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David Smith in Washington

Prosecutor v felon: US prepares for presidential debate between Harris and Trump

a side-by-side image of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Composite: AP, UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

It will be a study in contrasts around age, gender, race, temperament and policy. It will also be the first time in US presidential history that a former courtroom prosecutor will take the debate stage alongside a convicted criminal with the White House at stake.

Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has served as a trial lawyer, district attorney and state attorney general in California. Former US president Donald Trump, her Republican rival, has been convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal.

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