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Trump’s Jan. 6 acts were personal, not presidential, prosecutor argues
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Trump’s Jan. 6 acts were personal, not presidential, prosecutor argues

In a court filing unsealed on Wednesday, special counsel Jack Smith said Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in an effort to retain power despite losing the 2020 election, including pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence not to certify electoral votes.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.