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Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Georgia Election Subversion Charges

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023. (AP)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023. (AP)
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Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Georgia Election Subversion Charges

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023. (AP)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023. (AP)

Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a wide-ranging Georgia criminal indictment related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, according to a court filing.

The plea means that Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, will not appear in person in Fulton County Court in Atlanta next week to face the charges.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has charged Trump with 13 felony counts, including racketeering, for pressuring state officials to reverse his 2020 election loss and allegedly setting up a fake slate of electors to undermine the congressional certification of Democratic President Joe Biden's victory.

The latest charges mark Trump's fourth indictment since launching his reelection campaign for president.

"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," Trump said in the court filing made in the Fulton County Superior Court on Thursday.

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North Korea Says it Strongly Condemns US Nuclear Strategic Plan

US President Joe Biden looks on as he speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
US President Joe Biden looks on as he speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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North Korea Says it Strongly Condemns US Nuclear Strategic Plan

US President Joe Biden looks on as he speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
US President Joe Biden looks on as he speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, US, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

North Korea expressed serious concern and strongly condemned on Saturday a revised nuclear strategic plan approved by US President Joe Biden this year.

"The DPRK will as ever bolster up its strategic strength in every way to control and eliminate all sorts of security challenges that may result from the US dangerous nuclear posture readjustment, and resolutely counter any type of nuclear threat," its foreign ministry said, using North Korea's official name, Reuters reported.

"Other sovereign states' efforts for bolstering up their defence capabilities to cope with the ever-increasing nuclear threat from the US can never be a pretext for its nuclear arms buildup for aggression and provocative coordination of nuclear posture," the ministry added in a statement carried by state media KCNA.

"No matter how desperately the US may exaggerate the 'nuclear threat' from other countries, the DPRK will push forward the building of nuclear force sufficient and reliable enough to firmly defend the sovereignty and security interests of the country on its fixed timetable," it said.

The White House said on Tuesday the classified nuclear strategic plan is not a response to a single country or threat, after the New York Times reported it reoriented the deterrence strategy to focus on China's expansion of its nuclear arsenal for the first time.

China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it is seriously concerned about the report, which said the plan also seeks to prepare the US for possible coordinated nuclear challenges from China, Russia and North Korea.