Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to four federal charges Thursday in connection to his claims of election fraud and attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
courtroom Thursday, former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to four federal charges in connection to his claims of election fraud and attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The four charges against the former president include conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights. The most serious of those charges carries a sentence of up to 20 years. ahead of the unprecedented arraignment and protesters began gathering around the courthouse hours before the president was set to arrive. Waist-high perimeter fencing is up around the Capitol complex and several roads in the area have also been closed to traffic.
legislators and elected officials in states where President Joe Biden won with "sham election fraud investigations" and set up slates of fake electors to try to subvert the results.and reprisals against the Department of Justice, as well as the Biden administration, it was already thought that Trump would plead not guilty. "I AM NOW GOING TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO BE ARRESTED FOR HAVING CHALLENGED A CORRUPT, RIGGED, & STOLEN ELECTION.
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