Former President Donald Trump entered custody ahead of his historic court appearance Tuesday to face federal charges that he withheld classified records from the government after leaving office and attempted to obstruct their return.
Trump is the first former president to be charged by federal prosecutors, and now the first former president to be forced to show up in a federal courthouse and proclaim his innocence. Secret Service agents escorted him to his court appearance as crowds looked on.Waltine Nauta, one of his personal aides
Nauta, a co-defendant in the case, is expected to enter a not guilty plea Tuesday to the six counts against him, also related to how he handled the documents.Win McNamee/Getty ImagesThis is the second pending criminal case against Trump. In April,alleging he illegally falsified business records with payments to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Trump sought to keep the porn star silent before voters went to the polls about the affair she says she had with him.