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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Kate Brumback | AP

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case from others

Former President Donald Trump Trump and 18 others were charged in August in a 41-count indictment that outlines an alleged scheme to subvert the will of Georgia voters who had chosen Democrat Joe Biden over the Republican incumbent in the presidential election. (Associated Press)

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday and sought to sever his case from some other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set arraignment hearings on Sept. 6 for Trump and the 18 others charged in the case. Trump’s court filing entering a not guilty plea also waived arraignment, meaning he won’t have to show up for that.

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