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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Trump ‘faces Jan 6 charges of conspiracy, obstruction and civil rights violations’

AP

The letter Donald Trump said he had received from special counsel Jack Smith reportedly listed three federal statutes that could constitute charges against him over the Jan 6 riots.

The three federal statutes mentioned in the letter by Mr Smith, according to several reports, are conspiracy to commit offence or to defraud the United States, deprivation of rights under colour of law and tampering with a witness, victim or informant.

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