{"id":1990205,"date":"2023-08-03T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T23:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-arraignment-trump-says-third-indictment-is-persecution-of-a-political-opponent\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T19:21:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T23:21:34","slug":"donald-trump-arraignment-trump-says-third-indictment-is-persecution-of-a-political-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-arraignment-trump-says-third-indictment-is-persecution-of-a-political-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims third indictment is political persecution."},"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\">14<\/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-arraignment-trump-says-third-indictment-is-persecution-of-a-political-opponent%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=1990205&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 Pleads Not Guilty\u2062 in 2020 Election Indictment<\/h2>\n<p>Former President\u2062 Donald Trump expressed his\u2063 dismay as he\u2063 pleaded not guilty\u2062 during his arraignment on Thursday. The charges against him are related to the 2020 \u2062election, and Trump referred to it as a &#8220;very sad day for America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is a persecution of\u200d a political opponent,&#8221; Trump\u2063 told reporters on the airport tarmac. &#8220;This was never supposed to happen in America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Timeline of 2020 Election Investigations<\/h3>\n<p>Trump appeared\u200b in Washington&#8217;s federal courthouse, facing four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-arraignment-trump-says-third-indictment-is-persecution-of-a-political-opponent\/\" title=\"Trump claims third indictment is political persecution.\">felony counts brought<\/a> by special counsel Jack Smith. 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\u2062 the United \u2063States, conspiracy to obstruct \u200can official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to \u2062obstruct \u2064an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This is the\u200b persecution of the person that&#8217;s \u200cleading by very, very substantial \u2064numbers in the Republican primary and leading Biden by a \u200dlot,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his\u200b statement, Trump \u200ccriticized the state of\u2063 Washington, D.C., highlighting the deterioration \u200bof its buildings and \u2064streets since he left office.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It \u200cwas also very sad driving through Washington, D.C., and seeing the filth and the decay and all of the broken buildings and \u2062walls and the graffiti,&#8221;\u2062 Trump \u200bexpressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya presided over the arraignment and outlined several\u2063 conditions for Trump to \u200ccomply\u2064 with. \u2062One of the conditions is to refrain from contacting any witnesses related \u200dto the case unless his lawyers are present.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the same\u200d courthouse where Trump appeared has seen thousands of his supporters charged with federal crimes for their involvement in the January 6, 2021, riot\u200b at \u200bthe U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Trump&#8217;s third\u2062 indictment\u200d this year, and the latest case involves six alleged co-conspirators, including attorneys and a Justice Department official.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more \u200bfrom The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>In early 2022, the Department of Justice initiated \u200can investigation into Trump for retaining \u2062classified documents after leaving\u2064 the \u2062White House. Smith indicted Trump in June, and the former president \u2062pleaded not guilty. Additionally, a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump in March on charges\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-jordan-subpoenas-former-manhattan-prosecutor-who-pushed-for-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Rep. Jordan Subpoenas Former Manhattan Prosecutor Who Pushed for Trump Indictment\">falsifying business records related<\/a> to an <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\">alleged hush money payment<\/a> to porn\u2064 star Stormy \u200dDaniels.<\/p>\n<p>The next hearing for Trump&#8217;s\u200c 2020 election indictment is scheduled for August 28, with U.S. District \u200dJudge Tanya Chutkan presiding. Judge Chutkan is known \u2063for delivering strict sentences in Capitol riot cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump expressed his sadness for America, pleading not guilty at his arraignment on charges linked to the 2020 election. 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