Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, pleaded not guilty Friday to 13 criminal charges in the Georgia election meddling case, joining his former client and 10 others charged in a sweeping indictment.
Giuliani, 79, waived his right to a formal trial, which had been scheduled for Sept. 6, and chose to enter a written plea of not guilty in Fulton County Superior Court.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged the former mayor on Aug. 14 with violating the Peach State’s anti-extortion laws, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, and soliciting a public official to violate their oath of office.
The 13 charges against Giuliani are the same number against Trump and more than any of the 17 other co-defendants in the case.
He faces one count of violating the Georgia RICO Act; three counts of soliciting a breach of oath by a public official; three counts of false statements and writings; two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings; two counts of conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree; one count of conspiracy to impersonate a public official; and one count of conspiracy to file false documents.
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, 79, pleaded not guilty Friday to 13 felony charges in the Georgia election meddling case.AP
Giuliani waived his right to a formal trial, which had been scheduled for September 6, and chose to enter a written plea of not guilty in Fulton County Superior Court. FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/AFP via Getty Images
Giuliani had previously denounced the allegations as “an affront to American Democracy.”
The former federal prosecutor, who reportedly faces mounting legal fees, has launched a defense fund, for which the 77-year-old former president is hosting a $100,000-per-ticket benefit at his golf resort in Bedminster, NJ next week.
Giuliani was released on $150,000 bond after turning himself in at the Fulton County jail and posing for a mugshot on August 23.
The 13 charges against Giuliani are the same number against Trump and more than any of the 17 other co-defendants in the case.AP
Former Trump campaign attorney Kenneth Chesebro, former campaign aide Mike Roman, Georgia attorney Robert Cheeley, former Black Voices for Trump executive director Harrison Floyd, Republican poll watcher Scott Hall, and pastor Stephen Lee also submitted written not guilty pleas on Friday.
Willis has proposed an Oct. 23 start date for the trial, and is seeking to try all 19 defendants at once.
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