Inside the Americas
Inside the Americas
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Trump faces federal charges: What impact on his re-election campaign?
13 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2023 at 9:35 am.
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Donald Trump has pled not guilty to federal charges that accuse him of hoarding hundreds of classified documents and trying to keep them from investigators. Investigators say the former president not only endangered national security, but also refused to hand classified documents back when asked to do so. After making an historic first court appearance as a federal defendant, Trump told his supporters the indictment was both politically motivated and "heinous". We take a closer look and get analysis from FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon.