Donald Trump Reacted To His Georgia Trial Being Live Streamed: ‘False Charges,’ A ‘Televised Spectacle’ And ‘Witch Hunt’

Donald Trump Explains Why He Refused To Attend Georgia Arraignment

On Monday, September 4th, Trump went into more detail about why he wouldn’t appear at the arraignment on Wednesday, September 6th in a fundraising email obtained by the New York Post, in which he begged supporters to make a contribution to "defend our movement from the never-ending attacks."

He expressed his unhappiness, shall we say, over his court proceedings in Atlanta, Georgia being live-streamed in the email, and asked: "Why would I fly down to Atlanta just to hear over a dozen FALSE CHARGES brought against me on live TV? A judge ruled that all of my court proceedings in Atlanta will be TELEVISED for the entire country to watch."

"The Communist Democrats would love nothing more than for me to be stuck in court in a televised spectacle as a way to keep me off the campaign trail," he went on, adding, "But I refuse to play into the Left’s hands. That’s why I have waived my in-person formal arraignment and simply pleaded 'NOT GUILTY' to the indictment in the Georgia witch hunt."

Instead of appearing in person at the Fulton County Court on Wednesday, September 6th, Trump chose to sign a formal not guilty plea (the fourth time he has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges this year) on court documents. As per CNN, who provided an in-depth rundown of what happened on Wednesday, all 19 defendants in the racketeering case, including Trump, pleaded not guilty, and waived their right to an in person arraignment.