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Trump supporters gather outside Florida court where he faces charges

Trump supporters gather outside Florida court where he faces charges

Supporters of Donald Trump gathered outside a Miami courthouse where the former U.S. president faces criminal charges that he unlawfully kept national-security documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. Trump was expected to be fingerprinted and to submit a plea during an arraignment scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT). It will be the second courtroom visit for Trump since April when he pleaded not guilty to charges in New York stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Several dozen protesters and journalists mingled outside the courthouse while helicopters hovered overhead. Security was tight, and…
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Congressman sues Trump over deadly Capitol siege

Congressman sues Trump over deadly Capitol siege

JAN WOLFE and LISA LAMBERT  A US Democratic congressman has sued Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other allies of the former president over the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol when violent Trump supporters tried to stop the certification of Trump's election defeat. The civil lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, alleges that the attack, which left five dead including a police officer, was a "direct and foreseeable consequence" of unlawful actions by Trump, Giuliani, Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., Republican congressman Mo Brooks and others. "As such, the Defendants are responsible for the injury and…
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‘We must end this uncivil war’ – Biden

‘We must end this uncivil war’ – Biden

TREVOR HUNNICUTT, PATRICIA ZENGERLE and JOE RENSHAW JOE Biden was sworn in as president of the United States, offering a message of unity and restoration to a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol two weeks after a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building, Biden called for a return to civic decency in an inaugural address marking the end of Trump's tempestuous four-year term. "To overcome these challenges, to restore the soul and secure the future…
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US brace for pro-Trump protests at state buildings

US brace for pro-Trump protests at state buildings

BRENDAN O’BRIEN and RICH McKAY US law enforcement officials have battened down statehouses across the country in anticipation of potentially violent protests by Trump supporters who believe the baseless claim that electoral fraud robbed the president of a second term. More than a dozen states have activated National Guard troops to help secure their capitol buildings following an FBI warning of armed protests, with right-wing extremists emboldened by the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Security officials have eyed Sunday as the first major flashpoint, as that is when the anti-government "boogaloo" movement made plans…
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Judge calls Capitol siege ‘violent insurrection,’ orders man who wore horns held

Judge calls Capitol siege ‘violent insurrection,’ orders man who wore horns held

BRAD HEATH, SARAH N. LYNCH and JAN WOLFE A federal judge on Friday ordered a far-right conspiracy theorist who left an ominous note for Vice President Mike Pence inside the U.S. Capitol to be detained pending trial, saying he participated in a "violent insurrection." In U.S. District Court in Phoenix, Arizona, Magistrate Judge Deborah Fine ruled that Jacob Chansley, who was famously photographed inside the U.S. Senate Chamber wearing horns during the Capitol riots, should not be released from custody. Chansley, a Navy veteran and follower of QAnon, allegedly left a note for Pence warning: "It's only a matter of…
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FBI warns of armed protests in all 50 US states

FBI warns of armed protests in all 50 US states

MARK HOSENBALL THE FBI has warned of armed protests being planned for Washington and all 50 U.S. state capitals in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden's January 20 inauguration, a federal law enforcement source said. Threatened with more violence from outgoing President Donald Trump's supporters following last Wednesday's storming of the U.S. Capitol, the FBI issued warnings for next weekend that run at least until Inauguration Day, the source said. In other steps to safeguard the U.S. capital, the National Guard was authorized to send up to 15,000 troops to Washington, and tourists were barred from visiting the Washington Monument…
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Man who sat at Pelosi aide’s desk faces charges; FBI probes officer’s death

Man who sat at Pelosi aide’s desk faces charges; FBI probes officer’s death

SARAH N LYNCH and MAKINI BRICE A West Virginia state lawmaker and a man pictured sitting at an aide's desk in U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office are among those facing federal charges stemming from the siege on the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters, federal prosecutors have announced. In a related development, Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen announced the FBI would team up with Washington's police department to jointly investigate the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while defending the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. "Just because you've left the D.C. region, you…
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‘We live in two Americas’, says LeBron James

‘We live in two Americas’, says LeBron James

LOS Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters forcing their way into the U.S. Capitol showed that there were "two Americas". Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat, forcing Congress to postpone a session that would have certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory. James watched on television as the events took place, and on Thursday wondered what would have happened if the intruders had been mostly Black. "We live in two Americas," James said, following the Lakers' 118-109 loss to the San Antonio…
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World stunned by Trump supporters storming U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election

World stunned by Trump supporters storming U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election

SOME world leaders expressed their shock as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building where Congress meets in an attempt to overturn the results of the November 3 election won by Joe Biden. Iran's president said it proved the weakness of Western democracy while officials in China and Russia compared the storming to protests in Hong Kong and Ukraine. Here are reactions from around the world: UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "saddened" by the events at the U.S. Capitol, his spokesman said. "In such circumstances, it is important that political leaders impress on…
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The Siege of Capitol Hill: The shame of the US laid bare for the world to see

The Siege of Capitol Hill: The shame of the US laid bare for the world to see

The insurrection by supporters of outgoing US president Donald Trump, who breached security at Capitol Hill, the heart of American democracy, has laid bare the racial divisions that are the proverbial millstone that have hung around its neck for decades.  The ease with which Trump supporters, all white, were able to access and damage offices of elected representatives has been contrasted with the heavy handedness with which the US security forces treated the Black Lives Matter protesters - who were teargassed and arrested. So, American’s oldest problem - racism - reared its ugly head as the country faced its newest…
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