The waiver spares the former president from a 15-minute arraignment on September 6 that was expected to be broadcast on live television.
Donald Trump waived his right to an in-person arraignment hearing in Atlanta and pleaded not guilty to Georgia state charges that he conspired to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election.
Trump, who surrendered for booking at the Fulton County Jail on August 24 after agreeing to a $US200,000 bond, has denied wrongdoing.The waiver spares the former president from a 15-minute arraignment on September 6 that was expected to be broadcast on live television by news cameras set up in the courtroom under Georgia state rules. Trump continues to be the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 campaign for the White House.
It remains to be seen how many of the defendants will waive their arraignments, all of which were set for September 6. Longtime Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows haven’t yet waived their in-person hearings.
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