Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, culminating in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol building.supporters was"an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy" that was"fuelled by lies" from the former president.
The indictment alleged Trump and his Republican allies repeatedly lied about the results in the two months after he lost the November 2020 election and pressured his vice president, Mike Pence, and state election officials to take action to help him cling to power.
The most serious charges, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to obstruct, both carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. The charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States has a maximum sentence of five years, while conspiracy against rights has a maximum sentence of 10 years.
In court, Trump did not appear to show much emotion and was not angry or upset, according to witnesses who were there.
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