Former President Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges of attempting to subvert the will of voters and remain in power after his 2020 election loss — a case poised to change America’s legal and political landscape for decades to come.
Appearing in the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse just blocks from the U.S. Capitol where a pro-Trump mob stormed the building on Jan. 6, 2021 — moments after a rally in which he claimed he won the election — Mr. Trump’s lawyers said he didn’t break the law.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed state criminal charges against Mr. Trump for falsified business records to conceal hush money payments in 2016 to two women and a hotel doorman. Ahead of his court appearance Thursday, Mr. Trump lashed out at President Biden and the Justice Department, accusing them of interfering in the 2024 presidential election. Mr. Trump has a double-digit lead over his rivals for the GOP presidential race and is tied with Mr. Biden in national polls.
Those lies, prosecutors say, “targeted a bedrock function of the United States federal government” interfered with the nation’s process of collecting, counting and certifying votes, deprived voters of their rights and defrauded the American people. The statutes carry stiff penalties. Attempting to obstruct an official proceeding and obstructing an official proceeding both carry a maximum 20-year prison sentence while conspiracy against rights carries a 10-year sentence.
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