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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election
Rudy Giuliani and others accused of backing Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election have received a “full, complete, and unconditional” pardon, according to a Justice Department official.
- Michael Koziol
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‘Violation of civil rights’: Emboldened by Trump, US Capitol rioters seek retribution
Not content with being released from prison, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and others charged over the January 6 riots are determined to prove they are the victims.
- Amelia Adams and Garry McNab
Jubilation outside jails as Trump fans give rioters a hero’s welcome
The president calls them hostages. For the Trump faithful camped outside a Washington prison, the Capitol rioters are more like heroes. And now they are free.
- Michael Koziol
Judge tosses Donald Trump’s 2020 election overthrow case
It represents a big legal victory for the Republican president-elect ahead of his return to office next year.
- Alanna Durkin Richer
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‘They cheat like hell’: The fallout from the attack on the Capitol
Hare-brained schemes and legal loopholes helped cause havoc after the last presidential election. But there are many ways to contest a result. How?
- Angus Holland
- Analysis
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How election deniers have infiltrated the race for the White House
Four years after Donald Trump claimed the 2020 election was stolen from him, the Republican candidate and his allies are actively sowing seeds of doubt about this year’s vote.
- Farrah Tomazin
‘Doesn’t matter if you lost’: New details of Trump’s bid to overturn election loss revealed
Much of the new filing focuses on Donald Trump’s dealings with then-vice president and running mate Mike Pence, who was pressured to overturn the 2020 election result.
- Andrew Goudsward
New House Speaker Mike Johnson played leading role in effort to overturn 2020 election
On the eve of the January 6, 2021 votes, the far-right Congressman presented colleagues with arguments they could use to oppose the will of the voters.
- Luke Broadwater and Steve Eder
- Analysis
- Media & marketing
Rupert Murdoch can’t retire from Fox’s legal woes
The billionaire’s ‘retirement’ from his controversial media empire might not protect him from litigants such as his fellow News Corp and Fox shareholders.
- Colin Kruger
- Opinion
- US politics
Donald Trump has hit a new low, even by his standards
It’s possible what we’re seeing isn’t the effects of a growing movement of a destructive force, but rather the shaking and rattling of a poorly built car whose doors and wheels are about to fall off.
- Bill Wyman