Supporters of former US president Donald Trump rally outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. US Courthouse, June 13, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Former US president Trump isn’t due in court in Miami for hours, but both his supporters and detractors are already gathering outside.
Trump is set to make his first court appearance after being indicted on 37 charges related to the mishandling of classified documents. The indictment marks the first time in US history that a former president faces criminal charges by the federal government he once oversaw.
Jack Kaplan says he drove two hours from Fort Pierce, where the judge assigned to the case is based, to counter the large number of Trump supporters who have already started showing up outside the federal courthouse in Miami.
Toting a copy of the indictment affixed to a clipboard and a sign reading “Trump is Toast,” the 68-year-old retired car dealer says he’ll celebrate with a $1,400 bottle of Mouton Rothschild red wine if the former president goes to prison.
“I’ve already got the bottle sitting in my wine cooler,” says Kaplan as a Trump supporter carrying a sign reading “Keep America Great” walks by coolly. “I’m going to have a big party.”
A critic of former US president Donald Trump rallies outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. US Courthouse, June 13, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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