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Tatyana Tandanpolie

Who is mystery "co-conspirator 6?"

Former President Donald Trump's latest indictment, which was handed down on Tuesday by a federal grand jury in its investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack, lists six unidentified co-conspirators alleged to have aided him in the scheme. But while legal experts have identified the first five with confidence, many are speculating online about who the sixth could be.

Trump, who denies any wrongdoing in the case, was charged with four felonies: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. He was summoned to appear in court on Thursday by Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is the only federal judge to deliver sentences to Jan. 6 defendants that were longer than what the government requested.

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