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The prosecutor in the unprecedented criminal case against former president Donald Trump pledges to pursue a speedy trial. SOUNDBITE
Special Counsel Jack Smith announces that an indictment accusing former US president Donald Trump of illegally taking highly classified documents was unsealed. SOUNDBITE
US Attorney General Merrick Garland says naming a special counsel to investigate Donald Trump is in the public interest because Trump has declared himself a candidate for the White House in 2024. SOUNDBITE
The NY Times reports that Pres. Donald Trump has spoken to aides about pardoning himself in the days before he leaves office. The report said Trump has had several conversations about the topic since Election Day. The president has pondered about the legal and political impact if he were to pardon himself. Trump hasn't been shy about giving out executive clemency grants like gifts to his friends. Pardoning himself would be an extraordinary use of the constitutional power. Business Insider said Trump pardoning himself would put the U.S. in uncharted legal territory.
Business Insider is reporting that President Donald Trump has pardoned his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Manafort was investigated by Robert Mueller during his probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election. Manafort was convicted of eight counts of tax and bank fraud. Manafort also later pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and another count of obstruction. A federal judge voided the plea deal after finding that he lied to prosecutors after agreeing to cooperate. Manafort was sentenced last year to 7 1/2 years in prison for his crimes. The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that he represents a "grave counterintelligence threat" to the US.
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