Former President Donald Trump is confronting escalating legal challenges. On Thursday, he entered a not guilty plea to charges of conspiracy, obstruction, and violations of constitutional rights connected to the January 6 Capitol riot.
In a separate legal development, Manhattan prosecutors obtained video testimony from Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case, where a jury held him liable for sexual abuse, awarding $5 million in damages. This testimony could play a role in Trump’s upcoming March 2024 trial on charges of falsifying business records linked to a hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. Trump continues to assert his innocence, characterizing the investigations as politically driven.
