Former President Donald Trump Arraigned at Federal Courthouse in Miami, Attorney Alina Habba Gives Statement on Unique Position of Former Commander-in-Chief

Former President Donald Trump was arraigned at a federal courthouse in Miami on Tuesday, but due to his status as a former commander-in-chief, his arraignment followed a slightly different process than is typical. Trump’s attorney and spokesperson Alina Habba gave a statement while Trump was in the courthouse, responding to questions from CBS News about whether the former president had been arrested, fingerprinted and had a booking photo taken. Habba said, “President Trump is in a very unique position where he doesn’t need to be given a mugshot, obviously.”

Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche entered a plea on his behalf to the 37 counts facing the President. Trump now has to abide by a set of pretrial restrictions, including not being able to speak about the case with witnesses in the matter. He is also allowed to travel internationally, but the process has been coordinated with Secret Service.

The arraignment was followed by months and months of wrangling over the classified materials at the matter’s core. Trump and his attorney can still communicate, but if they want to discuss the case, it will have to be via their attorneys.

Habba concluded her statement by saying, “It will all be handled seamlessly.” Trump did not speak at his arraignment on Tuesday.