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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alex Woodward

Trump pursued ‘multiple criminal means’ to overturn election, new special counsel filing claims

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Special counsel Jack Smith has outlined a sprawling criminal case against Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election, detailing for the first time the former president’s “increasingly desperate efforts” to cling to power with “knowingly false claims of election fraud.”

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