Trump Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment for 2020 Election Indictment

Former president Donald Trump entered a plea of not guilty on Thursday, refuting charges that he was involved in a scheme to overturn the 2020 election both before and after the events of January 6, 2021, when the U.S. Capitol was attacked. Trump attended his arraignment at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., which was only a short distance away from where his supporters had stormed the Capitol in an attempt to maintain his position of power. The charges against Trump were brought by special counsel Jack Smith and include four felony counts, notably conspiracy to defraud the nation.