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Hundreds of Capitol rioters released from prison after Trump’s sweeping pardon

Washington DC, US Reuters Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the 6th January, 2021, attack on the US Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new President pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said 211 people had […]

Trump moves to toss January 6 obstruction charges, citing Supreme Court ruling

Washington DC, US Reuters Donald Trump on Thursday urged a federal judge to toss out two obstruction charges central to the case that the former US President illegally sought to overturn his 2020 election defeat, citing a recent US Supreme Court ruling raising the legal bar for those offences. Lawyers for Trump, the Republican presidential […]

US prosecutors show new details of Trump’s bid to overturn election loss

Washington DC, US Reuters US prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then-Vice President Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, in a court filing made public on Wednesday. The 165-page filing is likely the last opportunity for prosecutors […]

Donald Trump faces revised US indictment in election subversion case

Washington DC, US Reuters Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a US Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. US Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in […]

Biden takes on Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery State of the Union address

Updated: 3pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden assailed former President Donald Trump for kowtowing to Russia, failing to care about COVID-19 and papering over the 6th January Capitol assault on Thursday in a State of the Union speech making his case for re-election in 2024. Biden, speaking before a joint session of […]