{"id":2337191,"date":"2024-09-05T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-enters-not-guilty-plea-in-dc-2020-election-superseding-indictment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T12:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:17:05","slug":"trump-enters-not-guilty-plea-in-dc-2020-election-superseding-indictment-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-enters-not-guilty-plea-in-dc-2020-election-superseding-indictment-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump enters not guilty plea in DC 2020 election superseding indictment &#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\">28<\/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-enters-not-guilty-plea-in-dc-2020-election-superseding-indictment-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=2337191&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 entered a not guilty \u2063plea through \u2064his \u2063attorneys on Thursday in response to a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-to-jack-smith-superseding-indictment-in-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump pleads not guilty to Jack Smith superseding indictment in Jan 6 case - Washington Examiner\">superseding indictment related<\/a> \u200dto the 2020 election. The plea was made in a federal court in Washington, D.C., where Trump waived his right to appear during the hearing. The indictment, issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith, includes four felony charges based \u200bon Trump&#8217;s alleged\u200d attempts to overturn the election results. This action follows a significant Supreme Court ruling on\u200d presidential immunity that influenced the refiling of the charges.  <\/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 enters not guilty plea in DC 2020 election superseding indictment<\/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_1746049\" 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 through his attorneys in court on Thursday to the charges in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3135737\/jack-smith-brings-new-election-interference-indictment-against-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"superseding indictment\">superseding indictment<\/a> for the 2020 election case in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"Trump Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">federal district court<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump said he would plead not guilty in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-order-to-reimplement-remain-in-mexico-could-prove-ineffective\/\" title=\"Court Order To Reimplement \u2018Remain in Mexico\u2019 Could Prove Ineffective\">court filing earlier<\/a> this week, and he authorized his attorneys to state the plea during the Thursday hearing in Washington. The former president is not present at the hearing in federal court, having waived his right to appear.<\/p>\n<p>The plea was in response to special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jack-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jack Smith\">Jack Smith<\/a>&lsquo;s superseding indictment for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-faces-criticism-on-both-sides-over-handling-of-politically-sensitive-matters\/\" title=\"FBI criticized for handling politically sensitive matters.\">alleged crimes related<\/a> to Trump&rsquo;s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Smith refiled the charges, which include the same four felony charges, after the Supreme Court&rsquo;s landmark decision on presidential immunity in July. The high court ruling found presidents have immunity for official acts but not unofficial acts while in office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has claimed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-one-apparent-scheme-to-destroy-evidence-jack-smith-hasnt-talked-about-in-court\/\" title=\"Donald Trump indicted for undisclosed evidence destruction scheme not mentioned in court by Jack Smith.\">superseding indictment filed<\/a> by the Justice Department &ldquo;violated its own policy&rdquo; because of how close it was filed to the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing on Thursday before District Judge Tanya Chutkan is slated to address the next steps for the case, which was paused while the Supreme Court weighed the former president&rsquo;s presidential immunity case earlier this year. The court session could help determine the case&rsquo;s schedule as the Nov. 5 election approaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3139825\/trump-critical-court-dates-2024-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"next pivotal court date\">next pivotal court date<\/a> comes on Sept. 16, when Judge Juan Merchan will consider the former president&rsquo;s argument that his conviction in the New York hush money case should be thrown out based on the Supreme Court&rsquo;s presidential immunity ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The sentencing for that case is scheduled for Sept. 18, but it could be delayed if Merchan approves Trump&rsquo;s request for a delay.<\/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_1746049\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1746049\"}});<\/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 entered a not guilty plea through his lawyers on Thursday in a federal district court in Washington, D.C., regarding the charges outlined in the superseding indictment related to the 2020 election. Earlier this week, Trump indicated his intention to plead not guilty and authorized his attorneys to present this plea during the hearing. He did not attend the court session, having waived his right to be present. This plea is part of special counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s superseding indictment concerning alleged efforts by Trump to overturn the 2020 election results. The charges were refiled after a significant Supreme Court ruling in July that clarified presidential immunity, stating that while presidents are immune for official actions, they are not for unofficial ones. Trump has argued that the Justice Department&#8217;s timing of the superseding indictment was inappropriate due to its proximity to an upcoming presidential election. The hearing before District Judge Tanya Chutkan will discuss future steps in this case, which had been on hold while awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court regarding Trump&#8217;s claim of presidential immunity earlier this year. This session could influence how quickly proceedings move forward as Election Day approaches on November 5th. Trump&#8217;s next important court appearance is scheduled for September 16th when Judge Juan Merchan will review arguments about dismissing Trump&#8217;s conviction related to a New York hush money case based on the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling on presidential immunity; sentencing for that case is set for September 18th but may be postponed if Merchan grants Trump&#8217;s request for a delay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2337192,"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\/09\/Donald_Trump_vb12.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40183,40182,39489,3634],"class_list":["post-2337191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc-election","tag-not-guilty-plea","tag-superseding-indictment","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Donald_Trump_vb12.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337191","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}