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How Trump’s ‘Co-conspirator No. 1’ went from hero to crank
Legal experts on both sides say, given the allegations in the indictment, Rudi Giuliani is likely to be the subject of a formal prosecution in the matter at some point.
- by Bill Wyman
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Donald Trump
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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Donald Trump
The legal troubles of former US president Donald Trump
As he campaigns for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US election, the legal troubles facing former president Donald Trump continue to grow.
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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
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Global economy
Waiting game: US needs to stay patient to avoid disaster
The US Federal Reserve is playing a waiting game as it tries to make a “soft landing” from its inflation battle. If it trips up, it could lead America into a recession.
- by Steve Matthews
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Inside China
China’s economic problems could make it more dangerous
China’s path to global dominance seems to have disappeared. It makes it more of a threat to global security.
- by Paul Krugman
Going to trial is ‘not inevitable’, says Hunter Biden’s lawyer
President Joe Biden’s son faces a potentially extended probe after Attorney-General Merrick Garland elevated the prosecutor investigating him to a special counsel.
- by Alicia Diaz
Many GOP candidates flocked to the Iowa fair, but there was only one Trump
Trump engineered a boisterous arrival, which included his private plane buzzing overhead as Republican rival for the nomination Ron DeSantis flipped pork chops.
- by Shane Goldmacher and Lisa Lerer
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
How Caroline Kennedy discovered her inner bogan in Australia
The US ambassador to Australia, a member of America’s most storied political dynasty, has embraced everything from sausages and surfing to sheep and “shitboxes”.
- by Matthew Knott and Peter Hartcher