Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani recently pleaded not guilty in a case that accused him of illegally trying to overturn the election results of the 2020 election in Arizona via The Epoch Times.
Mr. Giuliani appeared remotely for his arraignment and it was held in a courtroom in Phoenix on Tuesday. He was joined by 10 other codefendants in the case in entering not guilty pleas, as per the court reporters.
It is noted that the others who entered not guilty pleas include former Trump and Republican National Committee attorney Christina Bobb, former Trump aide Michael Roman, former Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward, and more. Former President Donald Trump was not charged himself in the case. However, it was suggested he was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Arizona Attorney General office’s indictment.
Others who were named in the indictment include former Trump lawyer Boris Epshteyn and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Last week, attorney and former law professor John Eastman pleaded not guilty to the charges after he was arraigned.
During his remote appearance, Giuliani stated he did not have an attorney but will. When asked by the court whether he needed counsel appointed for the arraignment, he responded, “No, I think I am capable of handling it myself.”
Giuliani stated that he received a summons but did not have a copy of the indictment. He said he is familiar with the charges by reading about them.
On Tuesday, in response to the prosecutors’ request for a $10,000 cash bond after outlining the alleged difficulty in serving him in the case, Giuliani stated: “I have a fair number of threats including death threats, and I don’t have security anymore … so I have very strict rules about who gets up and who doesn’t.”
Meanwhile, the judge required Giuliani to post a secured appearance bond of $10,000 and appear in Arizona within the next 30 days for booking procedures.
For weeks, prosecutors said they had been unable to serve Giuliani with an indictment ahead of them serving him at his 80th birthday event in Florida, according to the Arizona Attorney General’s office in a statement issued over the past weekend.
