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Politics
Al Jazeera Staff

Is there a ’60-day rule’ in the US elections? What to know in 500 words

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faces two federal indictments and two state-level criminal cases [Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo]

Former President Donald Trump has said the Department of Justice has a “60-day rule” that prevents it from taking certain law enforcement actions against candidates in the run-up to the United States elections.

If Trump’s statement were correct, it would have wide-ranging implications as he stares down two federal indictments: one in Washington, DC, for efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and another in Florida for allegedly hoarding classified documents.

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