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Donald Trump responds to third indictment
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump appeared before a judge Thursday at the federal courthouse in Washington to surrender on charges that he plotted to overturn his 2020 defeat in the election, with the former president set to face a judge mere blocks from the U.S. Capitol building that his supporters stormed to try to block the transfer of power.
Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington’s federal courthouse two days after being indicted on four felony counts by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. The charges accuse him of trying to subvert the will of voters and undo his election loss in the days before Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent and bloody clash with law enforcement. Trump pleaded not guilty.
Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump hold signs as they demonstrate outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on August 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner, is facing charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruct Congress’ certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.
Medea Benjamin (L) along with other protesters mocking former U.S. President Donald Trump walk near the U.S. Capitol building (background) and towards the E. Barrett Prettyman US Court House on August 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Roberto Schm …
His appearance Thursday, and the rest of the court case, will unfold in a courthouse just blocks in clear view of the Capitol and in a building where more than 1,000 of the Capitol rioters have been charged.
A demonstrator protests outside the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2023, ahead of the arraignment of former US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump hold signs as they demonstrate outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on August 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Anti-Trump and pro-Trump groups stage demonstrations outside of the Elijah Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse ahead of former US President Donald Trump's arrival in Washington D.C., United States on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) "Trump Force One," with former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump, flies past the Washington Monument as it approaches to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump's plane "Trump Force One" is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on August 3, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) Former US President Donald Trump arrives aboard his private airplane at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023. (Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump (R) disembarks his plane "Trump Force One" on arrival at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on August 3, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) Former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump disembarks his plane "Trump Force One" on arrival at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) A demonstrator await the arrival of former U.S. President Donald Trump outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House on August 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon after being indicted on four felony counts for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Police stand guard as former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse for arraignment, in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) A protester waves a pro-Trump flag in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, DC, US, on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) Members of Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia guard the entrance of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse August 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) A protester shouts anti Trump slogans outside the E. Barrett Prettyman US Court House in Washington, DC, US, on August 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) Protesters shout after gathering outside the E. Barrett Prettyman US Court House in Washington, DC, US, on August 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) The motorcade carrying former US President Donald Trump arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman US Court House in Washington, DC, US, on August 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) The motorcade of former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse on August 3, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on four felony counts in federal court today for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) Former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump waves from inside his SUV on his way to the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2023, ahead of his arraignment. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Medea Benjamin (L) along with other protesters mocking former U.S. President Donald Trump walk near the U.S. Capitol building (background) and towards the E. Barrett Prettyman US Court House on August 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump hold signs as they demonstrate outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on August 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Supporters of former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump wave flags as he arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse for arraignment in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Anti-Trump and pro-Trump groups stage demonstrations outside of the Elijah Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse ahead of former US President Donald Trump's arrival in Washington D.C., United States on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) A sign reading 'CD don't like fascists' rests against a statue outside of the Elijah Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse as anti-Trump and pro-Trump groups stage demonstrations ahead of former US President Donald Trump's arrival in Washington D.C., United States on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Bryan Dozier/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Black supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump carry signs in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse on August 03, 2023 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) A demonstrator holds a sign reading "Presidents are not Kings" as he protests outside the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2023, ahead of the arraignment of former US President Donald Trump. Trump will appear in court on Thursday to answer charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, a case set to cast a dark and volatile cloud over the 2024 White House race for which he remains the presumptive Republican nominee. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) Former U.S. President Donald Trump (R) arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Court House ahead of his arraignment on August 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The SUV with Former US President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump on board pulls into the underground parking of the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2023, ahead of his arraignment. Former president Donald Trump arrived in federal court in the US capital on August 3 to answer historic charges of leading a criminal conspiracy that sought to defraud the American people by overturning the 2020 election. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Demonstrators await the arrival of former U.S. President Donald Trump outside of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on August 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Trump is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon after being indicted on four felony counts for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) TV journalists work in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse on August 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. Former U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon after being indicted on four felony counts for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)