Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election racketeering case
File photo of US former president Donald Trump.
Former United States president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday (August 31) to charges that he led a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss in the southern state of Georgia.
Trump, who faces 13 felony counts including racketeering, said in a court filing in Fulton County Superior Court: "As evidenced by my signature below, I do hereby waive formal arraignment and enter my plea of NOT GUILTY to the Indictment in this case." He entered his plea in a court filing waiving his right to appear at an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday next week.
He was formally arrested last week and was released on a $200,000 bond. He has denied all wrongdoing and argued that prosecutions are politically motivated.
The 77-year-old had surrendered to the county jail in Atlanta, becoming the first former US president pictured in a police mug shot in whihc he was seen glowering at the camera.
He is accused of colluding with 18 others in order to overturn the results of the 2020 election and retain presidential power after his defeat, including in key states like Georgia.
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The former US president battles his fourth criminal indictment while seeking reelection to the White House next year.
Trump's arrest in Georgia came a day after he spurned a televised debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin featuring eight of his rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination -- all of whom lag well behind him in the polls.
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During the debate, all but two of the candidates said they would support him as the party's nominee even if he were a convicted felon.
After the arrest, Trump decried a "travesty of justice" and called the case against him "election interference."
"What has taken place here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong," he told reporters, adding "what they're doing is election interference."
(With inputs from agencies)
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