The national security ramifications of Trump’s document case, and he just might beat the rap

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FACING THE MUSIC: Former President Donald Trump travels from New Jersey to Miami today, ahead of his scheduled arraignment tomorrow on 37 felony charges, including 31 counts of violating the Espionage Act by willfully retaining national defense information, along with charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements to the government.

Trump has exhorted his supporters to show up in force at the Federal District Courthouse as he goes before judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed to the bench in 2020, and who, early on in the documents investigation, sided with Trump’s attorneys in a ruling that was sharply criticized and overturned by an appeals court.

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