Former President Donald Trump said in a court filing Tuesday that he will plead not guilty to charges related to his actions after the 2020 election, in a revised indictment brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Trump, the Republican presidential candidate for the Nov. 5 election, also waived his right to appear in a federal court in Washington.
“I authorize my attorneys to enter a plea of not guilty on my behalf to each and every count of the superseding indictment,” he wrote, in part.
Prosecutors and Trump’s lawyers are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday to determine next steps after the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, according to the court docket….