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Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified information after leaving the White House. The Justice Department says Trump illegally retained secret documents, obstructed the government’s efforts to retrieve them and made false statements on the matter. Watch the video above to learn more, and then answer the discussion questions in the upper-right corner of this page. This lesson was originally posted here on PBS NewsHour Classroom on June 14, 2023. Check out more resources at NewsHour Classroom.