

They're not allowed in the federal court.
WEAVER: You know, it's a similar process, but the big difference is you're not going to see television cameras capturing his every move as he enters the courthouse to appear in the courtroom. Is there any significant difference now that he's facing federal charges as far as the process? RASCOE: Trump was, of course, arraigned in Manhattan back in April on state charges. on Tuesday before either the district court judge who's been assigned the case or possibly a magistrate judge who would customarily handle the first appearance dealing with, you know, who the lawyer is for Trump, the bond issue, possibly even an arraignment that day since he's already been indicted. The Secret Service agents will be there with him every step of the way.Īnd he would remain in custody until he has to have his first appearance at 3 p.m. There would be no need for it, you know, under the circumstances. And it is there where the marshals and the probation office will put him through pretrial services. He will be transported through a tunnel to the main federal courthouse, the Wilkie D. I mean, the reality is that when he surrenders, it'll probably be done through an underground garage. RASCOE: People are often, you know, wondering in cases like this, will Trump be handcuffed? Will he be fingerprinted? Will the public see him? Do you know anything about that? There are any number of agencies that will be working to prepare for his appearance. The court security officers who work under them - there is the probation office. marshals are doing everything to set up for it. Local police are doing everything to set up for it. And there's going to be a lot of preparation for it. And even though there are no tropical storms out there, you might say that the Trump indictment and Trump's appearance on Tuesday in federal court in Miami is going to be our first hurricane. WEAVER: Well, as your audience knows, in south Florida, we just started the beginning of the official hurricane season. What kind of security and other preparations are underway at the courthouse and in the city of Miami? RASCOE: So there is a lot of inflammatory language surrounding all of this, a lot of attention. So what might we expect on Tuesday when former President Trump heads to that federal court in Miami? Who better to turn to than Jay Weaver? He's covered federal courts for The Miami Herald since 1999.
