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Arizona grand jury indicts Trump campaign associates over 2020 presidential election interference

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Wednesday that a state grand jury returned an indictment against 18 individuals associated with former US President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn Arizona’s election results in the 2020 presidential election. The indicted individuals face charges of fraud, forgery and conspiracy.

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Former Trump lawyer Giuliani pleads not guilty in 2020 Arizona election interference case

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Rudy Giuliani, former lawyer for Donald Trump and erstwhile Mayor of New York, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in an Arizona election interference case regarding a false slate of electors submitted in the 2020 Presidential election. Arizona’s presidential electors also must vote for the winner of the popular vote under state law.

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157 US law school deans issue collective statement on 2020 election, Capitol attack

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Law school deans from 157 law schools across the US issued a collective statement on Tuesday addressing the 2020 election and condemning the attack on the US Capitol on January 6. Because law school deans usually do not collectively speak on issues outside of legal education, this was an unusual occurrence.

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Federal judge denies Trump immunity claim in 2020 election interference case

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The federal judge overseeing former US President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case ruled Friday that Trump cannot dismiss the four criminal charges pending against him through a claim of presidential immunity. In her Friday decision, Chutkan disagreed with Trump’s reading of the law and denied the motion to dismiss.

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Georgia judge upholds indictment against Trump in 2020 election interference case

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The Georgia judge overseeing former president Donald Trump’s 2020 state election interference case upheld the criminal indictment underlying the case on Thursday. McAfee found, “[T]he law does not insulate speech allegedly made during fraudulent or criminal conduct from prosecution under the guise of petitioning the government.”

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Former US President Donald Trump indicted for conspiracy in 2020 election interference case

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US federal prosecutors indicted former President Donald Trump on four criminal charges Tuesday in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal investigation into interference with the 2020 presidential election. Trump faces four obstruction charges for his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.

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