Former President Donald Trump has pleaded "not guilty" to the charges filed against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia.
Trump also chose to waive his arraignment, as he expressed in a letter to Judge Scott McAfee of the Superior Court of Fulton County. In the letter, Trump acknowledged his right to appear personally at the arraignment and have the indictment read to him in open court.
He stated that he had discussed the charges and the waiver with his attorney, Steven H. Sadow, and fully understood the nature of the offenses and his right to be present at the arraignment. Trump voluntarily waived his right to be present at the arraignment and to have the indictment read to him in open court.
The charges against Trump and his associates include violating the Georgia RICO Act, solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, false statements and writings, impersonating a public officer, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, criminal attempt to commit filing false documents, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, criminal attempt to commit influencing witnesses, influencing witnesses, conspiracy to commit election fraud, conspiracy to commit computer theft, conspiracy to commit computer trespass, conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy, conspiracy to defraud the state, and perjury.
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