Donald Trump: Trial date set for ex-US president on charges of plotting to overturn election results
The trial of Donald Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election result has been set for 4 March 2024. The date means Trump’s trial could start almost eight months to the day before the 2024 US presidential election. And it’s also one day before so-called Super Tuesday, when many states nominate […]
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges over January 6 riot and bid to overturn presidential election result
Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election result, culminating in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol building. Prosecutors said the attack on Congress by Trump supporters in early 2021 was “an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy” that was “fuelled by lies” from the […]
Commission of January 6th recommends filing charges against Trump
The commission on January 6th used its final public meeting Monday to wrap up its 17-month investigation with a simple closing statement: All roads lead to Donald Trump. Members focused on how the former president’s direct involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election makes him responsible for the violence that unfolded at the US […]