Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to attempting to reverse the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, according to a court document filed Thursday.
This is the fourth criminal case in which the tycoon is being prosecuted, who is running for the White House again and remains the favorite for the Republican primaries.
A date for his trial in this case has not yet been set.
Summoned on September 6 for his public impeachment in Georgia, the ex-president indicated in the court document that he waived his right to appear before the judge and should therefore not travel to Atlanta again.
Mr. Trump and 18 others, including his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were charged in mid-August with unlawful attempts to reverse the result of the 2020 election in this key state, won by the current Democratic president. Joe Biden.
The law on organized crime, used by the prosecutor in this case, provides for sentences of five to twenty years in prison.
In this case, Donald Trump had to go to an Atlanta prison last week to be put on file. He was subjected to a photo ID, a first for a former American president, before quickly leaving.
The septuagenarian is also accused in New York of suspicious payments to a former porn actress, and by federal justice of electoral pressure during the 2020 presidential election as well as of negligent management of confidential documents after his departure from the White House.
The former president has pleaded not guilty in all of these cases. He systematically attributes his legal setbacks to the Biden administration, which he accuses of “electoral interference” to block his way to the White House. Joe Biden is also a candidate for the next presidential election.
“I did nothing wrong” by questioning the results of the 2020 presidential election, hammered the tribune.
The stormy Republican is in any case preparing to experience an extraordinary year 2024, between the electoral campaign and several trials, in March and May – a calendar which could still evolve. The presidential election will be held in November.
Paradoxically, each legal twist brings him millions of dollars in campaign donations, paid by Trumpists convinced that he is the victim of a political cabal.
31/08/2023 18:38:40 – Washington (AFP) – © 2023 AFP
