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Plus, how the federal indictment might affect Trump's New York and Georgia cases [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Wednesday, Jun. 14, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Some Trump judges have done him no favors. Aileen Cannon isn’t one of them.]( By Jessica Levinson [The federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump]( is damning. If the federal prosecutors can prove even a portion of what is detailed in the [49-page indictment](, then a jury should convict Trump on [charges related to obstructing justice and unlawfully retaining national security information](. Then the federal judge presiding over the trial should sentence him to prison. During his arraignment in a federal courtroom in Miami Tuesday, Trump's attorney responded to the 37 felony counts against him by saying, "[We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty](." But we're not talking about any criminal defendant, and we're not talking about any federal judge. We're talking about a former president and a federal judge [appointed]( by the criminal defendant who [granted one of his baseless]( legal motions in an earlier iteration of this case This is a preview of Jessica Levinson's latest article.Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Trump and Jack Smith]( [NORMAN EISEN]( [The three horsemen of Trump's legal apocalypse]( Jack Smith has become the leader of the pack of prosecutors bringing or contemplating charges against Trump. [Read more.]( [A photo of a court sketch of Trump during his arraignment]( [LISA RUBIN]( [What I witnessed during Trump's arraignment in Miami]( The former president pleaded not guilty after being federally indicted in the classified documents case. Here's what stood out. [Read more.]( [A photo of Mitch McConnell]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [Trump's minuscule Miami crowds were embarrassing. But that's not the worst part.]( Trump's Miami arraignment indicates that his grip on his supporters remains loose, even more so than in New York. [Read more.]( [MEHDI HASAN]( [Trump's arraignment is a 2016 Republican prophecy come to life]( At Mar-a-Lago, you could have a day at the pool, and then take a quick stroll down the hallway to indulge in some light reading of our nation's highly sensitive secrets.Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [RACHEL MADDOW]( [Trump's victim act debunked by consistent DOJ record of Espionage Act prosecutions]( [ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT]( [Sharpening their knives: Trump's 2024 GOP opponents look for advantage]( [ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS]( [Criminal defense attorney breaks down Trump's potential defense arguments]( [ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT]( [How the federal indictment might affect Trump's New York and Georgia cases]( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] MSNBC's Ali Velshi joins the “Prosecuting Donald Trump” podcast for a very special episode. He reads every single word of the historic 37-count federal indictment against Donald Trump - including a transcript of a conversation Trump allegedly had about a classified military document and texts between his employees. [Listen now.](   The first episode of the newest MSNBC original podcast series, "Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News," is now available. Rachel Maddow and co-host Isaac-Davy Aronson take listeners back in time to an event eerily similar to January 6th and explore how it could help explain the Capitol attack’s place in U.S. history. [Listen now.](   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)