Trump heads to Washington to appear in court for trying to rig the 2020 election

MADRID, 3 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, has left his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, this Thursday and is heading to Washington to appear before a court in the framework of the investigation opened against him for trying to revoke the result of the 2020 elections.

Trump, who is facing his third arrest in four months, will go to the Barrett Prettyman federal court, where most of the cases, more than 1,000, have been tried for the assault on the Capitol on January 6, as reported by the chain. CNN.

On the way to court, the former president has posted several messages on his Truth Social profile. "I am now going to Washington to be arrested for challenging a corrupt, rigged and stolen vote. It is a great honor because I am going to be arrested for you," he has said.

The court, which is located very close to the Capitol grounds, has been shielded with a strict security device, although in the hours prior to Trump's arrest there has not been a notable presence of supporters of the former president, as on other occasions.

The Washington Metropolitan Police Department reported the day before that many surrounding streets would be closed to traffic and that they were working "in close collaboration" with the secret services, as well as other agencies, to guarantee security in the area, the information has been collected. NBC News network.

THE CASE AGAINST TRUMP

The special commission of the House of Representatives that investigates the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 unanimously approved in December 2022 to request the imputation of the former president for three crimes: inciting or aiding an insurrection, obstruction of an official procedure of Congress , conspiracy to deceive the State and conspiracy to give false testimony.

The tycoon was finally indicted on Tuesday -in the framework of the investigation led by prosecutor Jack Smith- for four counts related to conspiring to prevent Congress from certifying the results of an election, conspiring against the right to vote, against the United States, as well as to certify the ballots at the polls.

Prosecutors say Trump manipulated protesters into believing then-Vice President Mike Pence could change the election results, ultimately leading to an assault on America's democratic institutions.

Trump was already indicted in March in the framework of the investigation against him for the alleged payment of a bribe to the porn actress Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels, and also faces 39 charges in the case of classified documents. found in his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida.