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The report calls Trump's claims that the special counsel was influenced by Biden for political reasons "laughable."

The president-elect had plenty of time to come up with a compelling response to the special counsel's findings. He did not spend that time wisely.

Special Counsel Jack Smith – who oversaw two historic ... Friday — was expected ahead of the end of outgoing President Joe Biden’s term. “The Special Counsel completed his work and ...

Trump allegedly tried to keep Mike Pence mentally isolated and said people would "hate his guts" if he certified Biden's 2020 win.

President Biden issued pre-emptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci and others who may have faced scrutiny under the incoming Donald Trump administration.

The Supreme Court’s decision scrambled efforts from special counsel Jack Smith to prosecute the case against the former president, whose appeals on his “immunity” defense triggered a series of delays that ensured he would evade a trial before November’s election.

“That was a brutal speech,” O’Reilly said on NewsNation’s “ On Balance .” “It’s a unique moment in American history. I can’t find any other inaugural address that humiliated an outgoing president as much as this one did.”

Donald Trump granted pardons his supporters who stormed the Capitol to halt congressional certification of Joe Biden's election victory.

Three federal judges on Wednesday strongly condemned President Donald Trump's sweeping pardons of supporters who stormed the US Capitol four years ago in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.