| | Marina Pitofsky | NOW reporter
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Hello OnPolitics readers. In case you missed it, former President Donald Trump has been indicted for the third time this year. Here's what to know about Trump's latest indictment and what's next. |
🗐 The 45-page indictment accused the former president of undermining American democracy by organizing a wide-ranging conspiracy to steal the 2020 election that prosecutors say fueled a brazen and historic insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, USA TODAY's Phillip M. Bailey and Joey Garrison report. |
"The attack on our nation's Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy," Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who led the investigation, said in a statement on Tuesday. |
What was Trump charged with? Trump is facing accusations ranging from knowingly spreading lies about the 2020 election to creating a fake electors scheme and directing the rioters who breached the Capitol building during the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. |
What are people talking about now? The indictment quickly prompted a mystery in Washington: Who are the co-conspirators? Only Trump was charged on Tuesday, but the indictment against him references six unidentified co-conspirators, including key attorneys, a political consultant and a Justice Department official. |
⚖️ What's next: Trump is due in court on Thursday in Washington. He'll appear before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse. | | | | The expanding spider's web that is ensnaring the former president now includes federal charges that go to the heart of our democracy. | | | | President Joe Biden has been working to sell Americans on an improving economy. But Fitch Rating's credit downgrade painted a conflicting picture. | | | | Photos and video showed officials in "war crimes prosecutor" garb picking through devastated buildings, some with wheat tumbling from gashed walls. | | | | Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver unexpectedly died Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. She was 71 years old. | | | | Democrats are pushing for a complete return of the expanded child tax credit from President Joe Biden's COVID-19 stimulus bill. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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