Trump pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges at arraignment after arrest –

Before departing from Washington DC after being arraigned on four federal charges, former president Donald Trump gave quick remarks in which he claimed the capitol had “filth”, “decay” and “broken buildings”.

Mr Trump made a quick appearance at the nation’s capital yesterday so he could appear in federal court to be formally charged with four counts related to his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election and subsequent 6 January attack on the Capitol.

“This is a very sad day for America,” Mr Trump told reporters before departing on his private plane to New Jersey.

A four-count federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of conspiring with his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and deprive Americans of their right to have their votes counted.

Here are eight key points from the historic indictment of the former president.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said she is tired of commenting on every Donald Trump drama following the former president’s third indictment.

“Like most American, I am tired of commenting on every Trump drama. I have lost count of whether this is the third indictment, fourth or the fifth,” the former governor of South Carolina told NBC News.

“Donald Trump bears some responsibility for what happened but Trump didn’t attack the Capitol. He should not be prosecuted for that.”

Former president Barack Obama privately warned President Joe Biden that Donald Trump’s rabid supporter base and the echo-chamber of conservative media give the twice-impeached, thrice-indicted ex-president a strength heading into next year’s election that should not be underestimated.

According to the Washington Post, Mr Obama delivered the candid advice to his former vice president during a late June lunch in the White House residence, at which he promised Mr Biden that he would “do all he could” to aide his re-election campaign.

The parents of a Capitol police officer who succumbed to his injuries following the 6 January riots have reacted to former president Donald Trump’s indictment.

The family of Brian Sicknick demanded accountability for the former president in an interview with CBS 2.“Things will never be the same,” Charles Sicknick said.

“No matter what happens, nothing anybody can do or say will bring Brian back to us.”Reacting to the news of the indictment, Mr Sicknick said it was “about time”.

“He [Donald Trump] has blood on his hands,” Gladys Sicknick said, adding, “And I don’t care. People say, ‘Oh, but Brian died from strokes.’ Because of what he was going through, I’m sure, because he was very intense and I’m sure that helped.”