Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘baseless’
Trump claims the criminal charges are an attack on him and on his supporters.
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Donald Trump has been found liable for sex abuse. What happens now?
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NYT: Trump's accuser says he assaulted two other women 'in a remarkably similar way'.
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Financial Times: If re-elected, Biden would be 82 at the start of his next term; Trump 78.
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