Trump pleads not guilty to 4 felony charges in 2020 election case
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to four federal charges in connection with accusations that he engaged in a multipart conspiracy to overturn the will of voters and stay in power despite losing the 2020 election, resulting in an unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump appeared before Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, about a quarter-mile from where rioting supporters first attacked police officers and pushed down barriers on the west lawn of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The judge took the bench at just after 4 p.m. Eastern time, and the clerk called out: “Twenty-three dash 257, the United States of America vs. Donald J. Trump.” The former president shook his head when the criminal case name was read aloud.
“Good afternoon, Mr. Trump,” the judge said, moments after Trump’s
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