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Mark Meadows, Trump's former White House chief of staff, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman were among those charged. "Rather than abide by Georgia's legal process for election challenges, the defendants engaged in a criminal, racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia's presidential election result," Willis said at a press conference. A third indictment, in Washington federal court, accuses him of illegally seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump persists in falsely claiming he won the November 2020 election although dozens of court cases and state probes have found no evidence to support his claim. Willis's investigation drew on testimony from Trump advisers including Giuliani, who urged state lawmakers in December 2020 not to certify the election, and Republican state officials like Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp, who refused to echo Trump's false election claims.

Persons: Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Willis, Trump, Drew Findling, Jennifer Little, Marissa Goldberg, Georgia's, Brad Raffensperger, Trump's, Prosecutors, Giuliani, Meadows, Scott Morgan, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Raffensperger, Jean Carroll, Sarah N, Lynch, Rami Ayyub, Jack Queen, Tim Ahmann, Andrew Goudsward, Kanishka Singh, Nilutpal, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Former U.S, Democrat, Fulton, Trump, Republican, White House, Reuters, U.S . Capitol, Electoral College, Fair, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Former, Georgia, Fulton County, Trump's, Arizona , Pennsylvania, Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, New York, Florida, Washington

"Trump and the other defendants charged in this indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump," the indictment said. A third indictment, in Washington federal court, accuses him of illegally seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump denies wrongdoing in this case as well, and a trial date has yet to be set. Willis's investigation drew on testimony from Trump advisers including Giuliani, who urged state lawmakers in December 2020 not to certify the election, and Republican state officials like Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp, who refused to echo Trump's false election claims. While many Republican officials have echoed Trump's false election claims, Kemp and Raffensperger have refused to do so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Evelyn Hockstein, Democrat Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Trump, Georgia's, Brad Raffensperger, Trump's, Prosecutors, Willis, Giuliani, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Raffensperger, Jean Carroll, Jack Queen, Tim Ahmann, Jacqueline Thomsen, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Fair, REUTERS, Former U.S, Democrat, Trump, Republican, White House, U.S . Capitol, Electoral College, Giuliani, Meadows, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Former, Georgia, Fulton County, Trump's, Georgia county, Arizona , Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, Washington, York

☆ Factbox: The legal troubles of former US President Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File PhotoAug 15 (Reuters) - Here is a list of legal troubles facing former U.S. President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. On Jan. 6, 2021, Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to prevent certification of Biden's victory. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and other crimes and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 during Trump's presidency.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Jack Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Nauta, Trump's, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, reimbursing Cohen, Cohen, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Letitia James, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Joseph Ax, Luc Cohen, Karen Freifeld, Susan Heavey, Sarah N, Lynch, Jonathan Stempel, Jacqueline Thomsen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: Fair, REUTERS, Democrat, Trump, White House, CAPITOL, U.S, Capitol, Prosecutors, Congress, White, Mar, Trump's, CNN, NEW, GENERAL, New York, Trump Organization, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, GEORGIA, Georgia, Trump's, Washington, Miami, Lago Florida, New Jersey, York, Manhattan, Lago, Florida, New York

He and other Trump allies are also accused of making false statements to Georgia lawmakers about the election, including claims about vote counting errors by Dominion voting machines. SIDNEY POWELLAttorney Sidney Powell played a leading role in promoting false fraud claims after the 2020 U.S. election. She became an adviser to Trump on fraud claims after the election. The indictment alleges that Ellis was part of an effort to get false electors appointed by state lawmakers in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The indictment claims he was in touch with those organizing a meeting of the fake Trump electors in Georgia.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, MARK MEADOWS Mark, Frances Watson, Fulton, Brad Raffensperger, Meadows, RUDY GIULIANI, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Jack Smith's, Mike Pence, Joe Biden, JEFFREY BOSSERT CLARK Jeffrey Clark, Clark, Jeffrey Rosen, Smith, Rosen, SIDNEY POWELL, Sidney Powell, KENNETH CHESEBRO Kenneth Chesebro, Chesebro, JENNA ELLIS, Jenna Ellis, Ellis, Pence, DAVID SHAFER, David Shafer, Shafer, MICHAEL ROMAN Michael Roman, Sarah N, Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen, Jack Queen, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: Republican, U.S . House, White, White House, Trump, New, New York City, JOHN EASTMAN, U.S, Electoral College, Department, Georgia Republican, Thomson Locations: Washington, Georgia, MARK MEADOWS Mark Meadows, U.S, New York, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Coffee County , Georgia, Arizona , Georgia, Colorado, Fulton

☆ Former FBI agent says he was not aware of interference in Hunter Biden probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 26, 2023. Republicans pointed to the testimony as evidence that the Justice Department intervened to delay the Hunter Biden probe, even though the events took place while Republican President Donald Trump was in office. Comer said the alleged misconduct occurred under U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump appointee who was named special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation last week over the objections of many House Republicans including Comer. Hunter Biden in July pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018 despite owing more than $100,000. In the end, both FBI and Secret Service headquarters were notified about the interview plan, the interviewers' access to Hunter Biden was blocked and the former FBI agent heard from an attorney for Hunter Biden.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, didn't, Donald Trump, James Comer, Comer, David Weiss, Comer . Hunter Biden, David Morgan, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: REUTERS, FBI, Republican, Internal Revenue Service, Secret Service, Biden, Justice Department, U.S, Trump, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S

A document briefly posted on and then taken down from the official Fulton County, Georgia court website shows a list of potential felony charges against former President Donald Trump, after being downloaded by Reuters shortly before the court took the document back down without explanation, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. August 14, 2023. ... Read moreAug 14 (Reuters) - The Fulton County, Georgia, court's website briefly posted a document on Monday listing several criminal charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state, before taking the document down without explanation. The Fulton County District Attorney's office said in a statement that no charges had been filed against Trump. The document was dated Aug. 14 and named Trump, citing the case as "open," but is no longer available on the court's website. The Fulton County clerk's office could not immediately be reached for comment on the docket report.

Persons: Donald Trump, Read, Trump, Fani Willis, Joe Biden's, Timothy Ahmann, Susan Heavey, Rami Ayyub, Howard Goller Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Trump, District, Georgia Rico, Thomson Locations: Fulton County , Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton

☆ Reactions to appointment of a US special counsel in Hunter Biden case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Weiss said Hunter Biden may be headed for trial on criminal charges after talks on a potential plea deal reached an impasse. If Weiss negotiated the sweetheart deal that couldn’t get approved, how can he be trusted as a Special Counsel? Garland appointing Weiss as a sham special counsel on Hunter is a way to block info from Congress while claiming they're investigating. The Biden Justice Department is trying to stonewall congressional oversight as we have presented evidence to the American people about the Biden family's corruption." REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE LAUREN BOEBERT ON X:"Merrick Garland just announced that he will appoint US Attorney Weiss as Special Counsel to look into Hunter Biden's matters.

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☆ Reactions to appointment of a special counsel in Hunter Biden case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

☆ US judge sets hearing on evidence in Trump's 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan set the hearing for Friday at 10 a.m. Prosecutors had said they were available all week, while Trump's lawyers had asked for a postponement until early next week. Trump's attorneys said limits would infringe on his right to free speech, protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The disagreement between the parties over the hearing date represented the latest effort by Trump's team to delay or slow legal proceedings. In the joint Washington filing, Trump's lawyers said Trump wished for both Blanche and his other lawyer John Lauro to be present for the hearing before Chutkan.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith's, Trump, Chutkan, Todd Blanche, Blanche, John Lauro, Sarah N, Lynch, Howard Goller, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Chutkan, Trump, U.S . Constitution, Washington , D.C, White, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, U.S ., Washington ,, Florida, Washington

☆ Trump lawyers ask to delay hearing in 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. Trump's lawyers asked for a postponement until early next week. Trump's attorneys said limits would infringe on his right to free speech, protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The disagreement over a hearing date represented the latest effort by Trump's team to delay or slow legal proceedings. In the joint Washington filing, Trump's lawyers said Trump wished for both Blanche and his other lawyer John Lauro to be present for the hearing before Chutkan.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith's, Tanya Chutkan, Prosecutors, Chutkan, Trump, Todd Blanche, Blanche, John Lauro, Mr, Lauro, Sarah N, Lynch, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Chutkan, Trump, U.S . Constitution, Washington , D.C, White, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, U.S ., Washington ,, Florida, Washington

Trump, 77, filed his counterclaim in a second defamation lawsuit by Carroll, 79, who is seeking at least $10 million. The verdict reflected that "Mr. Trump 'raped' her, albeit digitally rather than with his penis," Kaplan wrote on Monday. Both lawsuits stemmed from Trump's denials that he forced himself upon and raped Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in the mid-1990s. Carroll amended her lawsuit after Trump disparaged her as a "whack job" in a CNN town hall following the verdict. The lawsuit is Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Donald Trump, Cheney Orr, Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Alina Habba, Carroll, Kaplan, Carroll's, Roberta Kaplan, Goodman, Jonathan Stempel, Grant McCool, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, District, CNN, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Elle, Carroll, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Montgomery , Alabama, U.S, Manhattan, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is wrapping up a probe of attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the politically competitive state of Georgia. The front of the courthouse was lined with rows of orange plastic, water-filled Jersey barriers and steel crowd control barricades. Dozens of county sheriff's deputies were stationed out front, and other deputies and Atlanta police drove marked cars in circles around the streets nearby. Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying his defeat. Samaya Lockridge, 23, a Democrat, who just moved from Tampa to Atlanta, said she hoped Atlanta would not see a replay of that violence.

Persons: Lewis, Donald Trump, Read, Fani Willis, Willis, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Trump, Joe Biden's, government's, Samaya Lockridge, Rich McKay, Josephine Walker, Susan Heavey, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Fulton County Sheriff, Slaton, Fulton, Atlanta police, Republican, Democratic, U.S, Capitol, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Fulton County, ATLANTA, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Jersey, Washington, Tampa, Atlanta

Prosecutors, in asking for the protective order, argued that Trump could otherwise improperly disclose confidential evidence before trial. In a reply brief filed late on Monday, prosecutors said that since they had asked for the protective order, Trump's attorneys had discussed the case on major U.S. television networks. Prosecutors said Trump had a "plan to litigate this case in the media." Prosecutors in their Friday filing said they are prepared to provide Trump with a "substantial amount" of evidence once a protective order is issued. Trump lawyer John Lauro has said he will seek to transfer the 2020 election case from Washington, D.C., to West Virginia.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sam Wolfe, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Barack Obama, John Lauro, Jacqueline Thomsen, Dan Whitcomb, Scott Malone, Howard Goller, Leslie Adler Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Constitution, Prosecutors, U.S . Constitution, Democratic, Trump, Saturday, Name, White, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Thomson Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, U.S, WASHINGTON, Washington, U.S ., Washington ,, West Virginia

He may soon face more charges in Georgia, where a state prosecutor is investigating his attempts to overturn the election there. TRUMP STILL THE REPUBLICAN FRONT-RUNNER Trump's legal woes have done little to damage his status as Republican front-runner. The indictment describes a phone call in which Pence told Trump there was no legal basis for the theory that Pence could block certification of the election. Although Pence repeatedly told Trump he lacked the authority to reject electoral votes from certain states, Trump kept repeating the claim. On Jan. 6, as he spoke to his supporters before they attacked the Capitol, Trump said: "If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election."

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Trump, Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, Joe Biden, Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Upadhyaya, Chutkan, John Lauro, Thomas Windom, Biden, Todd Blanche, Judge Moxila, Jane Rosenberg, Donald J, Fani Willis, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Pence, Sarah N, Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen, Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Jason Lange, Tim Reid, John O'Connell, Jeff Mason, Patrick McFarland, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Daniel Wallis, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, U.S . Capitol, Republican, Democratic, Biden, America, Republicans, Secret, REUTERS, TRUMP STILL, Reuters, Trump, White, Justice Department, U.S . House, Capitol, Thomson Locations: Washington, Bedminster , New Jersey, Ukraine, American, United States, America, New York, Georgia, Atlanta, Florida

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss in what U.S. prosecutors call an unprecedented effort by the then-president to undermine the pillars of American democracy. He previously pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he retained classified documents after leaving office and New York state charges that he falsified documents in connection with hush money payments to a porn star. Trump may soon face more charges in Georgia, where a state prosecutor is investigating his attempts to overturn the election there. The indictment describes a phone call in which Pence told Trump there was no legal basis for the theory that Pence could block certification of the election. Although Pence repeatedly told Trump he lacked the authority to reject electoral votes from certain states, Trump kept repeating the claim.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Jack Smith, Smith, Judge Moxila Upadhyaya, Biden, Fani Willis, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Pence, Rudy Giuliani, Trump's, Sarah N, Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen, Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Jason Lange, Tim Reid, John O'Connell, Patrick McFarland, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Daniel Wallis, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Democratic, Biden, Social, TRUMP, Reuters, Reagan Washington National Airport, Republican, White, Justice Department, U.S . House, Capitol, Thomson Locations: Washington, New York, Georgia, Atlanta, Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Florida

Citing its historical significance, he said this first hearing in the Washington case had implications for American democracy. “It’s a sad day but it’s also a day when justice begins,” he said. A resident of Ellicott City, Maryland, about an hour's drive from Washington, Arreaza aims to study political science and law in college. Trump was due to face charges he led a wide-ranging conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. “We’re here to support Donald Trump, to show, you know, show our support, our love for our man," he said, declining to give his full name.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Read, Donald Trump's, Sam Arreaza, “, it’s, ”, Joe Biden, Biden, Leah Krieger, Krieger, Jan, Dion Cini, Cini, they’re, Andrew Goudsward, Jacqueline Thomsen, Jack Queen, Noeleen, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Democrat, Republican, Secret Service, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Washington, Ellicott City , Maryland, U.S, Denver, York, New York

The four-count, 45-page indictment charges Republican Trump with conspiring to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden's victory and to deprive voters of their right to a fair election. The charges stem from Special Counsel Jack Smith's sprawling investigation into allegations Trump sought to reverse his loss to Biden. "President Trump will not be deterred by disgraceful and unprecedented political targeting!" [1/5]Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. Tuesday's charges represent a second round of federal charges by Smith, who was appointed special counsel in November by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden's, Mike Pence, Tanya Chutkan, Barack Obama, Jack Smith's, Biden, Weeks, Smith, Trump's, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Pence, Lindsay DeDario, Giuliani, Robert Costello, Eastman, Charles Burnham, Clark, General Merrick Garland, Stormy Daniels, Kevin McCarthy, Ron DeSantis, Fani Willis, Garland, Jacqueline Thomsen, Sarah N, Lynch, Rami Ayyub, Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Jack Queen, Kanishka Singh, Dan Whitcomb, Costas Pitas, Mike Scarcella, Tim Reid, Jeff Mason, Gram Slattery, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Howard Goller, Grant McCool, Michael Perry Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Republican, ., Trump, Congress, Justice, REUTERS, Reuters, Presidential, TRUMP, REPUBLICAN, Republicans, Democratic, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: American, Washington, U.S, Washington ,, Nazi Germany, Georgia, Erie , Pennsylvania, Miami, Manhattan's, Florida, Fulton County, The Hague, Kosovo, New York

U.S. President Donald Trump raises his fist as he reacts to early results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoAug 2 (Reuters) - Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and other crimes related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss. If he wins the nomination, Trump would face off against Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election. Biden defeated Trump in 2020, but he has only a razor-thin edge in polls of a hypothetical match-up with Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Trump could also appeal pretrial rulings by a judge, which would further slow down the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Carlos Barria, Trump, Joe Biden, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller, Daniel Wallis Organizations: White, REUTERS, Republican, Democratic, Biden, Trump, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Netanyahu judicial overhaul faces showdown in Israeli Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Maayan Lubell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

CONSTITUTIONAL QUAGMIREThe reasonableness amendment is part of Israel's so-called "Basic Laws" that the court so far has refrained from quashing. Striking down a basic law or an amendment to one has been described in Israel as the Supreme Court using a legal doomsday weapon. As Israel has no written constitution, it relies instead on these Basic Laws which enshrine some rights and liberties and establish rules of governance. In its legal response ahead of Tuesday's hearing, the government argued that the Supreme Court does not have legal authority to review basic laws. From mid-October those vacancies will include the chief justice and another Supreme Court justice.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu's, Netanyahu, Israel, Esther Hayut, Aryeh Deri, Ronen, NETANYAHU, Yariv Levin, Levin, Maayan Lubell, James Mackenzie, Howard Goller, Michael Perry Organizations: reining, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Israel, Israel's, Jerusalem

REUTERS/Kevin Fogarty/Photo... Read moreAug 1 (Reuters) - The charges brought against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in the federal election interference case are based in part on a law enacted in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War to protect the rights of Black people. Federal prosecutors base one charge, conspiring to deprive citizens of constitutional or legal rights, on a law enacted during post-Civil War Reconstruction in 1870, when federal lawmakers sought to integrate into society enslaved people who had been freed. The scheme explicitly targeted Black voters. Trump could argue that he is innocent because he did not intend to break the law. But even if prosecutors have a strong legal case, Trump would need just one holdout juror to trigger a mistrial.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kevin Fogarty, Read, Trump, Joe Biden's, Kristy Parker, Joe Biden, “, Parker, Black, disenfranchisement, Hillary Clinton, Trump's, ”, Eric Gibson, ” Gibson, Jack Queen, Sarah N, Lynch, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, U.S ., Republican, Democracy, Klux Klan, Prosecutors, Supreme, Trump, Congress, Washington , D.C, Thomson Locations: U.S . Civil, Black, Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, U.S, New York, Washington ,

REUTERS/Lindsay DeDarioAug 2 (Reuters) - A law enacted in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War to protect the rights of Black people factors into the charges brought against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in a federal election interference case. The scheme explicitly targeted Black voters. To prevail against Trump, prosecutors must prove he conspired with at least one other person to deprive voters of their right to a fair election, regardless of whether he was successful. Trump could argue that he is innocent because he did not intend to break the law. But even if prosecutors have a strong legal case, Trump would need just one holdout juror to trigger a mistrial.

Persons: Donald Trump, Lindsay DeDario, Trump, Joe Biden's, Kristy Parker, Joe Biden, “, Parker, Black, disenfranchisement, Hillary Clinton, Trump's, ”, Eric Gibson, ” Gibson, Jack Queen, Sarah N, Lynch, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, U.S ., Democracy, Klux Klan, Prosecutors, Supreme, Trump, Congress, Thomson Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, U.S, U.S . Civil, Black, Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, New York, Washington

The four-count, 45-page indictment charges Republican Trump with conspiring to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden's victory and to deprive voters of their right to a fair election. The charges stem from Special Counsel Jack Smith's sprawling investigation into allegations Trump sought to reverse his loss to Biden. The indictment lays out numerous examples of Trump's election falsehoods and notes that close advisers, including senior intelligence officials, told him repeatedly that the election results were legitimate. "President Trump will not be deterred by disgraceful and unprecedented political targeting!" Tuesday's charges represent a second round of federal charges by Smith, who was appointed a special counsel in November by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden's, Mike Pence, Tanya Chutkan, Barack Obama, Jack Smith's, Biden, Weeks, Smith, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, Pence, Lindsay DeDario, Ted Goodman, Clark, Eastman, General Merrick Garland, Stormy Daniels, Kevin McCarthy, Ron DeSantis, Trump's, Fani Willis, Garland, Jacqueline Thomsen, Sarah N, Lynch, Rami Ayyub, Andrew Goudsward, Luc Cohen, Jack Queen, Kanishka Singh, Dan Whitcomb, Costas Pitas, Mike Scarcella, Tim Reid, Jeff Mason, Gram Slattery, Joseph Ax, Scott Malone, Will Dunham, Howard Goller, Grant McCool Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Republican, ., Trump, Congress, Justice, REUTERS, TRUMP, REPUBLICAN, Republicans, Democratic, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: American, Washington, U.S, Washington ,, Nazi Germany, Georgia, Erie , Pennsylvania, Miami, Manhattan's, Florida, Fulton County, The Hague, Kosovo, New York

☆ Indictment could propel Trump closer to 2024 Republican nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoAug 1 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's indictment on Tuesday for his alleged role in efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat will likely fuel his march toward the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination, analysts and party strategists say. Opinion polls show Republican support for Trump surging since the first of three indictments was issued in March. Minutes before the indictment was announced, Trump called it "fake" on his Truth Social media platform. A Trump campaign statement later said: "President Trump has always followed the law and the Constitution, with advice from many highly accomplished attorneys." I just happen to be standing in their way," Trump declared at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 29.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Carlos Barria, Donald Trump's, Stu Rothenberg, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Biden, Chris Jackson, Trump's, DeSantis, Jackson, John Feehery, Feehery, Rothenberg, I'm, Tim Reid, Ross Colvin, Howard Goller Organizations: Democratic U.S, REUTERS, Republican, Trump, Social, Democrat, Reuters, Department, Republicans, Biden, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Nazi Germany, York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ipsos

Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, did not enter a plea as he has yet to obtain local counsel. Prosecutors first charged Trump and his aide Walt Nauta in the case in June, alleging Trump haphazardly stored hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home and enlisted staff to hide them from investigators. A superseding indictment unveiled on Thursday added charges against Trump and Nauta along with De Oliveira, in a sign the case is widening. De Oliveira and Nauta also moved boxes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago to conceal them from the FBI and Trump's lawyers, the indictment said. "Never saw nothing," De Oliveira told the agents, according to the indictment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump’s, Edwin Torres, De Oliveira, De Oliveira’s, John Irving, “, ” De Oliveira, Trump, Walt Nauta, Nauta, Donald Trump's Mar, Marco Bello, Prosecutors, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Andrea Ricci, Howard Goller Organizations: MIAMI, Justice Department, Prosecutors, Trump, REUTERS, Mar, FBI, U.S, Manhattan’s Democratic, Media, Thomson Locations: Miami, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Florida, Miami , Florida, U.S, Georgia, Fulton County

Such was the first day of DeSantis' "reboot" of his campaign in New Hampshire, the No. Before DeSantis began his speech, Michael Lunder, a 67-year-old businessman, said he was "probably going to support (DeSantis) financially." "I learned a few things that I didn't agree with, but, in general, I think I might support him," Lunder concluded. CAMPAIGN REBOOTIn the last two weeks, the DeSantis campaign has undergone a shake-up both in style and personnel, according to several people close to the campaign. He disagreed with DeSantis' position that support for Ukraine in its war with Russia is not a vital U.S. national security interest.

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