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And President Biden stays silent on Trump's legal woes.
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And President Biden stays silent on Trump's legal woes.
It would be the second time the special counsel has notified the former president that he is likely to face indictment, this time in connection with the criminal investigation of the Capitol attack.
Former President Donald Trump is facing a possible second federal indictment after receiving a so-called target letter from the special counsel, Jack Smith, in connection with the criminal investigation into Trump's efforts to hold onto power after he lost the 2020 election.
Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump had sought to move the first criminal case against him to federal court, but a judge put an end to the effort.
He built Countrywide Financial into the country’s largest mortgage lender, but its increasingly risky loans helped precipitate the 2008 financial crisis.