Trump to skip fed­er­al court hear­ing Thurs­day, plead not guilty to charges in Jack Smith’s elec­tion case

Lawyers are expect­ed to enter a not guilty plea on behalf of for­mer Pres­i­dent Trump in fed­er­al court in Wash­ing­ton, D.C., Thurs­day relat­ed to charges from spe­cial coun­sel Jack Smith’s new indict­ment after the Supreme Court ruled a pres­i­dent is immune from pros­e­cu­tion for offi­cial acts in office.Trump will not appear in court Thurs­day, but his lawyers are expect­ed to enter a not guilty plea dur­ing the sta­tus hear­ing before U.S. Dis­trict Judge Tanya Chutkan. Accord­ing to a court fil­ing obtained by Fox News, Trump signed an entry of not guilty plea. In the doc­u­ment, filed on Tues­day, Trump also waived his right to be present at his arraignment.TRUMP PLANS TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO JACK SMITH’S REVISED FEDERAL ELECTION INTERFERENCE CHARGES“I autho­rize my attor­neys to enter a plea of not guilty on my behalf to each and every count of the super­sed­ing indict­ment, Doc. 226,” the doc­u­ment says. “I fur­ther state that I have …