{"id":2014941,"date":"2023-08-28T23:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T03:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-trump-case-ray-smith-becomes-first-defendant-to-enter-plea\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T23:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T03:32:08","slug":"fulton-county-trump-case-ray-smith-becomes-first-defendant-to-enter-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-trump-case-ray-smith-becomes-first-defendant-to-enter-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Smith, the first defendant in the Fulton County Trump case, pleads guilty."},"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\">26<\/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%2Ffulton-county-trump-case-ray-smith-becomes-first-defendant-to-enter-plea%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=2014941&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>Attorney \u2064Ray Smith Pleads Not \u200cGuilty in Georgia Election Interference \u200dCase<\/h2>\n<p>Attorney Ray Smith has made headlines as the\u200d first defendant in former President Donald Trump&#8217;s Georgia election\u2062 interference case to enter \u200ca plea. Smith boldly pled not guilty to all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pledges-to-run-if-convicted-and-expresses-confusion-on-tapes-charges-we-handed-them-over\/\" title=\"Trump vows to run if convicted, claims tapes charges are perplexing: 'We already surrendered them'\">charges \u2063brought<\/a> against him. He is among \u2064the 19 co-defendants, including Trump himself, who have\u2064 been\u200c indicted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, a prominent lawyer at\u2063 the\u200c esteemed firm \u2064Smith and Liss, played a significant role in \u2063advising\u2063 alternate GOP electors.\u200c These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-ag-charging-16-trump-supporters-with-eight-felonies-each-this-is-a-monstrous-injustice\/\" title=\"Michigan AG files eight felony charges against 16 Trump supporters, sparking outrage.\">electors convened<\/a> at the Georgia Capitol building and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulton-county-trump-case-ray-smith-becomes-first-defendant-to-enter-plea\/\" title=\"Ray Smith, the first defendant in the Fulton County Trump case, pleads guilty.\">signed documents\u200c asserting<\/a> that Trump \u200dhad emerged victorious in the state&#8217;s election.<\/p>\n<h3>Mark Meadows Court \u2063Hearing: A Crucial Test\u200b for\u200b Fani Willis&#8217;s Trump RICO Case<\/h3>\n<p>The filing submitted by \u200bSmith&#8217;s \u2063legal team states, \u200b&#8221;By\u2063 and through undersigned counsel, Defendant [Ray Smith] \u2062 hereby waives \u200bformal arraignment\u200c and enters a plea of NOT \u200cGUILTY to each and \u200bevery \u2064charge of the Indictment.&#8221; This strategic move allows Smith and his\u200b counsel to be \u2062excused from appearing at \u2064the arraignment calendar on September 6, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is confronted with a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ag-fmr-olympic-gymnastics-coach-commits-suicide-after-sexual-assault-charges-announced\/\" title=\"AG: Fmr Olympic gymnastics coach commits suicide after sexual assault charges announced\">dozen charges<\/a>, including conspiracy \u200cand false \u200cstatement charges. As for the remaining 18 defendants, they\u200c are scheduled to be arraigned in Fulton County on September 6.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click\u200d here to read more from \u200bThe Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s attorney, Ray Smith, has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the Georgia election interference case. Smith is among 19 co-defendants, including Trump, indicted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. 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