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Trump arraigned in D.C. on charges he attempted to overturn 2020 election

Aug 03, 2023 | 3:47 pm ET
By Jane Norman
A giant rat with features resembling those of former President Donald Trump has been set up outside the courthouse where Trump will be arraigned on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
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A giant rat with features resembling those of former President Donald Trump has been set up outside the courthouse where Trump will be arraigned on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday faced arraignment on four criminal charges in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stemming from his actions following the November 2020 election.

The charges included 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.

A huge crowd of members of the media and the public — including both Trump supporters and opponents — gathered outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse at 333 Constitution Ave. NW in D.C. Below are photos of the scene.

Crowd of onlookers jostles outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was being arraigned on Aug. 3, 2023. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
Crowd of onlookers jostles outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was being arraigned on Aug. 3, 2023. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
A vendor sells anti-Trump souvenirs outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was arraigned on federal charges on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
A vendor sells anti-Trump souvenirs outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was arraigned on federal charges on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
People strain to see former President Donald Trump as he arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
People strain to see former President Donald Trump as he arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2023. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2023. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
Protestors outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was arraigned on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
Protestors outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump was arraigned on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
Media camped out in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., prior to the arraignment of former President Donald Trump, on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
Media camped out in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., prior to the arraignment of former President Donald Trump, on Aug. 3, 2023. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)
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