Trump to Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Revised Federal Election Indictment

The court filing from the former president was lodged after the special counsel’s office filed a revised indictment last month.

(Left) Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images); (Right) Former President Donald Trump. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

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.