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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hunter Biden gave the impression to executives at Ukrainian energy company Burisma that he had leverage because of his father, Joe Biden, and sold those family ties as part of his business brand, a witness told congressional investigators. In a transcript from a closed-door interview released by the Republican-controlled …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives sought to defend Donald Trump against his latest criminal indictment on Wednesday, by casting the former president as the victim of what they called a politically motivated prosecution. A day after Trump was indicted for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, some of Trump’s …

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By Jack Queen and Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) – A law enacted in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War to protect the rights of Black people factors into the charges brought against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in a federal election interference case. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, was charged …

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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – The judge assigned to oversee the federal case against Donald Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election has previously ruled against the former president and sharply condemned the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, …

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By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) -As Donald Trump was being indicted on Tuesday evening for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, the third criminal case against him, U.S. President Joe Biden enjoyed a day at the beach. Biden rode his bike, ate at a seafood restaurant, saw a movie and …

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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with four felonies over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to U.S. President Joe Biden. Here is a look at the federal charges and how Trump might defend himself. CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE U.S. This is a very broad law that covers …

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By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A White House review on Monday recommended that the FBI’s ability to conduct non-national security queries under a controversial surveillance law be removed as part of reforms aimed at getting the law reauthorized. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702 permits the U.S. government to collect digital communications of foreigners …

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