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What’s next after prosecutors reveal new evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHERUpdated 3:58 PM CDT, October 3, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their case charging former President Donald Trump with an illegal scheme to overturn his 2020 election loss — if it ever gets to trial.
In court papers unsealed Wednesday, Smith’s team details new evidence of Trump’s “increasingly desperate” efforts to cling to power even as those close to him sought to convince him that he had lost the presidency.
It comes just over a month before the presidential election that could determine the future of the case.
The Republican presidential nominee, who has railed against the case as politically motivated, slammed the filing in a NewsNation interview, calling it “pure election interference” and “weaponization of the government.”
Here’s a look at what the filing means and what’s next: ...
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Trump and the federal election case against him: Key passages from prosecutors' latest court filing
New court papers in Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case pull back the curtain on his conversations with family members, former Vice President Mike Pence and other close advisers in the weeks leading up to the attack on the U.S.
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Hurricane Helene updates: Death toll surpasses 230 as rescue efforts continue
More than 230 people have been killed from Hurricane Helene, which unleashed devastation across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP's birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan
Vice President Kamala Harris has rallied side-by-side with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party.
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Trump casts 'election interference' label on everything while facing federal charges
Trump is already laying the groundwork to dispute the results of another election, leveling baseless charges of interference as his own federal election interference case progresses.
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Iran warns of ‘unconventional response’ in case of new Israeli attack
In indirect message to the US via Qatar, Iran says it doesn’t want a regional war, but that Israel must be ‘deterred’.
Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.
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The Supreme Court's new term starts next week. Here's what to know and the cases to watch.
Supreme Court justices will take the bench Monday for the first time since issuing blockbuster decisions on guns, abortion and presidential immunity.
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Domestic extremists with ‘election-related grievances’ could turn to violence in final weeks of election, FBI and DHS warn | CNN Politics
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are concerned that “election-related grievances,” such as a belief in voter fraud, could motivate domestic extremists to engage in violence in the weeks before and after the November election, as it did during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US...
www.cnn.comMelania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP
Melania Trump has revealed her support for abortion rights ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir.
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Israel-Hezbollah war latest: Huge explosions in Beirut after apparent Israeli strike close to airport
Videos and images from the Lebanese capital show the night sky lighting up in southern areas of the city.
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How the Senate GOP’s potential majority maker is staying ‘shielded’ in push to oust Tester in Montana | CNN Politics
Tim Sheehy stumped behind closed doors earlier this week here with a crowd of supporters eager to make him the GOP’s Senate majority maker.
www.cnn.comBiden's student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplash
A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire.
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Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for election tampering
The Republican county clerk was convicted for giving a person affiliated with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Trump, access to election software.
The US and Microsoft disrupt a Russian hacking group targeting American officials and nonprofits
U.S. authorities and Microsoft say hackers linked to Russian intelligence targeted dozens of former military and intelligence officials, journalists and civil society groups with a sophisticated campaign designed to steal information.
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North Carolina absentee ballots may be hurricane casualty - Washington Examiner
Elections officials in North Carolina admitted Thursday that there is no way to know how Hurricane Helene has affected absentee ballots.
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Tennessee plastics factory target of investigation after reports Helene floodwaters trapped workers, led to deaths
Tennessee officials are investigating the company that operates a plastics factory following a tragic incident where employees were carried away by Helene floods.
‘Ukraine’s very existence is at stake’: Zelenskyy enters the US election
An aide to Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not play favourites after the president’s meetings with Trump and Harris.
Updates: More than 2,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon: Ministry
These were the updates on Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Friday, October 4.
Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC
This year's flu vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, a new CDC study found.
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Previous funding "will no longer be available after...
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State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, a Democrat, said he opposes replacing cigarettes, which contain tobacco, with nicotine pouches, noting that he wants to keep the flavored pouches away from young kids.
"This product is distinguishable from other smokeless tobacco...
Continue reading...State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, a Democrat, said he opposes replacing cigarettes, which contain tobacco, with nicotine pouches, noting that he wants to keep the flavored pouches away from young kids.
"This product is distinguishable from other smokeless tobacco...
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Fired workers can appeal their terminations to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which was created in the 1970s to help ensure a merit-based employment system for the federal workforce. The obscure body consists of around 60 administrative judges who adjudicate cases brought by...
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