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Donald Trump Published August 3, 2023 3:46pm EDT

Trump to plead 'not guilty' to charges

stemming from special counsel's Jan.
6 probe
Trump is the first former president in US history to face federal criminal charges

By Brooke Singman Houston Keene Fox News

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Former President Donald Trump faces an indictment from Special Counsel Jack Smith with the Department of Justice on charges related to the events of
Jan. 6

WASHINGTON D.C.-- Former President Donald Trump on Thursday will plead ‘not guilty’ in
federal court to all four federal charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's
investigation into 2020 election interference and the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, sources
familiar said.

Trump, the 2024 GOP front-runner, is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United
States conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to
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obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.

Trump traveled from his resort in Bedminster, N.J., Thursday to Washington D.C. His first
court appearance took place at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Independence Day Spectacular on Friday, June 30, 2023 in Pickens, S.C.
(Sam Wolfe for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

TRUMP INDICTED ON CHARGES OUT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL PROBE INTO JAN 6

US Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhaya is presiding over the proceedings.

Trump posted to his Truth Social late Wednesday saying that the case "will hopefully be
moved to an impartial Venue, such as the politically unbiased nearby State of West
Virginia!"

"IMPOSSIBLE to get a fair trial in Washington, D.C., which is over 95% anti-Trump, & for
which I have called for a Federal TAKEOVER in order to bring our Capital back to
Greatness," Trump posted. "It is now a high crime embarrassment to our Nation and,
indeed, the World. This Indictment is all about Election Interference!!!"

The indictment comes out of Smith's investigation into whether Trump or other officials
and entities interfered with the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential
election including the certification of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021.
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On Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump rioters breached the U.S. Capitol during a joint session of
Congress to certify the Electoral College results in favor of President Biden.

The House of Representatives drafted articles of impeachment against him on a charge of

inciting an insurrection for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot — making him the first and only president
in history to be impeached, and ultimately acquitted, twice.

Jack Smith, US special counsel, speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. (Al
Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

This is the second federal indictment the former president faces out of Smith’s
investigation. Trump, who leads the 2024 GOP presidential primary field, has already
pleaded not guilty in federal court in the Southern District of Florida to 37 counts related to
his alleged improper retention of classified records from his presidency.

SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH SAYS JAN 6 ‘FUELED BY LIES’ FROM TRUMP, PRAISES
‘HEROES’ WHO DEFENDED CAPITOL

Those charges include willful retention of national defense information, conspiracy to

obstruct justice, and false statements. Trump was charged with an additional three counts
as part of a superseding indictment out of that probe last week.

Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to face federal criminal charges.

The former president posted again to his Truth Social Thursday morning, accusing the
Biden administration of bringing criminal charges against him to drain funds from his
2024 presidential campaign.

"Look, it’s not my fault that my political opponent in the Democrat Party, Crooked Joe
Biden, has told his Attorney General to charge the leading (by far!) Republican Nominee &
former President of the United States, me, with as many crimes as can be concocted so
that he is forced to spend large amounts of time & money to defend himself," Trump said.
"The Dems don’t want to run against me or they would not be doing this unprecedented
weaponization of "Justice." BUT SOON, IN 2024, IT WILL BE OUR TURN. MAGA!"

Campaign finance documents show Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner,

burned through at least $42.8 million this year, much of it used to cover costs related to
his mounting legal peril. The former president has $31.8 million cash on hand.

Trump has also pleaded not guilty to 34 counts in New York in April stemming from
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation. Trump is accused of falsifying
business records related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Brooke Singman is a Fox News Digital politics reporter. You can reach her at
Brooke.Singman@Fox.com or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.

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