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Trump pleads not guilty in government secrets case

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Donald Trump gestures after delivering a speech at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, US on June 13, 2023. PHOTO | GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

By  AFP

Donald Trump denied dozens of criminal counts of wilfully mishandling US government secrets and scheming to prevent their return, in a historic first appearance Tuesday in federal court.

It was the former president's second arraignment as he battles a deluge of legal threats, coming just 10 weeks after he was charged with a string of felonies in Manhattan over hush money payments to a porn star.

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