Trump pleads not guilty on Jan. 6 charges, calls it 'sad day for America’
Trump is accused of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to all counts after being charged in connection with his alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election.
The new 45-page federal indictment, unsealed Tuesday, accuses Trump of four felony counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
It's the third time that Trump has been indicted on criminal charges. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the two other cases, decrying the investigations as political witch hunts. He continues to insist that the 2020 vote was rigged and, speaking to ABC News on Tuesday, described the latest charges as a "pile-on" and "election interference."
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Christie says he was questioned regarding Trump's knowledge of 2020 election results
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie told New York Magazine's "On With Kara Swisher" podcast that he was questioned six to eight weeks ago regarding former President Donald Trump's "knowledge of the reality of the election results."
"They were trying to get a handle on what I knew about his knowledge of the reality of the election results," Christie said.
The former New Jersey governor refused to say which specific inquiry he was called in for questioning on, but said he "was honest" with investigators and hopes it was helpful.
-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr
Trump leaves Bedminster club
Former President Donald Trump has left his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club to travel to his court appearance in Washington, D.C.
Trump's motorcade will take him to the Newark Liberty International Airport where the former president will board his own plane to fly to D.C.
Trump plays golf hours before court appearance
Former President Donald Trump played golf in New Jersey on Thursday, hours before heading to court in Washington, D.C., sources told ABC News.
The former president also had several conversations with his staff about his 2024 campaign, sources said.
Supporters, protesters display signs outside court
A handful of supporters and protesters, law enforcement from multiple agencies and dozens of press cameras and satellite trucks are waiting outside the E. Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., for former President Donald Trump.
In the mix of the officers and dozens of cameras is a small group of Trump supporters carrying campaign flags saying "Trump for President 2024" and "Finish The Wall."
Some protesters were seen holding signs reading “clear and present danger" and "lock him up."
No large protests have formed outside, but officials have been passing out emergency number cards to contracted security guards to report anything suspicious.
-ABC News' Soorin Kim, Katherine Faulders, Laura Romero and Tia Humphries
Trump stares toward Smith
Former President Donald Trump knocked his clasped hands on the table and, for a few seconds, stared toward special counsel Jack Smith as he waited for U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya to enter the courtroom.
-ABC News' Mike Levine