Since leaving the White House, Donald Trump has only visited Washington DC once. There he has been summoned this Thursday to appear before a federal court after being charged for allegedly trying to reverse the result of the 2020 presidential elections. Judge Moxila Upadhyaya will read the charges against the former president of the United States. Strong security measures have been deployed in the capital. The appearance is scheduled a short distance from the Capitolthe symbol of American democracy that Trump followers assaulted that fateful January 6, 2021, by refusing to accept the electoral results that gave Joe Biden victory.
Trump is summoned at four in the afternoon local time (ten at night in mainland Spain). This time, he faces four charges.: conspiracy to defraud the United States, to obstruct an official process, obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official process and conspiracy against rights.
It is the third indictment of the former US president in four months. Until now, this does not seem to take its toll on his desire to become president again. He is the favorite among Republicans to be the party’s candidate for the White House in next year’s elections. The polls also predict that a supposed final battle between Trump and Biden would be very close.
The day before this appearance, Trump thanked – from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey – the support of his followers. “I’ve never had so much support for anything before”expressed on his Truth Social platform.
for now, Washington has shielded before the appointment in which the last formal accusation against the former president is made. have been placedor metal barriers outside the courthouse and they have risen similar structures around the Capitol buildings.
The day before, police had to evacuate a Senate building after a false alarm of a shooting. I also know the protection of magistrates has increased involved in the case, according to local information.
The cause for the 2020 elections and the assault on the Capitol
In the hearing this Thursday, the judge (appointed at the time by former President Barack Obama) listens to the arguments of the prosecutors and the defense. Subsequently, she could define the conditions for Trump to be released; he is not expected to be arrested. As has happened on other occasions, he will plead not guilty. Although assistance is expected from him, would have the option of appearing by videoconference.
The indictment maintains that after losing the November 3, 2020 election, then-President Trump launched into a conspiracy to “reverse the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election“. This included false allegations of voter fraudamong other things.
Trump’s attitude led, according to the accusation, to the riots of January 6when a mob of his supporters took over the Capitol to try to prevent confirmation of Biden’s victory.
Trump’s third indictment
The accusation of attempting to tamper with the 2020 election results has been the third indictment for the tycoon. Before, she was for two other issues:
- The case linked to the porn star Stormy Daniels. Last March, a Manhattan grand jury voted in favor of accuse Trump of bribery, for allegedly buying the silence of the actress in the 2016 electoral campaign to prevent him from talking about the extramarital relationship they had several years before. The trial is expected to begin in March 2024.
- The case of classified documents: He is accused of taking hundreds of boxes of confidential documents from the White House to his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. The trial is scheduled to begin in May next year.
Trump could face a fourth indictment in Georgia, for attempted electoral punching in that state.
Nevertheless, the law would not prevent him from running in the presidential elections of 2024, just as he wishes.
