{"id":2336348,"date":"2024-09-03T20:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T00:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-to-jack-smith-superseding-indictment-in-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T20:36:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T00:36:16","slug":"trump-pleads-not-guilty-to-jack-smith-superseding-indictment-in-jan-6-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-to-jack-smith-superseding-indictment-in-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump pleads not guilty to Jack Smith superseding indictment in Jan 6 case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Ftrump-pleads-not-guilty-to-jack-smith-superseding-indictment-in-jan-6-case-washington-examiner%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=2336348&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump has entered a not guilty plea in response to a superseding indictment related to the January\u200b 6th case. This plea was submitted through a single-page \u200bcourt filing, which comes\u200d on \u2062the heels of a significant Supreme\u2063 Court ruling regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-kyle-rittenhouse-could-sue-media-outlets-for-defamation\/\" title=\"Report: Kyle Rittenhouse Could Sue Media Outlets for Defamation\">presidential immunity<\/a>. In the filing, Trump waived his right to appear at the \u2062arraignment\u200d and authorized his \u2062attorneys to \u2064enter the plea on his behalf. He confirmed\u200b that he has received\u200c and reviewed\u2063 the indictment with his legal team. The\u200b indictment presented by Special \u200dCounsel Jack Smith is\u2062 a more condensed version \u200dof a\u2062 prior indictment concerning\u200d Trump&#8217;s alleged actions \u2064during the events of January 6th.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump pleads not guilty to Jack Smith superseding indictment in Jan 6 case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1744965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> pleaded not guilty to special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jack Smith's\">Jack Smith&rsquo;s<\/a> superseding indictment in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jan. 6 \">Jan. 6 <\/a>case against the former president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a single-page court filing, Trump put forward his not guilty plea in the new indictment, crafted after the Supreme Court&rsquo;s landmark presidential immunity ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I, President Donald J. Trump, the above-named defendant &hellip; do hereby waive my right to be present at Arraignment and I authorize my attorneys to enter a plea of not guilty on my behalf to each and every count of the superseding indictment,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I further state that I have received a copy of the superseding indictment and reviewed it with my counsel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smith filed a shortened version of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-argues-doj-violated-its-own-policy-by-filing-superseding-indictment-against-him-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump argues DOJ \u2018violated its own policy\u2019 by filing superseding indictment against him - Washington Examiner\">previous indictment related<\/a> to Trump&rsquo;s alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot, which was affected by the landmark July 1 Supreme Court ruling that outlined the protected actions of a president.<\/p>\n<p>In a 36-page document, Smith&rsquo;s team said the new indictment &ldquo;reflects the Government&rsquo;s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court&rsquo;s holdings and remand instructions in Trump v. United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former president alleged that the Department of Justice had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3136100\/trump-argues-doj-violated-own-policy-filing-superseding-indictment-him\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">violated its own rules<\/a>&nbsp;by filing the superseding indictment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-refusing-to-comment-on-trump-indictments-to-avoid-overstep-on-doj-independence\/\" title=\"White House stays silent on Trump indictments to respect DOJ independence.\">alleging election interference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously attacked Smith over the indictment, calling it an &ldquo;act of desperation&rdquo; and an attempt for Smith to &ldquo;save face.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is merely an attempt to INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTION, and distract the American People from the catastrophes Kamala Harris has inflicted on our Nation, like the Border Invasion, Migrant Crime, Rampant Inflation, the threat of World War III, and more,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1744965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1744965\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has entered a not guilty plea in response to special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s updated indictment related to the January 6 case. In a brief court document, Trump stated his plea, which was submitted following the Supreme Court&#8217;s significant ruling on presidential immunity. He indicated that he would waive his right to be present at the arraignment and authorized his attorneys to plead not guilty on his behalf for all charges in the new indictment. Trump confirmed that he had received and reviewed the updated indictment with his legal team.<\/p>\n<p>Smith&#8217;s revised indictment is a condensed version of an earlier one concerning Trump&#8217;s alleged involvement in the January 6 riot, adjusted in light of the Supreme Court\u2019s July 1 decision regarding presidential actions. The new document aims to align with the Supreme Court\u2019s directives from Trump v. United States.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has accused the Department of Justice of breaching its own protocols by issuing this superseding indictment, claiming it constitutes election interference. He previously criticized Smith for this action, labeling it as an &#8220;act of desperation&#8221; intended to help Smith &#8220;save face.&#8221; Trump further asserted that this move is simply an effort to distract Americans from various issues facing the nation under Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s leadership, including border security challenges and economic concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2336349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jack-smith-surprise.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15074,32463,36978,32748,3634],"class_list":["post-2336348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-indictment","tag-jack-smith","tag-january-6","tag-not-guilty","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jack-smith-surprise.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}