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Donald Trump went after his accuser after the hearing
Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said, “The only crime that I’ve committed is to fearlessly defence our nation from those who seek to destroy it.” He also criticised Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who charged him with extortion and bribery. “This is not a ‘witch hunt’. This is an investigation into my political…
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Donald Trump thinks an indictment would have a lot of political and national implications
US House Republicans have said that New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg was politically motivated in his probe of former US President Donald Trump over payments made to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday termed the probe “the weakest case out there”. Bragg is probing whether Trump paid Daniels to hide her allegations…
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The House GOP is attempting to shield Trump from being indicted
The New York District Attorney’s office, which is investigating former US President Donald Trump over a hush money payment to an adult film star, has called the lawmakers’ requests for its documents and testimony an “unprecedented inquiry into a pending local prosecution”. Trump’s allies have been using their new House majority to demand Manhattan District…