WRAP: Trump heads to court, pleads not guilty to plotting to overturn election loss

Record ID: 1736604

  • Title: WRAP: Trump heads to court, pleads not guilty to plotting to overturn election loss
  • Date: 4th August 2023
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 3, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CROWDS GATHERED OUTSIDE COURTHOUSE
  • Embargoed: 18th August 2023 03:21
  • Keywords: Jack Smith January 6 Trump U.S. Capitol court elections hearing plot prosecutor riot
  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • City: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00B218404082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS WHITE FLASH
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday (August 3) to charges he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss in what U.S. prosecutors call an unprecedented effort by the then-president to undermine the pillars of American democracy.
    Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has overseen the federal investigation, looked on from the courtroom's front row as Trump entered his plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya. "Not guilty," Trump said, emphasizing the first word.
    The arraignment, lasting about half an hour, took place in a Washington courthouse half a mile (1 km) from the U.S. Capitol, the building Trump's supporters stormed on Jan. 6, 2021, to try to stop Congress from certifying his defeat.
    Trump, 77, faces four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S., to deprive citizens of their voting rights, and to obstruct an official proceeding. The most serious charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.
    Trump was released without travel restrictions. One of his conditions of release is that he does not discuss the case with any witnesses unless accompanied by his lawyers. Trump has portrayed the indictment, as well as the other criminal cases against him, as a "witch hunt" intended to derail his White House campaign.
    (Production: Eva Weininger)
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