10:10, 4 August 2023

YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges related to conspiring his 2020 election defeat, BBC reported.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 4 counts of indictment, among them conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens.

The former president was given several conditions, including not to communicate with anyone who is a witness in the given case or to communicate only through a lawyer.

The court hearings were held in the same court building where the cases of around 1000 defendants who participated in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 were examined.

During the hearing, a group of Trump supporters gathered in front of the courthouse, as well as those who protested against him.

The next court hearing of the former US President will take place on August 28.

After leaving the court, Trump described the case against him “persecution of a political opponent”. Donald Trump has nominated his candidacy to participate in the 2024 presidential elections, in which he may compete with his rival in the previous elections, the current US President Joe Biden.

The former US president is standing before the court for the third time in the last 4 months. In the other two cases, Trump is accused of violating the rules on handling classified documents and paying porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet and falsifying business reports because of it.