Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to his involvement in a sweeping scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia and waived his right to appear at an arraignment scheduled for next week.
“Understanding my rights, I do hereby freely and voluntarily waive my right to be present at my
arraignment on the Indictment and my right to have it read to me in open court,” the former president said in the court filing presented on Thursday.
The arraignment is set for the morning of Sept. 6 at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta.
Earlier this month, Trump and 18 of his closest allies were accused in a 41-count indictment brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of coordinating a racketeering scheme, which involved spreading conspiracy theories, pressuring elected officials and propping up fake electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia in a desperate effort to remain in power despite having lost the presidency in a free and fair vote.
The indictment marks the fourth set of criminal charges against Trump, who now faces a cumulative 91 felony counts in New York state court for hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, in federal court in Florida where he’s been accused of mishandling classified documents, and in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with efforts to prevent the peaceful transfer of power and incite a violent insurrection at the Capitol and in Georgia.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied wrongdoing in all the cases against him. He continues to repeat unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged and stolen” and that the indictments that followed amount to a witch hunt and election interference. In reality, Trump lost the general election to Biden, and, in Georgia specifically, he lost by some 11,779 votes.
Trump faces 13 criminal charges in Georgia, the most serious of which is violating the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO. That charge alone carries a minimum prison sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 20 years. Trump also faces a slew of fraud and forgery charges.
Trump, the current front-runner in the GOP presidential primary race, was booked on Aug. 24. The conditions for his release included a $200,000 bond and strict conditions on his social media use. Among other things, he must not violate any laws in Georgia or elsewhere, he must appear in court as directed, he must not communicate about the facts of the case with fellow co-defendants – except through his legal team – and he must not intimidate co-defendants or witnesses.
Willis asked the overseeing Trump’s case, Judge Scott McAfee, to expedite the cases of all 19 defendants, but McAfee has not yet set a date for his trial.
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B | 目前，赛事主办方正在加紧与有关方面沟通具体方案细节。配合东亚杯备战竞赛时间 据悉，中国足协将选派一支由不同年龄段精英球员组成的“混编”国足出征即将于7月19日至27日在日本举行的新一届东亚足球锦标赛（俗称东亚杯），中国队计划征调张琳芃、吴曦、张玉宁、蒋光太、谭龙等“超龄”球员。如中超联赛第二阶段赛事按原计划于7月21日至8月21日进行，上述5人以及其他作为俱乐部主力的国脚将受各类客观因素影响缺席多轮中超比赛。此外，效力于山东泰山俱乐部的韩国籍外援孙准浩近期也已接到韩国队参加东亚杯的征调通知。这样看来，中超联赛第二阶段如延期开赛，将一定程度上缓解国脚输送俱乐部的用人危机，有益于联赛公平竞争的维护。毕竟在参加完东亚杯赛，回国并按防疫规定接受必要医学隔离观察后，球员们最快可在8月上旬重返各俱乐部队。欲加速推动恢复主客场制 不过，配合国足备战、参加东亚杯只是考虑调整联赛赛程的部分原因。正如北青报记者此前了解到的，中超联赛主办方结合国家及相关各地方防疫政策的调整，并综合考虑俱乐部及其属地、赞助商、球迷意愿等因素，欲加速推动中超联赛主客场制的恢复工作，并已着手拟定相关计划用以向体育管理及相关部门申报。
C | 据悉，赛事主办方拟安排中超联赛第二阶段延后开赛的主要原因，正是为落实联赛主客场恢复各项准备工作而预留时间。众所周知，联赛一旦恢复主客场制，那么防疫工作依然是首当其冲的重任，办赛须满足赛区所在地的各项防疫工作要求。此外，办赛还须满足训练与比赛场地条件、赛区接待能力、安保工作、赛区间交通条件。例如，部分俱乐部队原主场场地受疫情影响近几年连续无缘承办足球赛事，其草皮及场馆其他设施需要经过整改才能满足联赛办赛条件。一旦条件不达标，那么还须落实备选场地。由此可见，联赛欲恢复主客场制，不仅需要行业管理部门协同各有关部门支持，还需要俱乐部属地的全力支持。此外，赛事一旦恢复主客场制，那么各俱乐部无论主场作战，还是做客比赛，都需要承担相当的参赛成本。比如主队接待与赛事安保费用，客队城际间交通费用、赴客场后的食宿及交通费用等。
D | 在当下大部分俱乐部面临运营压力的背景下，这些问题都需要各方通盘考虑，并做出合理的应对方案。具体工作落实需要足够时间 联赛赛制一旦变更还涉及一系列其他问题。原计划承办赛会制比赛的各赛区也要根据最终确认的竞赛计划来推出应对举措。
E | 举例来说，为配合中超联赛赛会制赛事的举办，梅州、海口、大连3个赛区前期做了很多工作，付出了巨大的人力、物力、财力。为了做好各队接待工作，赛区内驻地酒店均特意为参赛人员预留了足够的房源及客房档期。如果赛制调整，酒店方也需要及时调整接待方案，从而竭力避免经济损失。
F | 联赛恢复主客场制是联赛参与者、组织与管理者、球迷、赞助商各方众望所盼，但赛制调整，特别是赛季中的调整带来的问题多样，需要协调处理的工作庞杂，因此客观上也需要足够的时间加以落实。需要说明的是，一旦中超联赛第二阶段赛事确认延至8月上旬（初步计划于8月6日）开赛，那么留给余下轮次赛事完赛的时间同样紧张，整个赛季落幕时间相应延后也都不可避免。具体落幕时间可能要延至12月，也就是卡塔尔世界杯进行期间或之后。文/本报记者 肖赧
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