Lawyers are expected to plead not guilty on behalf of former president trump in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday in connection with charges brought against special counsel Jack Smith in his new indictment after the Supreme Court ruled that a president is immune from prosecution for official acts in office.
Trump won’t do it He will appear in court Thursday, but his attorneys are expected to enter a not guilty plea at a status hearing before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.
According to a court document obtained by Fox News, Trump signed a not guilty plea. In the document, filed Tuesday, Trump also waived his right to be present at his impeachment.
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“I authorize my attorneys to enter a plea of not guilty on my behalf to each count in the Superseding Indictment, Doc. 226,” the document states. “I further state that I have received a copy of the Superseding Indictment and have reviewed it with my attorney.”
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The case concerns Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Last week, the former president was indicted and revised criminal charges were filed by Smith, who alleges Trump pressured the former Vice President Pence to reject legitimate electoral votes, in addition to constituting fake electors in key states that went to President Biden and certifying Trump’s electoral victory.
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The new indictment retains the previous criminal charges but narrows and reformulates the allegations against the Republican presidential nominee after a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity to former presidents.
The indictment was amended to remove allegations involving Justice Department officials and other government officials. It clarifies Trump’s role as a candidate and clarifies allegations about his conversations with Vice President Mike Pence in his ceremonial role as president of the Senate.
The new indictment removes a section of the previous indictment that accused Trump of trying to use the Justice Department to overturn his 2020 defeat. The Supreme Court The Supreme Court recently ruled 6-3 that Trump is immune from prosecution for White House official acts.
Trump has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding and…
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