Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results 2020 presidential election in 2020.
Trump entered his plea on Thursday before Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya at a Washington, D.C., federal courthouse not far from the U.S. Capitol, where the alleged conspiracy he’s accused of orchestrating turned violent on Jan. 6, 2021.
Among those in the courtroom with Trump were his lawyers Todd Blanche and John Lauro. Special counsel Jack Smith was also there, as were the prosecutors working for him, Thomas Windom, Molly Gaston and Mary Dohrmann.
Windom said the Justice Department was not seeking the former president’s detention. The conditions of release, Windom said, are that Trump must not violate federal, state or local law while on release and that he ”shall not communicate about facts of the case with any individual known to be a witness, except with counsel or the presence of counsel.”
Judge Upadhyaya said the most important condition of release is not committing any new crimes while on release, which could lead to him being detained and could add to the sentence he may eventually face. She told Trump that it is a crime to ”influence a juror or try to threaten or bribe a witness or retaliate against anyone” connected to the case. Trump said he understands.
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