Trump supporters wear matching T-shirts outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Federal Courthouse as former US President Donald Trump appeared for his arraignment on June 13, 2023 in Miami, Florida. | Alon Skuy/Getty Images A federal judge in Florida on Monday threw out the criminal case focused on how former President Donald Trump…
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