The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to aiding her husband in the June 2016 killings.
Noor Salman, 30, the wife of Omar Mateen, appeared in federal court in Orlando for less than five minutes. It was her first court appearance in Florida since she was transferred by U.S. marshals from California where she had been held.
She faces charges of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting Mateen in his attempt to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Prosecutors have said she made up a cover story for her husband that she told to police officers and FBI agents.
Salman has said she was herself a victim of domestic abuse by Mateen and was unaware of his intentions to attack the nightclub.
Her trial is scheduled to begin in June before U.S. District Judge Paul Byron in Orlando.
