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Former President Donald Trump has been arraigned by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump, 77, turned himself successful for arraignment successful Washington D.C. connected Thursday, August 3, conscionable 2 days aft the section announced his indictment. He was placed successful custody soon earlier 3:30 p.m. ET, and he’ll beryllium arraigned soon after, per CNN.
As with the erstwhile arrests, Trump volition beryllium fingerprinted digitally, required to supply his societal information number, address, and day of birth. A mugshot photograph volition not beryllium taken, arsenic his photograph is readily available, per ABC News. He’s besides expected to plead “not guilty,” arsenic helium has successful his erstwhile 2 arrests. He’s expected to mention the First Amendment successful his defense. A caller lawyer John F. Lauro has besides joined his ineligible team, per The New York Times. He flew into Reagan National Airport from his play nine successful Bedminster, New Jersey connected Thursday afternoon.
Trump was arrested for the 3rd clip connected Thursday. (John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock)
The erstwhile president was charged with 4 counts successful the latest indictment: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an authoritative proceeding, obstruction of and effort to obstruct an authoritative proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
Ahead of the announcement, Trump clapped backmost astatine the charges, calling it a “fake indictment” connected his Truth Social platform. “Why didn’t they bash this 2.5 years ago? Why did they hold truthful long? Because they wanted to enactment it close successful the mediate of my campaign,” helium wrote. “Also, wherefore are they putting retired different Fake Indictment the time aft the Crooked Joe Biden SCANDAL, 1 of the biggest successful American history, broke retired successful the Halls of Congress??? A Nation In Decline!” He followed up by sharing his lengthy campaign statement, wherever helium accused President Joe Biden of “weaponiz[ing the] Department of Justice to interfere with the 2024 Presidential election.”
After the indictment was announced, Special Counsel Jack Smith released a statement, speaking astir however Trump’s efforts to overturn the predetermination led to the onslaught connected the U.S. Capitol connected January 6, 2021. “The onslaught connected our nation’s superior connected January 6, 2021, was an unprecedented battle connected the spot of American democracy. As described successful the indictment, it was fueled by lies. Lies by the suspect targeted astatine obstructing a bedrock relation of the U.S. government, the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results of the statesmanlike election,” helium said.
This is the 3rd clip that Trump has been arrested this year. He was archetypal arraigned successful New York, wherever helium was charged with 34 counts of falsifying concern records, including the alleged hush wealth outgo to big star Stormy Daniels. Trump pleaded not guilty, and helium has denied having an matter with Daniels. He was arrested by the Justice Department for mishandling classified documents successful June. He primitively faced 37 charges, but an further 3 caller counts, including trying to delete information footage, per NPR. He pleaded not blameworthy to those charges arsenic well.
In summation to the 3 arrests, Trump is besides astatine the halfway of a expansive assemblage probe successful Georgia for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 predetermination successful that state. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has hinted that immoderate indictments for the lawsuit are imminent. She has announced that she intends to denote charges by September 1, per The Associated Press.
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