Trump’s Miami court date can trigger violence, rally plans
Authorities were monitoring plans for pro-Trump rallies in Miami, including one outside the federal courthouse on Tuesday purportedly organized by a local chapter of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, some leaders of which were found guilty of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The case, filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, marks the first time a former president has been indicted on federal charges. Though Trump — who leads the Republican field in early polling for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination — was arraigned in a New York court in April on state charges of falsifying business records, legal experts said the federal charges pose a more serious legal threat and carry potentially stiffer punishments if he is found guilty.
