Donald Trump is expected to be represented at his first court appearance to face federal criminal charges for retaining national security materials and obstruction of justice by two of his existing lawyers, despite trying to recruit a local Florida lawyer willing to join his legal defense team. The lawyers making an appearance with Trump on Tuesday will be the top former federal prosecutor Todd Blanche and the former Florida solicitor general.
Since approving an FBI warrant authorizing a search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, he and his family have become the target of violent threats.
His friends say he remains unfazed by the political vortex swirling around him and the threats he's facing since he approved the FBI's warrant to search Mar-a-Lago last week.