NTD Evening News (Aug. 4): Trump Pleads Not Guilty to New Classified Docs Charges; Judge Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Wife

Former President Donald Trump on Aug. 4 pleaded not guilty to three new felony charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in a superseding indictment in a case that accuses the former president of mishandling classified documents. Mr. Trump took to Truth Social to call on the Supreme Court to step in. The House Committee on the Judiciary is targeting the Center for Countering Digital Hate in its ongoing investigation of the Biden administration's campaign to pressure social media companies into censoring dissenting voices. Authorities in Suffolk County on New York's Long Island have identified a Gilgo Beach murder victim who had previously gone nameless: Karen Vergata. A Southern California judge was arrested on suspicion of killing his wife in the couple’s home. Ukraine said its sea drones struck a major Russian port and damaged a warship in an attack. West African defense chiefs have drawn up a plan for military action if Niger's coup is not overturned by Sunday, the regional bloc said.