Trump pleads not guilty, waives Georgia arraignment
Following entering a plea of not guilty and waiving his first appearance in Fulton County on Thursday morning, former President Trump and is team are now asking for his case to be severed from his co-defendants. His attorneys say they will not have enough time to prepare for the trial if it is held on Oct. 23. According to the latest motion, Trump's lawyers contend the former president will not receive a fair trial and due process of law if his lawyers have less than 2 months to prepare to defend Trump against such serious charges. Additionally, Trump's lead council is involved in another trial that starts on Sept. 26 and is expected to last for 2 to 3 weeks, according to the motion. Trump entered a plea of not guilty on charges he and his allies participated in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia earlier in the day. Lawyers for the New York businessman filed a waiver of arraignment stating that Trump would not appear in court and would plead not guilty to all charges levied against him. Trump surrendered at the Fulton County Jail a week ago, completing the process in a brisk 20 minutes, providing officials as is customary with his physical measurements: 6 foot 3 inches. 215 pounds. Blond or strawberry hair. And Trump, who for four years in the White House reveled in the title of "Mr. President," was given the inmate number of P01135809. After posting a bond of $200,000, the former president headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left. Unrepentant but subdued after the brief jail visit, he again insisted that he "did nothing wrong" and called the case accusing him of subverting election results a "travesty of justice." "If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election," he told reporters on the airport tarmac. Subscribe to FOX 10 Phoenix! / @fox10phoenix #fox10phoenix #donaldtrump #2020election #politics FOX 10 Phoenix delivers breaking news, live events, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from Phoenix, Arizona and across the nation. Watch more FOX 10 Phoenix on YouTube: Arizona headlines: • Arizona headlines (Archive 2) National headlines: • National headlines Raw footage: • Raw footage
