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Trump is no modern-day Nixon and there is no sign of ‘tranquillity’ returning to the US
Unlike Richard Nixon during Watergate, Republicans remain largely in Donald Trump’s corner, even as he heads into an election year facing three criminal trials.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trump is an American tragedy with potential to affect the world
Donald Trump has been accused of betraying the United States, a traumatic outcome for a country that invests so much national myth and hope in its presidents. There are global implications too.
- The Herald's View
‘Unprecedented’: US sailors charged with selling military secrets to China
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray said last year that the FBI opens a new counterintelligence case against China every 12 hours on average.
- by Peter Martin and Chris Strohm
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‘We can’t let this happen’, Trump says after pleading not guilty to 2020 election plot
A trial date has not yet been set, but the former US president is expected to fight the charges by arguing that he is protected by America’s right to free speech.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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The legal troubles of former US president Donald Trump
As he campaigns for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US election, the legal troubles facing former president Donald Trump continue to grow.
Trump indictment LIVE updates: Former US president appears in court, pleads not guilty over January 6 US Capitol attack
Trump is due to appear in court on Friday morning after being charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 US election result. Follow our rolling coverage.
- by Latika Bourke
Escorted, fingerprinted and booked: Donald Trump’s date with destiny
The former US president is due to appear in court Friday morning after being charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election result. Here’s what we can expect.
- by Glenn Thrush
Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election charges?
None have been named and they are yet to be charged, but the descriptions make it easy to identify most of them.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie to separate
The two said in statements posted on Instagram that they had made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations”.
Trump dined with Fox News executives after learning of federal charges
Trump has been vocal about probably skipping the first presidential nomination debate, which Fox News is hosting.
- by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death for anti-Semitic attack
Robert Bowers spewed hatred of Jews and espoused white supremacist beliefs online before planning and carrying out the 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue.
- by Peter Smith and Michael Rubinkam