2023-08-03 21:10:08
Former President Donald Trump, the clear favorite for the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential elections, appeared this Thursday before a Washington court in which he pleaded not guilty to trying to change the result of the 2020 elections.
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In a 45-page text released Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith accuses him of undermining the foundations of American democracy by attempting to tamper with the vote count in the presidential elections, an unprecedented and especially serious charge given that he was president at the time. exercise.
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On the contrary, the other two criminal indictments handed down against him this year, one for accounting fraud due to the payment of money to a porn actress to buy her silence and another for having endangered national security with the negligent handling of confidential documents, correspond to to a period before and after his term.
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Trump, 77, pleaded not guilty in a hearing that began after 4 pm local time (3 pm Colombia time) before investigating judge Moxila Upadhyaya. Prior to the arraignment, Trump was fingerprinted but not mugged.
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Follow here all the details of this appearance.
ANGIE RUIZ HURTADO AND WILLIAM MORENO HERNANDEZ
INTERNATIONAL WRITING
*With information from agencies
4:10 p. m.
This is what Trump said after the hearing
According to The Guardian, these were Trump’s words to the press: “When you look at what is happening, this is a persecution of a political opponent. This was never supposed to happen in the United States. It is the persecution of the person who leads in very substantial numbers in the Republican primary and he leads Biden by a lot. So if you can’t beat him, you go after him or prosecute them. We can’t let this happen in America.”
4:05 p. m
Trump speaks to the press
The former president arrived at the Ronald Reagan airport in Washington after leaving the court where the charges against him were read. Trump declared before the press that this is a sad day for the United States and affirmed that he is a victim of persecution by the Biden government.
“This is a persecution of a political opponent,” he said.
3:50 p. m.
The next hearing will be on August 28.
Judge Moxila Upadhyaya set the following hearing against the former president for his alleged attempt to reverse the result of the 2020 elections for August 28 at 10 am
The case will now go to federal judge Tanya Chutkan, who already ruled against Trump in a case in 2021.
3:45 p. m.
The former president leaves court
The former president’s arraignment hearing ended around 4:45 pm (Washington time). According to local media, Trump has already left the courtroom where the indictment was filed. The procedure lasted only 27 minutes.
3:40 p. m.
Warning for Trump
Trump signed a document in which he accepts the conditions to be released pending trial. The judge warned him that violating the agreement for his release could result in his capture.
3:35 p. m.
Trump to be released pending trial
Special prosecutors did not request Trump’s arrest, so the Republican will be released.
However, the former president will have to comply with a series of conditions such as appearing in court if necessary and not communicating with sources that are part of the investigation.
3:29 p. m.
Trump pleads not guilty
Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to all four cases against him. He is accused of conspiring to try to reverse the electoral result in 2020.
3:24 p. m.
Charges are read against Trump
Judge Moxila Upadhyaya began the hearing by asking Donald Trump for his full name and age.
He proceeded to read the four charges against him: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
3:17 p. m.
Judge enters court
Judge Moxila Upadhyaya is already in the courtroom for the arraignment against Trump. The arraignment hearing will start 20 minutes late.
3:12 p. m.
Trump awaits arrival of the judge
The indictment against Trump is about to begin. The former president and the prosecutors in the case are awaiting the arrival of Judge Moxila Upadhyaya.
3:04 p. m.
Trump has already been prosecuted
The Republican leader has already been prosecuted in court in Washington in the case against him for conspiring to reverse the result of the 2020 elections.
The former president’s fingerprints and personal data have already been taken. However, as on the other two occasions, he was not handcuffed and a mugshot was not taken.
2:50 p. m.
Trump and prosecutors enter the room
The former president of the United States and special counsel Jack Smith have already entered the Washington courtroom where Trump will be arraigned. At this time, the former president is in custody.
According to Trump, > the former president “is sitting at the defense table between his attorneys Todd Blanche and John Lauro.”
2:30 p.m.
In context: What will happen today?
As in the other two criminal cases he is facing, Trump is not expected to be arrested and, as he has done previously, it is possible that he will plead not guilty to the charges against him, as he considers the processes that are underway against him. him as “a witch hunt”.
The judge will hear the arguments of the prosecutors and the defense, and could later establish the conditions for Trump to be released.
2:22 p.m.
Trump goes to court
Donald Trump, the favorite candidate among the Republicans for the 2024 presidential elections, has already arrived at a Washington court accused of “conspiracy” to change the result of the 2020 elections.
On his Truth Social platform, Trump denounced hours before an “unprecedented instrumentalization of ‘Justice'” against him.
2:12 p.m.
Trump is already in Washington DC
Donald Trump is already in Washington DC. The former president arrived at the Ronald Reagan airport in the US capital at around 2:48 pm local time (1:48 pm Colombia time) aboard his plane, Trump Force One, which had departed from the airfield in Newark, in New Jersey.
2:10 p.m.
In context: what is Trump accused of?
The former president is charged with four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
For the first of these charges, he could receive a maximum sentence of five years in prison, for the second and third twenty years in prison, respectively, and for the fourth, ten years.
12:20 p.m
Trump is already traveling to Washington
The former president left his golf club in Bedminster (New Jersey) to travel to Washington DC, where he is summoned at 4 pm local time (3 pm Colombia time) for the reading of the charges against him for allegedly trying to reverse the 2020 election result.
The 77-year-old Trump caravan of vehicles left the golf club around noon (Colombian time) to catch a plane that will go to the Ronald Reagan airport in the US capital.
11:36 a.m.
Tense calm in the vicinity of the court
Supporters of former President Donald Trump demonstrate this Thursday before the hearing that will take place after his impeachment, in Washington, DC
Meanwhile, people protesting against the Republican have also begun to arrive.
11 a.m.
Tight security around the court
Strong security measures have been adopted around the Washington DC courthouse, where former President Donald Trump is summoned to read the charges against him for his alleged attempt to reverse the result of the 2020 elections.
A security perimeter has been installed around the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse, seat of the federal court in the District of Columbia, which is handling the case of the former president. From the building you can see the Capitol.
10 a.m.
Trump speaks hours before
The former president of the United States stated that it will be impossible to have a fair trial in Washington DC, hours before appearing in court. This was stated last night in a message posted on his social network, Truth, where he wrote that “it is to be expected that the latest False ‘case’ presented by Corrupt Joe Biden and Deranged Jack Smith will be transferred to an impartial Place, like the nearby politically impartial State of West Virginia!”.
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