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Trump Appears In Court To Face Federal Charges

USA – Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse to charges related to the 2020 presidential election.

Published

9 months ago

August 4, 2023

Kendeno Knowles

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse to four criminal charges related to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Trump was placed under arrest and arraigned for the third time in four months. He was released pending trial and the next hearing is set for August 28.

Federal prosecutors allege that Trump “Was determined to remain in power” after losing the election and that he and six unindicted co-conspirators orchestrated a plot to reverse the results leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. capitol.

Trump, who is the 2024 GOP frontrunner and has already been charged in Smith’s separate probe on classified documents, has denied any wrongdoing while also slamming the case as politically motivated.