Trump has also been charged in connection with attempted voter fraud in the US state of Georgia. Again, the Republican denies all allegations. He will not appear in court for the indictment.
Washington/Atlanta – Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded “not guilty” to an indictment in the state of Georgia in connection with attempted voter fraud. This emerges from a court document published on Thursday. In it he also made it clear that he would exercise his right not to appear in court for the reading of the indictment. September 6 was set as the date for this.
In Georgia, Trump has been indicted along with 18 other suspects over his attempts to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in the state. Last Thursday, the Republican had to appear at the Atlanta County Jail to formally present himself to the authorities and have his personal details recorded. A mugshot of the Republican presidential candidate was also taken there. The historically named police photo of a former US President went around the world.
Trump denies all allegations
The 98-page indictment in Georgia lists several counts, including a count commonly used in organized crime cases.
This is Trump’s fourth indictment. Never before in US history has an ex-president come to court for a crime. The Republican, who wants to run again in the 2024 presidential election, rejects all allegations and sees the prosecution against him as an attempt by his opponents to prevent him from re-entering the White House.
Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden. To this day, however, he refuses to admit defeat. Instead, the 77-year-old claims undeterred that he was deprived of a victory through massive election fraud. Neither Trump nor his lawyers have presented any evidence to support these claims.
Dozens of lawsuits brought by the Trump camp were dismissed by courts after the election, including the US Supreme Court. Trump’s campaign against the outcome of the election culminated on January 6, 2021 when his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington.
Georgia plays a key role
Georgia was one of the states that played a key role in the 2020 election outcome. Biden won in the state at the time by about 12,000 votes. Trump tried to have his election defeat there – as in other states – subsequently changed.
Among other things, Trump called Georgia’s top election supervisor, his Republican party colleague Brad Raffensperger, in a one-hour phone call to “find” enough votes for him to “recalculate” and turn the result.
Source: Stern
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