Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges outlined in special counsel Jack Smith's retooled election subversion indictment against him in federal court. The plea was entered in a court filing on Tuesday, where Trump also requested to be excused from appearing in person at an upcoming court hearing in the case.
In the one-page filing, Trump stated, 'I, President Donald J. Trump, the above-named defendant, do hereby waive my right to be present at Arraignment and I authorize my attorneys to enter a plea of not guilty on my behalf to each and every count of the superseding indictment. I further state that I have received a copy of the superseding indictment and reviewed it with my counsel.'
