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Donald Trump must appear in court again – this time in Washington, DC. Again he is not aware of any guilt. The news ticker.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr: Four counts just the “tip of the iceberg”allegations of electoral interference: Donald Trump rejects all allegationsindictment published: Ex-President is said to have planned a conspiracy against the USA
Update from August 4, 5:00 a.m.: Donald Trump bitterly complained about the prosecution against him after the charges in connection with attempted electoral interference were read out. “This is the persecution of a political opponent,” said the former US President after his court appearance in Washington. “That should never have happened in America.” He is only being prosecuted because he is far ahead in the field of Republican presidential candidates.
Former US President Donald Trump has maintained his innocence. © Alex Brandon/AP
“This is a very sad day for America,” Trump said. It was also very sad driving through Washington and seeing all the “dirt” and “decay”, destroyed buildings and graffiti. “This is not the place I left,” he said, referring to his departure from the White House in January 2021, when Biden took over the presidency.
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Indictment against Donald Trump: First hearing on August 28
Update from August 3, 11:15 p.m.: Former US President Donald Trump has left the court in Washington after hearing the charges in connection with attempted election interference. The motorcade of the Republican presidential candidate drove from the courthouse in the US capital.
Update from August 3, 11:10 p.m.: The first post-indictment hearing against former US President Donald Trump will take place on August 28. Judge Moxila Upadhyaya set the date, as a dpa reporter from the session of the competent court in Washington reported.
Ex-US President Trump pleads ‘not guilty’
Update from August 3, 10:30 p.m.: Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded “not guilty” to charges against him in connection with attempted election interference and the Capitol attack. This was reported by a dpa reporter from the meeting of the competent court in Washington.
Update from August 3, 9:20 p.m.: Former US President Donald Trump has arrived in the US capital Washington to read out a new indictment against him. The Republican presidential hopeful’s plane landed Thursday at Ronald Reagan Airport just outside Washington city limits, television footage showed. From there he was to be taken in a motorcade to the competent court, where he would be presented with the new charges in connection with attempted voter fraud and the attack on the Capitol. Trump is scheduled to appear in court for the first time at 4:00 p.m. local time (10:00 p.m. CEST).
Update from August 3, 8:10 p.m: Donald Trump is now on his way to the US capital Washington, where an indictment will be read out against him in connection with attempted voter fraud and the attack on the Capitol. As the dpa reports, he left New Jersey and is expected in court at 10 p.m. Central European Time. Trump will appear in court for the first time in this case. It is the first time he has been charged with crimes allegedly committed during his tenure as US President. These are the most serious allegations Trump has faced to date. One charge is conspiracy against the United States.
Update from August 3, 4:29 p.m: Before the indictment, Donald Trump again railed against the US judiciary. “The Democrats don’t want to run against me, otherwise they wouldn’t be weaponizing ‘justice’ in such an unprecedented way,” wrote the ex-US President on the platform Truth Social, which he co-founded. He accused President Joe Biden of personally ordering the legal action.
Update from August 3, 2:30 p.m.: Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani, who may be identified by the court as a co-conspirator, faces his own legal problems. Among other things, the former New York mayor is accused of sexual assault. Giuliani was among the prime movers behind the post-election campaign to spread unsubstantiated claims of fraud and block confirmation of Biden’s victory.
Trump’s ex-Attorney General says the charges are just the “tip of the iceberg”
Update from August 3, 1:20 p.m.: Trump’s former Attorney General Bill Barr believes Special Counsel Jack Smith will bring further charges against the former president. Barr, who resigned from office in December 2020, told Opposite CNNthat the four charges against Donald Trump in the latest indictment are just the “tip of the iceberg” and that Smith has “much more evidence” against him.
Update from August 3, 12:18 p.m.: What role did Mike Pence play in Donald Trump’s alleged election conspiracy? The court intends to examine this question as well. The indictment, however, paints a detailed picture of events: from a tense phone call between the two Republicans at Christmas to the new revelation that Pence kept notes of the events up to January 6, 2021. On Tuesday evening, after the indictment became known, Pence spoke critically of Trump: “Anyone who puts themselves above the Constitution should never become President of the United States.”
Donald Trump has to go to court – it is the third trial for the former president
First report from August 3rd: WASHINGTON, DC – The former US President has made his first court appearance following the unprecedented indictment of Donald Trump on charges of interfering with an election and attacking the Capitol. The date for the formal presentation of the allegations against Trump is scheduled for 4 p.m. local time (10 p.m. CEST) in a court in Washington DC. It is not yet known whether the Republican presidential candidate will arrive in person or only connect via video.
Trump is the first ex-president in US history who has to answer to a court for an alleged crime – and in several cases. The new indictment is the second federal indictment against Trump and the third overall. In the past few months, Trump has been indicted on two other counts in connection with paying hush money to former porn actress Stormy Daniels and unlawfully withholding classified government documents.
Donald Trump is due to appear in court in Washington DC
Now he is confronted with the most serious allegations to date. The 45-page new indictment charges Donald Trump with four formal charges, including conspiracy against the United States. For the first time, it is about alleged crimes during his tenure in the White House. If convicted, the 77-year-old faces decades in prison. According to experts, however, a conviction would not legally prevent the Republican from running in the 2024 election – especially since it is highly questionable whether a final judgment will be available by then.
In any case, the indictment has it all for Donald Trump. Concrete charges are mentioned in 45 pages. In total, Trump has to face four charges. These are:
Conspiracy against the United States of AmericaObstruction of the constitutional bodies of the US CongressAttempted to obstruct the work of the US CongressAttempted to deprive the constitution of voting rights
Trump is on trial again: ex-president rejects all allegations
If Trump appears in person at the court date this Thursday (August 3), he must first go through a registration process, as with his other two court appearances. For example, fingerprints are taken. At these appointments, classic police photos are usually taken of the accused, and handcuffs are often also put on. Trump’s courts had previously dispensed with both of these, and that should be the case this time too.
In court, Trump should then have the opportunity to comment on the allegations against him. He is expected to plead not guilty as in the other two cases. Because the former head of state rejects all allegations and sees any legal action against him as an attempt by his opponents to prevent him from moving back into the White House. It was “blackmail from the Biden camp,” he wrote on his social network Truth Social.
Trump allegedly plotting conspiracy: ex-president determined to ‘stay in power’
The responsible special counsel Jack Smith announced the indictment against the former president on Tuesday (August 1). Trump is accused of orchestrating a conspiracy to defraud the United States, disenfranchise voters and obstruct an official process. In the indictment, Trump is accused of spreading false claims about the election despite knowing better, and of using people in the Justice Department to do so. “Despite his defeat, the accused was determined to remain in power,” it said.
Trump led a conspiracy against the United States. He had teamed up with six accomplices who are not mentioned by name in the indictment. It is speculated that Trump’s ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani, among others, is a co-conspirator.
Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden. He never admitted his defeat, however, and has since spread false claims that he was robbed of a victory through electoral fraud. At the time, the 77-year-old and those around him tried various ways to subsequently overturn the result. The campaign against the outcome of the election finally culminated in an unprecedented outbreak of violence on January 6, 2021: On that day, Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington, where Biden’s election victory was to be formally confirmed at the time. (nak/dpa)
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