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Road back to the White House for Trump now passes through four different courtrooms
The charges in Georgia under anti-organised crime laws carry a penalty of between five and 20 years in prison. Crucially for Trump, they are also unpardonable.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trump charged in Georgia over racketeering scheme to overturn election
Two weeks after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington court over his role in trying to overthrow the results of the 2020 election, an Atlanta grand jury has laid more charges.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Special counsel appointed to deepen investigation into Hunter Biden’s deals
In a surprise move, the prosecutor who charged the US president’s son over tax and gun crimes last month has been given sweeping new powers.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Trump pleads not guilty to more charges as Republicans release Biden bank records
The charges also accused two Trump employees of conspiring with the former president to delete the footage at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
- by Farrah Tomazin
US officials beginning to think the truth may really be out there
Three highly credentialed whistleblowers have testified to a US congressional hearing that UFOs are real and that the government is covering up the evidence.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Republicans hunt for Hunter Biden scandal big enough to sink Joe, save Trump
The danger is that ongoing ructions surrounding the Biden family will continue to be a headache for a president heading into an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trump is no modern-day Nixon and there is no sign of ‘tranquillity’ returning to the US
Unlike Richard Nixon during Watergate, Republicans remain largely in Donald Trump’s corner, even as he heads into an election year facing three criminal trials.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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‘We can’t let this happen’, Trump says after pleading not guilty to 2020 election plot
A trial date has not yet been set, but the former US president is expected to fight the charges by arguing that he is protected by America’s right to free speech.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election charges?
None have been named and they are yet to be charged, but the descriptions make it easy to identify most of them.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Donald Trump charged over effort to overturn 2020 election
The charges are the culmination of a months-long probe by Special Counsel Jack Smith – the same federal prosecutor who has charged Trump for his mishandling of classified documents.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy
While hush money and classified documents are important, never before has a newly ousted US president engaged in a multipart plan to overturn an election.
- by Farrah Tomazin