Former President Donald Trump has filed a plea of not guilty in response to the charges outlined in special counsel Jack Smith's revised election subversion indictment against him in federal court. The plea was submitted in a court filing on Tuesday, where Trump also requested to be excused from appearing in person at an upcoming court hearing scheduled for Thursday.
In the one-page filing, Trump stated, 'I, President Donald J. Trump, the above-named defendant, do hereby waive my right to be present at Arraignment and I authorize my attorneys to enter a plea of not guilty on my behalf to each and every count of the superseding indictment.' Trump's legal team is expected to represent him at the hearing before DC District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan.
