Trump pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges after indictment and arrest: Highlights

At the heart of the latest federal indictment of Trump is a scheme to use “fake electors” to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The strategy attempted to find a way to undermine the Electoral College after state officials refused to change the election results.

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Unlike his previous two arraignments, in New York and Florida, there were people in the courtroom and the courthouse today who were personally affected by the crimes allegedly committed by Trump.

Police officers who were attacked on Jan. 6 were in attendance, as were journalists who were in the Capitol during the 2021 attack and judges who have tried Jan. 6 cases.

House Speaker McCarthy, R-Calif., grew visibly angry today when asked about Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Speaking to local media in California, McCarthy said that Americans are entitled to raise questions about election results.

“So stop using government to go after people who politically disagree with you. That is wrong and that should stop now,” McCarthy said.

Asked about Trump's arraignment, McCarthy said, "I didn’t see what happened today. I’ve been in meetings all day."

"But the one thing I do know is it really begins to feel like it’s a two-justice system," McCarthy said.

Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., today thanked former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for establishing the Jan. 6 committee, but in doing so also took a shot at top Justice Department officials.

"If it were up to the weak and feckless Merrick Garland and Lisa Monaco then today would have never happened," Boyle said in a tweet referring to the attorney general and deputy attorney general, respectively.

He also thanked the two GOP members of the Jan. 6 committee -- former Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.

Lawyers who practice frequently in Washington, D.C., including MSNBC contributor Glenn Kirschner, say that most of the conditions of release imposed on Trump by the magistrate judge were standard, including the requirement that he not commit a crime while free.

However, they say that Judge Moxila Upadhyaya did issue a warning to Trump that is not commonly given to defendants at arraignments: “Finally, sir, I want to remind you that it is a crime to try to influence a juror, or to threaten or attempt to bribe a witness or any other person who may have information about your case, or to retaliate against anyone for providing information about your case to the prosecution, or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice.”

Trump attorney John Lauro, who was in court today for the arraignment, said this evening that he opposes any effort by the Justice Department to move quickly on the case.

"This is a fast moving railroad without any concern for justice," Lauro said during a Fox News interview with host Laura Ingraham.

"Speedy trial rights, are a defendant's speedy trial rights, a citizen's speedy trial rights, not the government. The government has an obligation to ensure a fair trial," Lauro added.

The comments come after special counsel Jack Smith said earlier this week that his office would seek a “speedy trial,” against the former president. During Trump's arraignment, Assistant U.S. Attorney John Windom told the judge that “this case will benefit from normal order, including a speedy trial."

Lauro also said he opposed comments made by former Attorney General Bill Barr who told CNN on Wednesday that free speech rights don't afford rights to "engage in a fraudulent conspiracy."

"President Trump was out in the open petitioning the state legislatures petitioning the courts," Lauro said. "There was nothing fraudulent going on. This is absolutely protected First Amendment speech."

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Almost as soon as Trump was officially hit with a new federal indictment, Biden was ready to go nuclear.

Before he could catch a 6:30 p.m. showing of "Oppenheimer," a blockbuster summer movie about the development of the first atomic bomb, the president and the first lady settled in for a quick early dinner Tuesday night.

As special counsel Jack Smith was addressing the nation, accusing the former president of trying to steal the election from the current president, Biden was seated across from his wife in a booth at a local seafood restaurant waiting for their entrees.

Summer vacations have at times invited unwelcome split screens for Biden and his predecessors, as unforeseen events demand a president’s attention just as they had hoped to step out of the spotlight.

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Trump is back at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club after today's arraignment in Washington, D.C.

During the flight back to New Jersey, Trump commented on his arraignment in a fundraising email to supporters, describing himself as "an innocent man." The fundraising email was one of several sent today by his campaign.

Unlike his previous two indictments, Trump is not expected to give remarks this evening.