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The special grand jury that investigated Donald Trump and allies' alleged election interference in Georgia initially recommended charges against 39 people – but only 19 were charged by the Fulton County district attorney. The final report outlining the jury's recommendations, which was unsealed on Friday, shows a list of Trump associates — some of them former government officials — who were identified for prosecution for their alleged involvement in helping Mr Trump try to overturn election 2020 results in Georgia. Among the list is South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, ex-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and ex-Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Though the special grand jury recommended a series of charges against them and others, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis chose not to include them in her arguments to a regular grand jury. In Georgia, a special grand jury does not have the authority to bring an indictment forward, only produce a report of recommended charges. Therefore, Ms Willis — who asked the special grand jury to convene because they have subpoena powers — gets to choose which cases go forward. And, it appears, she chose the ones with a most compelling reasons for an indictment. |
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| The correctional officer failed to see and report Cavalcante's escape on 31 August |
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| The former speaker will seek another term after much speculation |
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| | An to bring Mark Dickey, 40, to the surface could take days |
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| | The celeb couple were among 50 people who wrote letters in support of Masterson ahead of his sentencing | |
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A storm that has now intensified to a Category 5, is "rapidly strengthening" as it stirs through the Caribbean, the US National Hurricane Center reported on Thursday. Hurricane Lee began to strengthen over the very warm waters of the Atlantic, growing from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday and by late Thursday night, it had grown to Category 5, with maximum sustained winds of 160mph. By Friday morning, forecasters said Lee could become a "monster 180mph" storm. The latest is here |
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A fisherman was saved by members of the US Army after being found clinging to a plastic cooler lid 10 miles out at sea. Read more |
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"All these things are going through my head: 'Who poisoned him? Who could've given him something like that?'" |
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