Author: US News

Donald Trump: Security ramped up ahead of court appearance Donald Trump will be formally charged at a court hearing on Thursday on charges of plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat.  The former US president slammed the case as proof of the “corruption, scandal & failure” of the US under Joe Biden’s presidency. Trump already faces two other criminal cases but is still running for the White House next year.  Metal barriers have been set up to beef up security in Washington DC for Thursday’s hearing.  US Capitol buildings have also had barriers put up around them. On Wednesday, an…

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Trump charged with bid to overturn 2020 election Donald Trump has been charged with plotting to overturn the result of the 2020 election – where the former president lost the election to Joe Biden. In his latest indictment, he is accused of four counts of conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. The indictment comes after an inquiry into the events surrounding the January 6 2021 US capitol riot. Trump, who is running for president in 2024, denies wrongdoing. He took to social media to call the case against him “ridiculous.”…

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Donald Trump faces further charges in Mar-a-Lago documents inquiry Former US President Donald Trump is being accused of pressuring an employee to delete security footage at his Mar-a-Lago home, in new criminal charges related to alleged mishandling of classified files. The new indictment adds one count of wilful retention of defence information and two of obstruction, making 40 charges in total in this case. The former president, who is running for the White House in 2024, has denied wrongdoing and is currently battling multiple legal cases. Carlos de Oliveira, a former staff member at the Mar-a-Lago Florida estate has now…

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