‘So what?’ the newly unsealed court filing quotes former President Donald Trump as telling an aide after being alerted that his then-vice president, Mike Pence, was in potential danger after a crowd of violent supporters stormed the Capitol.
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Texas jury clears most ‘Trump Train’ drivers in trial over Biden-Harris bus encounter
The jury found one person liable in a civil trial over a so-called ‘Trump Train’ that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus in 2020.
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Wisconsin AG files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
No evidence has been found of widespread voter fraud that could have swung the 2020 election, but Trump has continued to spread falsehoods about the election, particularly in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
No evidence has been found of widespread voter fraud that could have swung the 2020 election, but Trump has continued to spread falsehoods about the election, particularly in Wisconsin.
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Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report says
The report comes as Trump seeks the 2024 Republican nomination while grappling with multiple criminal indictments, including a federal case and a Georgia case tied to his efforts to overturn Biden’s victory.
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Jurors in Giuliani case hear the threats election workers got after his false election claims
Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss, of Georgia endured threats and harassment after they became the target of a conspiracy theory spread by Trump and his allies.
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Fake Trump electors settle lawsuit in Wisconsin, agree that Biden won election
Also on Wednesday, Nevada became the 3rd state to criminally charge fake electors, following Georgia and Michigan.
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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 conspiracy
Tarrio wasn’t in Washington on Jan. 6 – he was arrested 2 days earlier in a separate case – but prosecutors say he helped put in motion and encourage the violence.
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Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case
Donald Trump and 18 others are accused of committing various crimes as part of a scheme to keep Trump in power after his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Georgia case against Trump presents problems; Mark Meadows has already asked to move it
In an early example of the lengthy litigation ahead, lawyers for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows filed a quick motion Tuesday to transfer the case from state to federal court.