Trump indictment - live: Trump defence lawyers gear up for court as co-conspirators unmasked

Oliver O'Connell and Rachel Sharp

Donald Trump has been indicted on four charges by a grand jury hearing evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The indictment also described six unnamed co-conspirators, now believed identified.

The former president posted the news on Truth Social that he would soon be indicted. It didn’t take long for his campaign to begin fundraising off the news.

This is Mr Trump’s third criminal indictment, his second federal indictment, and his first for his alleged conduct while in office as president.

He has been ordered to make an initial appearance in federal court in Washington on Thursday, while the case has been assigned to US district judge Tanya Chutkan, who was appointed by Barack Obama.

In a brief statement, Mr Smith placed the blame for the violence squarely on Mr Trump’s shoulders, saying the 6 January 2021 riot “was fueled by lies”.

The Trump campaign said he had always followed the law and characterized the indictment as a “persecution” reminiscent of Nazi Germany.

“President Trump will not be deterred by disgraceful and unprecedented political targeting!” it added.

Read Trump’s indictment from the January 6 grand jury in full

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Trump demands case be moved to ‘unbiased’ West Virginia

10:40 , Rachel Sharp

Donald Trump is demanding that his “fake” criminal case over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election be moved out of Washington DC to “unbiased” West Virginia.

In a late-night Truth Social rant on Wednesday, the former president fumed that it is “IMPOSSIBLE to get a fair trial” in the capital and demanded it be relocated to “the politically unbiased nearby State of West Virginia”.

“The latest Fake “case” brought by Crooked Joe Biden & Deranged Jack Smith will hopefully be moved to an impartial Venue, such as the politically unbiased nearby State of West Virginia!” he wrote.

“IMPOSSIBLE to get a fair trial in Washington, D.C., which is over 95% anti-Trump, & for which I have called for a Federal TAKEOVER in order to bring our Capital back to Greatness.

“It is now a high crime embarrassment to our Nation and, indeed, the World. This Indictment is all about Election Interference!!!”

Explained: Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election

10:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Alex Woodward explains how a sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost.

The federal investigation into Trump and January 6, explained

Pence’s ‘contemporaneous notes’ thrust him to the centre of Trump’s Jan 6 indictment

09:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s testimony and handwritten notes describing private interactions with former president Donald Trump appear to have played a key role in securing charges against the twice-impeached, thrice-indicted ex-president for crimes allegedly committed while attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

The 45-page indictment against Mr Trump is at least partly based on contemporaneous notes taken by Mr Pence in the days between when he and Mr Trump lost the 2020 election and the January 6 attack on the Capitol that disrupted the final certification of their loss.

Read more from Andrew Feinberg in Washington, DC.

Mike Pence’s ‘contemporaneous notes’ put him at centre of Trump’s Jan 6 indictment

Trump has been indicted for the third time – what happens next?

08:45 , Oliver O'Connell

When will Donald Trump appear in court?

When will he enter a plea?

How will the indictment affect his 2024 campaign?

Donald Trump has been indicted for the third time – what happens next?

Will Trump’s history of lies finally catch up to him?

08:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Alex Woodward explains how year of spreading bogus statements about elections is coming back to haunt the former president.

Trump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime

07:35 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Former president Donald Trump and his supporters are reacting to a third indictment against him with a now-familiar playbook: deflecting with unrelated accusations, distracting with misleading claims about the charges, and demonising the prosecution.

Instead of convincing his followers about the seriousness of the charges, Tuesday's indictment is being held up as proof of a conspiracy to take down Mr Trump and a continuation of the effort by Democrats, the media and the so-called deep state to interfere with the nation's elections.

For years Mr Trump has told his supporters that elections can't be trusted and that he is a victim of a corrupt persecution by the government and media.

With that narrative endorsed by conservative news outlets and amplified on social media, it's only natural that many of Trump's supporters will accept it, said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a New York University historian who studies authoritarian propaganda.

More here.

Trump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime — against Trump

Fox Business deflects from Trump indictment with ‘Biden’s scandal distractions’

07:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Fox Business appeared determined to distract from coverage of Donald Trump‘s third indictment by prominently displaying a graphic accusing President Joe Biden of creating his own distractions from scandals involving his son Hunter Biden.

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Fox Business deflects from Trump indictment with ‘Biden’s scandal distractions’

FBI arrests another Capitol rioter

06:50 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

A Donald Trump supporter who took part in the Capitol riots was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) yesterday.

The suspect was reportedly a subject of a conspiracy theory on Tucker Carlson's former Fox News show.

Rally Runner was arrested in St Louis, Missouri and faces five federal charges, including obstructing, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, NBC News reported.

Joseph McBride, a lawyer who represented several 6 January defendants, claimed on Carlson's show that Mr Runner was "clearly a law enforcement officer" and an "agent provocateur" who had dressed up as a Trump supporter to make the former president's fan look bad.

Giuliani flips out saying Jack Smith should be indicted for indicting Trump

06:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Rudy Giuliani has flipped out over Donald Trump’s latest indictment on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election, after he was identified as an unnamed co-conspirator in the charging documents.

Rachel Sharp reports.

‘Co-conspirator 1’ Rudy Giuliani flips out over Trump indictment

Ex-prosecutor explains why Trump was the focus of Jan 6 indictment

06:05 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Donald Trump’s latest federal indictment is not the lengthiest of the charging documents that has come his way so far, but it may well be the most profound.

That was the reaction of legal analysts and journalists this week after Jack Smith delivered the Department of Justice’s initial charges against Mr Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, with much of his conduct in the weeks leading up to and during the January 6 attack going unaddressed in the indictment.

A former deputy assistant attorney general and federal prosecutor who analysed the indictment in an interview with The Independent said that decision was likely deliberate, to ensure that the focus of the case remained on Mr Trump’s efforts and potentially to streamline the path to trial.

John Bowden has more.

Former prosecutor explains why Trump was the main focus of the January 6 indictment

Comment: ‘Jail to the Chief?’ It’s tempting to think of Trump in an orange jumpsuit

05:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Sean O’Grady writes:

“Jail to the Chief” is supposed to be a joke, not a reality. The founding fathers certainly couldn’t have been expected to make provision for such a turn of events when they established the American republic.

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‘Jail to the Chief?’ It’s tempting to think of Trump in an orange jumpsuit

Georgia sheriff says Trump will not get special treatment

05:15 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Pat Labat, the sheriff for Fulton County where Donald Trump could get indicted for a fourth time this year, said the former president would not receive any special treatment.

Mr Labat said the former president will be fingerprinted and a mugshot will be taken just like a regular person if he's indicted in district attorney Fani Willis' investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

"Unless somebody tells me differently, we are following our normal practices, and it doesn't matter your status, we'll have a mugshot ready for you," Mr Labat told WSB-TV.

Where all of Trump’s lawsuits and criminal charges currently stand

04:59 , Oliver O'Connell

Here’s what you need to know about all the major investigations and lawsuits against Donald Trump:

All the investigations Trump faces following his third indictment

When is Donald Trump’s arraignment?

04:35 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Donald Trump was indicted for a third time on Tuesday on four federal charges stemming from an investigation into his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election leading to the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

The indictment marks the second set of federal charges the ex-president is facing and the third indictment overall, since January.

This means Mr Trump will have to appear in federal court, again, to be formally charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, conspiracy against rights and obstruction of, and attempt to obstruct, an official proceeding.

The ex-president is expected to turn himself in at the Elijah Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington DC today at 4pm ET.

Ariana Baio has more.

When is Donald Trump’s arraignment?

Profile: Jack Smith — the special prosecutor who just indicted Trump again

04:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Jack Smith, the experienced war crimes prosecutor who unveiled an unprecedented federal indictment against former US president Donald Trump, is no stranger to high-profile probes of public figures.

Who is Jack Smith? The special prosecutor who just indicted Trump again

Trump supporters falsely claim special counsel seeking death penalty in indictment

04:02 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Donald Trump supporters and right-wing media outlets are incorrectly claiming that the federal government is seeking the death penalty as part of its four-count indictment against the former president for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

After the charges were announced on Tuesday, the claims quickly spread across conservative corners of the Internet. Mr Trump’s Truth Social platform sent users an alert that read “New charges against Trump carry DEATH PENALTY,” while conservative influencer Dinesh D’Souza claimed on X the alleged death sentence “proves how scared they are of Trump!”

Josh Marcus reports.

Trump supporters falsely claim special counsel seeking death penalty in indictment

Voices: Jack Smith held nothing back. Here’s what the Trump indictment really means

03:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Ahmed Baba writes:

Special Counsel Jack Smith spoke on Tuesday night, briefly stating that a new indictment has been unsealed against Trump. He said that Trump’s “unprecedented attack” on democracy was “fueled by lies.” He praised law enforcement. He didn’t take questions. His statement was short and sweet. Smith let the indictment do the talking, and it sure has a lot to say.

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Jack Smith held nothing back. Here’s what the Trump indictment really means

Republicans rage against Jack Smith after latest indictment

02:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Republicans raged in response to the news that a grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump for a third time in a year, calling for his office to be defunded and saying that the investigation was politically motivated.

Eric Garcia reports from Capitol Hill.

Republicans rage against Jack Smith after latest indictment of Donald Trump

Indictment reveals Trump called Pence ‘too honest’ over Jan 6 scheme

02:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump chided the then-vice president when he told his boss that using his role as president of the Senate to interfere with the chamber’s certification of the Electoral College vote would be illegal.

John Bowden has the story.

Trump called Pence ‘too honest’ after vice president refused to join 2020 scheme

Who is the judge overseeing Trump’s 2020 election probe case?

01:30 , Oliver O'Connell

DC District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been assigned the case, according to the court docket.

Judge Chutkan is an appointee of former President Barack Obama and was first appointed to the US District Court for the District of Columbia in June 2014.

Read on...

Tanya Chutkan: Who is the judge overseeing Trump’s 2020 election probe case?

Explained: All the charges Trump is facing over 2020 election probe

01:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.

Alex Woodward explains what they mean.

The charges Trump is facing over 2020 election probe – explained

Read the full text of Trump’s latest indictment

Thursday 3 August 2023 00:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Read the full text of Trump’s indictment from the Jan 6 grand jury

Michael Fanone gives blistering response to Trump indictment

Thursday 3 August 2023 00:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Michael Fanone, one of the police officers assaulted during the Capitol riots, has welcomed the indictment of Donald Trump while slamming House Republicans for defending the former president.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports.

Officer injured in Capitol riot gives blistering response to Trump indictment

Recap: Trump charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction in Jan 6 probe

Wednesday 2 August 2023 23:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Grand jurors in Washington DC have spent months hearing evidence and witness testimony as part of a long-running probe into Mr Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss and the January 6 attack on the Capitol which sprung from those efforts.

Andrew Feinberg reports on their decision to indict the former president.

Donald Trump indicted for conspiracy to defraud the United States in Jan 6 probe

Fox News execs pressed Trump on joining first GOP debate... after latest indictment

Wednesday 2 August 2023 23:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Former President Donald Trump reportedly had a private dinner with the top executives at Fox News, who tried to persuade him to participate in the first Republican primary debate this month – just hours after the former president faced his third indictment.

Kelly Rissman reports.

Fox News execs pressed Trump to join first GOP debate after latest indictment

CNN host rails against Trump comparing prosecutors to Nazis

Wednesday 2 August 2023 23:00 , Oliver O'Connell

The Donald Trump campaign’s comparison of the latest criminal charges against him to Nazi Germany is “beyond the pale, in terms of offensiveness and ignorance”, CNN’s Jake Tapper has said.

Read on...

CNN host rails against Donald Trump comparing prosecutors to Nazis

GOP senators who condemned Trump on Jan 6 but voted against impeachment are now silent

Wednesday 2 August 2023 22:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Ariana Baio reports.

GOP senators who voted against Trump’s Jan 6 impeachment remain silent on indictment

Editorial: Trump charges mean American voters face an unenviable choice in 2024

Wednesday 2 August 2023 22:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Early in his 2016 campaign for the US presidency, Donald Trump told an audience at an Iowa caucus meeting: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK? It’s, like, incredible.”

Incredible it undoubtedly has been, and he must be hoping that this strange quality of immunity will serve him once again after his indictment on serious federal charges of attempting to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. And these are just the latest instalment of alleged offences that will keep Mr Trump, his foolhardy lawyers and the courts busy for months if not years to come.

Unfortunately, for the American people – though not Mr Trump himself – he has been more right than wrong in his observation about getting away with things in recent years. With a total of 71 criminal indictments to his name (so far), he’s never been more popular in Republican circles. Mr Trump’s many enemies might think twice about bumping into him on Fifth Avenue anytime soon.

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Trump charges mean American voters face an unenviable choice in 2024

Eight key revelations from Trump’s January 6 indictment

Wednesday 2 August 2023 22:15 , Oliver O'Connell

A four-count federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of conspiring with his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and deprive Americans of their right to have their votes counted.

The detailed, 45-page federal indictment on 1 August outlines three criminal conspiracies and Mr Trump’s alleged obstruction of the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, a multi-state scheme built on a legacy of lies and conspiracy theories to undermine the democratic process.

Here are eight key points from the historic indictment of the former president.

Eight key revelations from Trump’s January 6 indictment

Watch: Demorat congressman calls Trump ‘deeply deranged man’, with ‘sociopathic and psychopathic tendencies'

Wednesday 2 August 2023 22:05 , Oliver O'Connell

Trump due in court charged with ‘conspiracy to defraud United States’

Wednesday 2 August 2023 22:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump will make another new court appearance on Thursday – this time charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat in a case his lawyers say is a deliberate bid to disrupt his 2024 presidential election campaign.

The former president is accused of four counts including conspiracy to defraud the United States, tampering with a witness, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens.

It is the culmination of inquiries into the 6 January, 2021 riot at the US Capitol in Washington DC.

Mr Trump, 77, denies wrongdoing.

Donald Trump due in court charged with ‘conspiracy to defraud United States’

Pence’s ‘contemporaneous notes’ thrust him to the centre of Trump’s Jan 6 indictment

Wednesday 2 August 2023 21:50 , Oliver O'Connell

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s testimony and handwritten notes describing private interactions with former president Donald Trump appear to have played a key role in securing charges against the twice-impeached, thrice-indicted ex-president for crimes allegedly committed while attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

The 45-page indictment against Mr Trump is at least partly based on contemporaneous notes taken by Mr Pence in the days between when he and Mr Trump lost the 2020 election and the January 6 attack on the Capitol that disrupted the final certification of their loss.

Read more from The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg:

Mike Pence’s ‘contemporaneous notes’ put him at centre of Trump’s Jan 6 indictment

GOP senator who voted for Trump’s impeachment says he ‘played a key role in instigating riot’

Wednesday 2 August 2023 21:40 , Oliver O'Connell

One of the few Republican senators who voted to convict former president Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial for his role in the January 6 riot, said that the latest indictment showed the former president played an “active role” in instigating the chaos.

Eric Garcia reports from Washington, DC.

GOP senator who supported Trump impeachment says he ‘played a key role’ in Jan 6 riot

Trump still believes Pence had power to overturn election

Wednesday 2 August 2023 21:30 , Oliver O'Connell

...despite all the evidence to the contrary.

The former president posted on Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon: \

I feel badly for Mike Pence, who is attracting no crowds, enthusiasm, or loyalty from people who, as a member of the Trump Administration, should be loving him. He didn’t fight against Election Fraud, which we will now be easily able to prove based on the most recent Fake Indictment & information which will have to be made available to us, finally - a really BIG deal. The V.P. had power that Mike didn’t understand, but after the Election, the RINOS & Dems changed the law, taking that power away!

Voices: Trump may face up to 20 years in prison. But that doesn’t stop him from doing harm

Wednesday 2 August 2023 21:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Noah Berlatsky writes:

Trump is a stunningly arrogant and reckless man, willing to gamble everything on a scheme that was unlikely to succeed and was quite likely to land him in legal jeopardy. But his incompetence doesn’t necessarily limit his ability to do harm, as some critics hoped when he began running for president in 2016. Instead, his obliviousness and blundering assault on the fabric of US democracy have made him a uniquely dangerous figure.

Read more...

Trump may face prison time. But that doesn’t stop him doing harm

Explained: Trump, January 6 and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election

Wednesday 2 August 2023 21:10 , Oliver O'Connell

Alex Woodward explains how a sprawling Justice Department probe into the former president and his allies yielded four criminal charges in a stunning indictment outlining a path to power at whatever cost.

The federal investigation into Trump and January 6, explained

New poll shows Democrats would prefer Kamala Harris over Joe Biden in 2024

Wednesday 2 August 2023 20:55 , Oliver O'Connell

Another new poll is out suggesting that Democrats could have a stronger chance at winning in 2024 should President Joe Biden step aside for a younger successor.

The survey, published by The New York Times in partnership with Siena College, was released on Tuesday. It found low numbers of enthusiasm among Democrats for the re-nomination of either Mr Biden or a potential decision by the president against running for reelection in favour of endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, to run in his stead.

But the latter option was more popular among members of the president’s party by six percentage points, indicating that Democrats’ primary concern with the Biden brand is the stamina of the candidate himself.

There’s a catch, however... as John Bowden reports.

Democrats would prefer Kamala Harris over Joe Biden as 2024 nominee, new poll shows

Trump selling $47 t-shirts marking latest indictment

Wednesday 2 August 2023 20:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Within two hours after he was criminally charged for his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a political action committee connected to Donald Trump’s campaign sent out two fundraising emails to supporters.

One message – sent from the “Official Trump Store” – advertises a “limited-edition” commemorative “I Stand with Trump” T-shirt that includes the date of the latest indictment against him.

Alex Woodward has the details.

Trump’s campaign is selling $47 T-shirts commemorating his latest indictment

Thrice under indictment, but Trump still makes time to go after opponents

Wednesday 2 August 2023 20:37 , Oliver O'Connell

He may be under three separate indictments, but Donald Trump is still Donald Trump and this afternoon made time to go after two of his opponents in the 2024 Republican primaries.

The former president posted on Truth Social:

Highly respected political pundit Ed Rollins just quit the DeSanctimonious Campaign saying that Ron is a highly “FLAWED CANDIDATE,” whose poll numbers are crashing, and who is firing a large percentage of his workers. This whole excursion into a non-Trump Endorsed campaign is working out very badly for DeSanctus. Like Mike Pence, who I took from a flawed and failing gubernatorial re-elect campaign in the Great State of Indiana to make my V.P., Ron is a very disloyal guy who has taken bad advice!

Full story: Walt Nauta’s lawyer may have conflict of interest, prosecutors say

Wednesday 2 August 2023 20:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Federal prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing the prosecution of Donald Trump, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira in the Southern District of Florida to hold a hearing that could result in Mr Nauta seeking new legal representation in the case against him.

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office on Wednesday filed a motion asking Judge Aileen Cannon to schedule what is known as a “Garcia Hearing,” at which Mr Nauta would be informed that he has the right to be represented by a lawyer who does not represent any other party in the case against him.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Trump aide Walt Nauta’s lawyer may have conflict of interest, prosecutors say

Who is co-conspirator 6, the mystery political consultant?

Wednesday 2 August 2023 20:10 , Oliver O'Connell

Co-conspirator 6 is the only individual in the new indictment whose identity still remains a mystery.

The indictment describes them as a “political consultant who helped implement a plan to submit fraudulent slates of presidential electors to obstruct the certification proceeding”.

It states that back on 7 December 2020, the political consultant spoke with co-conspirator 1 – identified as Rudy Giuliani – and handed him a list of attorneys in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin who he believed could help with the fake elector scheme in their respective states.

While this person could have been a number of people in Mr Trump’s orbit at the time, The New York Times zeroes in on a particular clue in the indictment in that an email sent in December 2020 matches the above description of an interaction with Mr Giuliani.

That email was sent on 7 December 2020 by Boris Epshteyn, a strategic adviser to the Trump 2020 campaign, and had the subject line “Attorneys for Electors Memo”.

Per the Times, it reads: “Dear Mayor, As discussed, below are the attorneys I would recommend for the memo on choosing electors,” and then goes on to identify lawyers in the seven states listed above on page 57 of the indictment.

Todd Blanche, a lawyer for Mr Epshteyn, declined to comment when contacted by the Times, as did Peter Carr, a spokesman for the special counsel Jack Smith.

Who are Trump’s six alleged co-conspirators in the 2020 election probe case?

Trump has been indicted for the third time – what happens next?

Wednesday 2 August 2023 20:00 , Oliver O'Connell

When will Donald Trump appear in court? When will he enter a plea? How will the indictment affect his 2024 campaign?

Donald Trump has been indicted for the third time – what happens next?

Voices: Trump’s January 6 antics don’t just damage democracy – they threaten the economy

Wednesday 2 August 2023 19:52 , Oliver O'Connell

Read the latest from Eric Garcia in Washington, DC.

Trump’s antics undermine his argument on the economy

Fox Business deflects from Trump indictment with ‘Biden’s scandal distractions’

Wednesday 2 August 2023 19:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Fox Business appeared determined to distract from coverage of Donald Trump‘s third indictment by prominently displaying a graphic accusing President Joe Biden of creating his own distractions from scandals involving his son Hunter Biden.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports.

Fox Business hides Trump indictment under ‘Biden’s scandal distractions’ graphic

Watch: Pence reiterates why Trump shouldn’t be president

Wednesday 2 August 2023 19:38 , Oliver O'Connell

Sadly the president was surrounded by a group of crackpot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear.

Mike Pence

Pence strongly denounces Trump after third indictment

Wednesday 2 August 2023 19:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, has offered one of the strongest condemnations of his one-time boss out of the major figures in the Republican presidential primary field.

Shweta Sharma reports.

‘Our country is more important than one man’, says Mike Pence as Trump indicted

Obama warned Biden of Trump’s strength with GOP, report says

Wednesday 2 August 2023 19:18 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Barack Obama privately warned President Joe Biden that Donald Trump’s rabid supporter base and the echo chamber of conservative media give the twice-impeached, thrice-indicted ex-president a strength heading into next year’s election that should not be underestimated.

Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.

Obama has warned Biden of Trump’s strength with GOP, report says

Recap: Where all of Trump’s lawsuits and criminal charges currently stand

Wednesday 2 August 2023 19:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Since leaving the White House, Donald Trump has continued to face a cloud of lawsuits and investigations, which could frustrate his hopes to win back the presidency in 2024.

The Independent’s US news team has been keeping track of where each currently stands:

All the investigations Trump faces following his third indictment

Watch: Pence says Republicans should focus on future not ‘news of the day’

Wednesday 2 August 2023 18:50 , Oliver O'Connell

Read the full text of Trump’s federal 2020 election interference indictment

Wednesday 2 August 2023 18:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump is now officially facing a third indictment - this time in connection with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the lead-up to the January 6 insurrection.

Read the indictment in full:

Read the full text of Trump’s indictment from the Jan 6 grand jury

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