Former President Donald Trump speaks with the press at the Iowa Pork Producers booth during the 2023 Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fair Grounds on Saturday August 12, 2023.
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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory in Georgia and waived his right to appear at his arraignment next week, according to a court filing.
Trump’s arraignment on 13 felony charges is scheduled for Sept. 6 at 9:30 a.m. ET in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta.
“Understanding my rights, I do hereby freely and voluntarily waive my right to be present at my
arraignment on the Indictment and my right to have it read to me in open court,” the former president said in the court filing.
Trump was fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken at the Fulton County jail last week.
Trump is one of 19 co-defendants charged in a wide-ranging racketeering case that alleges he, several attorneys, a White House aide, and several Republican state party officials sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia by various means.
The other 18 defendants in the case will be arraigned in Atlanta on the same day.
Trump faces charges that include violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, and conspiracy to commit filing false documents.
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