Former President Trump arrived at the federal courthouse in Washington on Thursday to be processed and face a judge for the first time on criminal charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election results.
It is Mr. Trump’s third court arraignment in four months and will take place in the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, just blocks from where he held a rally on Jan. 6, 2021, before his angry supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to block Congress from certifying President Biden’s election win.
The former president also called the charges against him “political interference!” He said Mr. Biden’s Justice Department was trying to derail his campaign for a return to the White House, a race in which he is far and away the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.Inside, Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies conducted a walkthrough of the building, including the courtroom where Mr. Trump was to face the judge.Before Mr. Trump’s arrival, U.S.
Mr. Trump will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadyaya, but future proceedings will be assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, a 2014 appointee of President Obama. Mr. Trump traveled to Washington on Thursday from his summer home at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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