{"id":1989476,"date":"2023-08-03T08:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-all-the-things-you-need-to-know-before-arraignment-at-dc-courthouse\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T08:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:53:31","slug":"donald-trump-indicted-all-the-things-you-need-to-know-before-arraignment-at-dc-courthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-all-the-things-you-need-to-know-before-arraignment-at-dc-courthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump indicted: Key facts before DC courthouse arraignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdonald-trump-indicted-all-the-things-you-need-to-know-before-arraignment-at-dc-courthouse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1989476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Donald Trump Faces Second Federal Indictment<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is heading to Washington, D.C., on Thursday for his\u2064 initial court appearance \u2062in his \u200dsecond federal \u2064indictment and third indictment \u200doverall.<\/p>\n<p>This time, the former president has been charged \u200din connection to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election that led to the Jan.\u200d 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He decried special counsel Jack Smith as &#8220;deranged&#8221; and the indictment as a &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>RNC Announces Criteria for Second Debate Despite Uncertain Trump Participation<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats have hailed \u200bSmith&#8217;s Jan. 6 indictment as proof that no one is above the law,\u200b while Republicans \u2062have blasted the legal\u200b action as the &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the federal government and a\u200c signal of a two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-reps-denied-entry-to-dc-jail-holding-jan-6-defendants\/\" title=\"Republicans Reps Denied Entry To DC Jail Holding Jan. 6 Defendants\">-tiered justice system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump heads to Capitol Hill\u200b on Thursday afternoon, here are all the things to\u2062 know about the\u2064 Jan. 6 indictment \u2064charges,\u2063 his legal defenses, his co-conspirators, \u2064and what it means for the former president.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the Jan. 6 Indictment Charges?<\/h3>\n<p>Trump is charged with \u2062four counts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conspiracy to defraud the United States<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding<\/li>\n<li>Obstruction of and attempt\u200c to obstruct\u200b an official proceeding<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy against rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smith\u200c spent more\u2064 time focusing on the efforts to change the \u200d2020 election results than the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in the\u2064 45-page\u2063 indictment.<\/p>\n<p>Still, in his announcement\u200c of the charges, the special counsel said the \u2064&#8221;unprecedented \u2064assault&#8221; at the Capitol was &#8220;fueled by lies&#8221; by Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump blasted Smith for \u2064his \u200bwork\u200c as a prosecutor and \u2064questioned the timeline of the charges, asking why the \u200dJustice Department did not \u200bbring\u2064 the case against him &#8220;2.5 years\u200c ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They wanted it right in the \u2062middle of my \u2064campaign, that\u2019s why!&#8221; Trump said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is &#8220;Named&#8221; Alongside Trump in the\u2064 Indictment?<\/h3>\n<p>Six co-conspirators are listed in the indictment. While Smith did\u2063 not provide names, details surrounding their alleged\u2064 misconduct\u200b appear to point to \u200bRudy Giuliani, John Eastman, \u200bSidney Powell, Jeffrey Clark, \u2063and Kenneth Chesebro.<\/p>\n<p>Eastman, a \u200bTrump lawyer, is best \u2062known for\u2063 his &#8220;fake electors&#8221; scheme, in which Trump allies allegedly conspired to use alternate electors in several battleground states\u200d to declare the former president the\u200c winner of the 2020 election. He also is\u2063 known for his memo that detailed how then-Vice President Mike Pence could defy the Electoral Count Act in favor of Trump. Chesebro \u200callegedly had a similar \u2064plan to prevent now-President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2062 elector votes \u2064from being \u200ccounted.<\/p>\n<p>Giuliani, who is facing his own legal battles,\u2064 is known for presenting \u2063cases in several states \u200dfor debunked claims of election fraud in\u200b the 2020 election. Powell \u200dalso filed a lawsuit in connection to claims of election fraud \u200bin Georgia, and Clark allegedly attempted to\u200b use Trump&#8217;s DOJ to open investigations into false\u2063 claims of fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The sixth co-conspirator has not been named, and not many details were\u2063 provided, other than that\u2062 No. 6 is a political consultant who helped \u2064implement the plan to\u200d &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-grand-jury-indicts-trump-over-alleged-efforts-to-overturn-election\/\" title=\"Trump indicted by Federal Grand Jury for alleged election interference.\">submit fraudulent slates<\/a> of presidential electors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>When \u200cis Trump&#8217;s Initial Court Appearance?<\/h3>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s \u2063court appearance is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Thursday. \u2063Washington residents can expect \u200btraffic congestion and road\u2064 closures near\u200c and around\u200d the E.\u2064 Barrett Prettyman courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has\u200c been assigned\u200b to the indictment case, but Trump will\u2064 appear \u200cbefore\u2062 Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service, U.S. Capitol Police, \u200dMetropolitan Police Department, and \u2063several other law enforcement agencies are working together to provide security for the\u200b former \u200dpresident and\u200c the \u2062city&#8217;s residents.<\/p>\n<p>Police\u200b have set up fences around\u2062 the Capitol, and certain roads have been blocked \u200cfor traffic and parking.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is \u2064set to be\u200d digitally fingerprinted by the\u200b U.S. Marshals, but he will not \u2063have a mug shot taken \u2064and will not be\u2063 placed in handcuffs.<\/p>\n<p>The former president will enter \u200ba not guilty or a guilty plea at his arraignment on Thursday. Based on his comments and former \u200dpleas in\u2064 his other two cases, he is likely to plead not guilty.<\/p>\n<h3>What Comes Next for the Former President?<\/h3>\n<p>The former president is not done with\u200d his legal headaches.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is facing 40 counts related to violating the Espionage Act and other charges in his handling of classified \u200ddocuments, another Smith investigation.\u2063 The \u200dindictment\u200c came out of Miami in June, and a \u200btrial date has been set for May 20, 2024, in\u2064 Fort Pierce, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>In Manhattan, the former president is facing 34 counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-host-calls-for-rnc-to-end-pledge-to-support-2024-nominee-to-be-on-debate-stage\/\" title=\"The View host urges RNC to drop pledge supporting 2024 nominee for debate stage.\">falsifying\u2064 business records<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Shield Financial Records\">hush money payments made<\/a> during the \u20642016 campaign. A trial date has been \u200dset\u2062 for March 25, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is also a 2024 \u2062presidential candidate, and he has\u2064 yet to commit to whether he will take the stage at the \u2062Republican National Committee&#8217;s first debate\u200b on Aug. 23. If he does, he will\u200d join six \u200dother candidates who have met RNC \u200ccriteria\u2064 to\u200c participate in the debate, including Gov. \u2064Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE \u200bTO READ MORE\u200b FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump is set to appear in court in Washington, D.C., for his first hearing in his second federal indictment and third overall. 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