Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case

Donald Trump has been arraigned on federal charges; Thousands flee the Philippines’ most active volcano.

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What to know about Trump’s Florida arraignment

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• Tuesday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges related to classified documents he held onto after leaving the White House. [Vox / Nicole Narea and Li Zhou]
• A federal grand jury indicted Trump on 37 felony counts, including willful retention of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act, conspiracy to commit obstruction, and making false statements to investigators. [Associated Press]
• The indictment alleges Trump not only held onto the sensitive documents, but also kept them in unsecured locations, and shared the details of at least two with people lacking proper security clearances. [Vox / Andrew Prokop]
• Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon is set to preside over the trial and will influence important decisions like jury selection and what evidence special counsel Jack Smith presents to jurors. [Vox / Ian Millhiser]
• Trump will return to his New Jersey golf club for a campaign fundraising event after the arraignment; he can still run for the White House while on trial and even if convicted. [Reuters / Jacqueline Thomsen and Jack Queen]

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Vox answers the seven biggest questions about Trump’s classified documents indictment. [Vox / Nicole Narea and Li Zhou]

A Philippines volcano could displace thousands for months

• Sunday, the Philippines’ Mayon volcano began spewing lava and toxic plumes of ash, forcing the evacuation of nearly 15,000 people from surrounding communities. [AP / Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan]

• Officials monitoring the situation urged residents within a 3.7-mile radius of Mayon to relocate ahead of a more violent eruption that could come in days. [CNN]

• Government experts said thousands of residents sheltered in schools and community centers could be displaced for months amid the threat of more volcanic activity. [Reuters]

• While restrictions on the area surrounding Mayon have reduced deaths from eruptions, recent typhoons have triggered fatal volcanic ash mudslides. [BBC / Joel Guinto]

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• President Joe Biden’s infrastructure and climate policies are fueling a major boom in US manufacturing construction and hiring. [The Hill / Tobias Burns]
• Friday, a 76-year-old Ecuadorian woman declared dead started banging on her coffin during a wake. [AP / Gonzalo Solano]
• The shooting of at least nine people celebrating the Denver Nuggets’ NBA Championship victory was reportedly connected to a botched fentanyl drug deal. [Denver Post]

“We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty.”

[Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, responds to federal charges / New York Times]

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