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A new indictment against Donald Trump.
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A new indictment was filed against Donald Trump
Federal prosecutors issued a pared-down version of an indictment accusing Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, stripping out some charges and tweaking others to help the case survive the Supreme Court’s recent ruling granting former presidents broad immunity. Read the revised indictment.
It kept the basic structure of the first indictment, issued nearly 13 months ago, which accused Trump of involvement in intersecting plots to overturn the results of the 2020 election, but it removed any discussion of any allegations that might be construed as related to Trump’s official acts as president, while also contending that other acts should be interpreted as the conduct of a private candidate for office.
Trump criticized Jack Smith, the special counsel, and the indictment on social media.
Sept. 10 debate: Trump said that he would participate in a presidential debate with Harris hosted by ABC News and suggested that the question of whether microphones would be muted when a candidate wasn’t speaking had been resolved. A spokesman for ABC declined to comment. Harris will sit tomorrow for her first major interview, with CNN. Here’s the latest.
Here’s what else to know:
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The first rioter to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced yesterday to more than four years in prison.
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Trump plans to name Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard as honorary co-chairs of his transition team, an adviser said.
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Our colleagues on The Morning newsletter have 21 questions that Harris still hasn’t answered. Take a look.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain was a prosecutor before he turned to a life in politics, as was Harris. The two share a few other traits.
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