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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted a third time — this time on four counts related to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election at Erie Insurance Arena on July 29.
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- You can read the full indictment here. These are five key points to know about the latest charges.
- NPR’s Carrie Johnson says this indictment is “as serious as it gets.” Trump is due in court tomorrow. He was the only person named in the indictment, though six unnamed co-conspirators were mentioned. Johnson says on Up First today that she’s watching to see “what the special counsel does next” with lawyers like Rudy Giuliani who helped promote Trump’s election fraud claims.
- Conservative media is mostly deflecting the announcement and arguing that President Biden has politicized the justice department, according to NPR’s David Folkenflik. He says Trump still has a firm hold on Republican voters, and outlets like Fox News don’t want to drive viewers away.
Fitch Ratings, one of the nation’s big credit watchdogs, downgraded the federal government’s AAA rating to AA+ yesterday, citing a “steady deterioration in standards of governance.” The move comes two months after Washington narrowly avoided a potentially…
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