{"id":1990026,"date":"2023-08-03T16:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-former-president-pleads-not-guilty-for-third-time-this-year\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T17:00:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T21:00:26","slug":"donald-trump-indicted-former-president-pleads-not-guilty-for-third-time-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-former-president-pleads-not-guilty-for-third-time-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump indicted again, pleads not guilty once more."},"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\">18<\/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-former-president-pleads-not-guilty-for-third-time-this-year%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=1990026&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>Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal\u200c Charges<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to four\u2063 federal\u200c charges \u200bbrought by\u2062 special counsel Jack Smith.\u2064 The charges allege that Trump coordinated with co-conspirators in \u200dan \u200cattempt to subvert the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u2063made his plea at his arraignment, which took place \u200cjust two \u2064days after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-best-friend-testified-before-grand-jury-about-the-biden-family-lawyer-says\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden's close associate testified before a grand jury regarding the Biden family, according to their lawyer.\">federal \u200cgrand jury<\/a> in Washington, D.C., voted to bring four felonies against him. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-attorney-general-wants-opponent-investigated-over-2020-election-claims\/\" title=\"Michigan Attorney General Wants Opponent Investigated Over 2020 Election Claims\">charges include conspiracy<\/a> to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official \u2063proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights, as stated in the 45-page indictment.<\/p>\n<h3>Arriving at the Courthouse<\/h3>\n<p>Trump \u2062traveled by plane from his home in\u200d Bedminster, New Jersey,\u200c and landed in \u200dWashington, D.C. He entered the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse through an underground entrance at around 3:15 p.m. Sporting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indicted-former-president-pleads-not-guilty-for-third-time-this-year\/\" title=\"Donald Trump indicted again, pleads not guilty once more.\">signature blue blazer<\/a> and red tie, he appeared in the courtroom at approximately 3:50 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the courtroom, 11 reporters\u2062 were\u200b seated\u2064 in the\u200c back rows, while U.S. marshals and Secret Service agents stood \u200bpast a wooden barrier\u2062 near a \u200btable closer to \u200cthe judge&#8217;s \u2062desk.<\/p>\n<p>Trump \u2062sat with his \u200bhands folded \u2064on top of a table, \u200cengaging in frequent, brief conversations with his defense team.<\/p>\n<h3>The Arraignment Process<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. Magistrate Judge \u200bMoxila A. Upadhyaya presided over the arraignment. She began by reading the charges \u2062against Trump and ensuring he understood his rights.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to state his\u200c full name,\u200c Trump replied,\u200b &#8220;Yes, your honor. Donald J. Trump. John.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump stumbled when asked \u2064to\u2062 state his \u2063age, saying, &#8220;Seven-seven. 77.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d judge then inquired if he had\u2062 taken any medications or anything that would\u2064 impair his ability to \u200crespond, to which he replied, &#8220;No, I have not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Outside the courthouse, Save America PAC attorney \u2064Alina Habba delivered \u200bremarks condemning the case just minutes before \u2064the arraignment. She referred to it as a &#8220;deflection&#8221; from investigations into the Biden family&#8217;s\u200d business \u200cdealings and presented\u2064 a timeline \u2063of dates to highlight\u200b how the Trump indictments seemed to overshadow key moments in the Biden investigations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump denied all charges on Thursday, pleading not guilty to four federal allegations. Special counsel Jack Smith accused the ex-president of collaborating with co-conspirators to undermine the 2020 election. 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