Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gestures during a rally at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the United States, on August 30, 2024.
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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday again pleaded not guilty to criminal charges he faces in a federal election interference case in Washington, D.C. court filing show.
Lawyers for the Republican presidential candidate said in documents filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., that Trump also chose to waive his right to stand trial on a superseding indictment issued by a grand jury last week.
A status conference on the case is scheduled for Thursday morning.
The superseding indictment charges Trump with the same four criminal counts as the original indictment issued by another grand jury last year.
Special counsel Jack Smith, whose team is prosecuting Trump, is seeking a new indictment to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s presidential immunity claim.
The High Court ruled on July 1 that the former president enjoys “constructive immunity” for his official actions while in office and absolute immunity for certain core administrative functions. The court majority also dismissed or challenged specific parts of Smith’s case.
Trump remains charged with crimes related to his alleged illegal efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.
Smith’s office said in a court filing last week that it would not mind if Trump waived his arraignment on the amended indictment.
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