John L. “Jack” Smith was part of a team that won the first death penalty case in a New York federal court in a half a century, then went on to the International Criminal Court, where he prosecuted genocide and war crimes.
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Ex-CFO says Trump kids raised pay after learning of scheme
The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer has testified that Eric Trump hiked his pay by $200,000 after an internal audit found that he had been scheming to dodge taxes on lavish corporate perks.
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Former Vice President Pence says voters want new leadership
In an Associated Press interview, former Vice President Mike Pence declines to say whether he believes Donald Trump is fit to be president again.
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Trump criminal probes will proceed – even while he’s a candidate
Donald Trump enters the race facing federal investigations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and into the hoarding of top-secret government documents at his Florida estate – plus a separate state probe in Georgia.
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Trump launches 3rd bid for presidency amid Republican losses, legal probes
Former President Donald Trump has launched another run for the presidency again, telling supporters he will ‘make America great and glorious again.’
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Trump campaign operation takes shape ahead of expected 2024 announcement
The former president envisions a smaller campaign akin to his 2016 effort rather than the better funded but losing 2020 bid.
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Investigators see ego, not money, as Trump’s motive on classified papers
The analysis of Donald Trump’s likely motive in allegedly keeping the documents is not, strictly speaking, an element of determining whether anyone committed a crime, or should be charged with one.
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Biden, DeSantis get midterm jump on Trump as 2024 White House race begins
Even with ballots still being counted and control of Congress up in the air, the three men quickly took center stage as White House contenders.
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Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after Republicans’ uneven election
Former President Donald Trump sought to use the midterms as an opportunity to prove his enduring political influence after losing the White House in 2020.
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Our View: Join election workers in defense of democracy
Republicans have made attacking the integrity of elections central to their strategy. That’s dangerous.