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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Oliver O'Connell

Trump tries to dismiss Jan 6 case as he mulls Capitol visit – live

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Letitia James condemns ‘the Donald Trump show’ as former president leaves fraud trial

Donald Trump has been accused of sharing some of America’s nuclear secrets with a foreign billionaire who is a member of his Mar-a-Lago club.

Sources told ABC News that the former president discussed potentially sensitive information about US nuclear submarines with Anthony Pratt.

The Australian billionaire then passed that information onto more than a dozen foreign officials, journalists and some of his employees, the sources said.

The bombshell report comes as Mr Trump’s legal challenges continue, with his team filing a motion on Thursday to dismiss the federal case against him for his involvement in the Capitol riot. He is also seeking to toss his New York hush-money criminal case.

His New York civil fraud trial, which began on Monday, is also still ongoing in Manhattan.

Early Friday morning, Mr Trump endorsed MAGA Republican Jim Jordan to become the next speaker of the House saying he “has my Complete & Total Endorsement!”

This came after Mr Trump said that he would happily take on the role temporarily to act as a “unifier” for the GOP party.

“I’m not doing it because I want to – I will do it if necessary,” he told Fox News.

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