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Trump asks for recusal of judge in election conspiracy case
Trump's motion, which was filed on Monday, argued that the judge should step aside due to past statements she said about him that demonstrated bias.
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Hefty sentences for two more Proud Boys in US Capitol uprising
The punishment for Ethan Nordean, 32, matched the longest sentence yet in Capitol attack cases with 18 years, while Dominic Pezzola, 45, who was convicted on lesser charges, was handed a 10-year sentence.
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US judge sets 4 March for historic Trump trial
The date, a full two years before the defence team's proposal, is the eve of 'Super Tuesday', when more than a dozen states will pick between Trump and one of his rivals to be the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
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Militia leader gets 18 years in prison over US Capitol attack
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, Stewart Rhodes, was handed the 18-year sentence for sedition on Thursday in the Capitol attack - an effort by Trump supporters on 6 January 2021 to forcefully prevent Biden from becoming president.
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Man dies after crashing car, firing gun near US Capitol
The man drove his car into a barricade, fired shots into the air before turning his gun on himself, police said.
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US Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability
Committee chairman Bennie Thompson, speaking at the televised finale of a series of public hearings, said Trump "recklessly blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption" as he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 US election.
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Trump became 'detached from reality,' says ex-justice chief
Appearing in a pre-recorded deposition at a congressional hearing into the 2021 assault on the US Capitol, former attorney general Bill Barr described his then-boss as having no interest in the facts that debunked his groundless narrative.
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US Capitol riot probe puts Trump at heart of 'attempted coup'
In a prime-time presentation of its findings from a year-long probe, the special committee sought to persuade a divided country of the existence of a deep-rooted and ongoing plot, orchestrated by the former president, to overturn the result of the 2020 election won by Joe Biden.
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US Capitol assault hearings promise bombshell revelations
In the first of six made-for-TV presentations, the panel of lawmakers will aim to demonstrate that the president and his inner circle committed felonies in a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden that culminated in the violence of January 6, 2021.
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Donald Trump woos adoring supporters in Arizona
Donald Trump delivered a crowd-pleasing speech to thousands of adoring supporters in Arizona, insisting yet again that he won the 2020 US presidential election.
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One year on, Trump backers recall 'incredible' Capitol siege
As President Joe Biden delivered a speech assailing Donald Trump for the mayhem, people who participated in the events of January 6, 2021 gave AFP their accounts of a day that shocked the world.
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Biden to call out Trump on January 6 anniversary
Joe Biden's decision to use his speech on the anniversary to squarely blame Donald Trump and Republican allies for their role in the unprecedented attack on US democracy will mark a sharp escalation in Biden's approach to Trump and the riot.
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Events that marked a tumultuous 2021 around the world
From the COVID pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on the key events of 2021.
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Police investigating 'active bomb threat' near US Capitol
US media reported that a man in a pickup truck made the bomb threat, and that law enforcement and the FBI have dispatched negotiators to try to engage the suspect.
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Facebook bans former US president Trump for 2 years
The two-year ban will be effective from January 7, when Trump was booted off the platform, and comes after Facebook's independent oversight board said the indefinite ban should be reviewed.
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National Guard exits US Capitol after 6 January attack
The troops were mobilised after hundreds of supporters of then-president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, halting the joint session to confirm Trump's rival Joe Biden as winner of the presidential election.
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US Marine officer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Major Christopher Warnagiris is the first active duty military officer to be charged over the attack, in which several hundred Trump backers stormed the seat of the US legislature and shut down a session confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the November presidential election.
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Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban
The board said Donald Trump "created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible" with his comments regarding the January 6 rampage by his supporters at the US Capitol.
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Capitol police sue Trump over 6 January riot
Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby said they suffered 'physical and emotional injuries' in the riot they said was fomented by Trump, when he was in his final weeks as president and refusing to accept his election defeat.
