(Al Jazeera Media Network) Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to election interference charges in the U.S. state of Georgia, a court filing showed, as the former United States president waived a formal arraignment hearing in the widely watched case.
Thursday’s court filing, which was signed by Trump, reads: “As evidenced by my signature below, I do hereby waive formal arraignment and enter my plea of NOT GUILTY to the indictment in this case.”
The former president faces 13 criminal charges in Georgia, where prosecutors have accused him and 18 associates of joining a conspiracy to “unlawfully change the outcome” of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the state.
Prosecutors had set arraignment hearings for Trump and his co-defendants for September 6.
Trump, who remains the frontrunner in the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination race, surrendered last week at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta to face the charges.
He was swiftly released on $200,000 bond after becoming the first former U.S. president to have his mugshot taken during his brief arrest.
