities, from as simple as lying to investigators, to as major as destroying evidence. But she said it all comes down to one clear allegation: that the accused deliberately interfered with an ongoing criminal investigation.
-ABC News’ Ivan Pereira
Read the federal indictment
Jun 13, 10:44 AM EDT
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump alleges that he willfully retained documents containing the nation’s most sensitive secrets, including nuclear programs, after he left office, showed some of them on at least two occasions and then tried to obstruct the investigation into their whereabouts.
Federal prosecutors allege that the classified documents included “defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.”
A photo contained in the indictment released on June 9, 2023, from the U.S. Southern District of Florida, shows boxes stored in a bathroom in Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.
FBI via US Southern District of Florida
Boxes of the documents were allegedly stored in locations around Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, including a ballroom stage and a bathroom, according to prosecutors.
Read the full indictment here:
Jun 13, 10:22 AM EDT
Miami police officers on horseback, motorcycles and bicycles are moving into positions around the downtown federal courthouse, while the Federal Protective Service is positioning cars by the building’s entrance.
A few supporters of former President Donald Trump are outside the courthouse, some carrying flags and others in costume. Some opponents are in the crowd, as well, including a man carrying a “Lock Him Up” sign.
WATCH: Protesters, supporters gather at Trump’s Miami resort
All demonstrators at this point are peaceful.
-ABC News’ Brian Hartman, Aaron Katersky and Mara Robles
Trump to appear in court at 3 p.m.
Jun 13, 5:12 AM EDT
Former President Donald Trump is set to appear in federal court at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
He’s accused of willfully retaining documents containing the nation’s most sensitive secrets, including nuclear programs, after he left office, prosecutors said. He allegedly showed some of the documents to people on at least two occasions and then tried to obstruct the investigation into their whereabouts, prosecutors claim.
Trump denied any wrongdoing over the weekend, saying: “We did absolutely nothing wrong. Take a look at the Presidential Records Act. We did it by the book. Perfect.”
WATCH: Former federal prosecutor discusses the Trump documents case
Trump is expected to arrive at and depart from the Miami courthouse via secure private access points that would make it impossible for the public or journalists to see him.
Trump aide Walt Nauta, who was also charged in connection with his handling of government documents, is also due in court at 3 p.m.
Trump says he’ll plead not guilty
Jun 12, 9:27 PM EDT
On the eve of his Tuesday arraignment in Miami, former President Donald Trump made rounds across key conservative media audiences and spoke out against the charges.
Trump told talk show host Howie Carr he would plead “not guilty” at his arraignment and not make a statement during his court appearance on Tuesday.
“I just say, ‘not guilty.’ I didn’t do anything wrong. I did nothing wrong. Presidential Records Act. It’s not even a criminal event. There’s no criminality here. It’s ridiculous,” Trump said.
WATCH: Special counsel speaks out on Trump indictment
Trump also slammed his former attorney general, Bill Barr, who over the weekend had criticized Trump for his alleged mishandling of presidential documents.
“Bill Barr is a failure in so many different ways. But he was a coward. And he didn’t do his job,” the former president said.
-ABC News’ Libby Cathey, Soorin Kim and Isabella Murray
