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Former US President Trump indicted by grand jury over efforts to overturn
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on Wednesday (local time) for his efforts to overturn the 2020 US Presidential polls which resulted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, The Hill reported.
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White House declines to comment on probe against Trump, says Biden respect
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The White House on Tuesday declined to comment on the ongoing probe on former President Donald Trump, and said that President Joe Biden respects the ‘independence’ of the Department of Justice, CNN reported.
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Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon gets four months in prison for defying
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison on Friday (local time) for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena from the January 6 committee -2021 attack on the Capitol and was also fined USD 6,500.
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Kanye West set to acquire conservative social media platform Parler
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After Twitter banned Kanye West for a series of antisemitic posts, the rapper has now decided to acquire the conservative social media network Parler, which was last year scrutinized for its role in the U.S. Capitol riots.
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Jan 6 committee focuses on Trump's false election claims in Day 2 of heari
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): The House January 6 committee focused its second public hearing on those closest to former President Donald Trump who said they told him it was too premature to declare victory on election night in 2020 and that the former President used his false narrative
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Trump assures pardon to Capitol rioters if he runs for President, wins in
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US President Donald Trump said that he will pardon rioters charged with deadly assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, if the politician decides to run in the 2024 presidential election and wins.
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Kamala Harris evacuated from DNC headquarters minutes after pipe bomb disc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris was evacuated from the Democratic National Committee offices in Washington in the morning of January 6, 2021, the day the US Capitol was swarmed with rioters, after a pipe bomb was discovered nearby.
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US lawmakers mark one-year anniversary of Jan 6 Capitol riot
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Congressional leaders and lawmakers on Thursday (local time) marked the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol with a vigil on the steps of the Capitol.
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Dozens gather outside DC jail in support of imprisoned US Capitol rioters
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the jail in Washington, DC to show support for detainees being held at the facility in connection with events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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Former US President Trump cancels Jan 6 news conference on anniversary of
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump cancelled the planned news conference on the one-year anniversary of the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
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Pentagon expands scope of word 'extremism', to include terrorism
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Pentagon in an upgrade of its policy on Thursday (local time) expanded the scope of the word "extremism" to include terrorism. "The term 'extremist activities; means.... Advocating, engaging in, or supporting terrorism, within the US or abroad."
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US House Jan 6 committee recommends contempt charges against ex-White Hous
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): The US House's January 6 committee recommended criminal contempt charges against Mark Meadows, former US President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff.
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