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Trump Indicted for Subverting American Democracy

Mother Jones; Alex Brandon/AP, Paul Sancya/AP, Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department has so far charged more than 1,000 people with crimes related to the January 6 attack on Congress. Now Donald Trump is one of them. On Tuesday…

The Hunter Biden Plea Deal That Republicans Hate Hit a Hurdle

Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance on Wednesday.Julio Cortez/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A plea deal between President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and the Justice Department after a years-long investigation—and that Republicans have attacked as too lenient—hit an unexpected bump on Wednesday…

John Durham Just Made False Statements to Congress

Special counsel John Durham is sworn in during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation.Graeme Sloan/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.John Durham—the special counsel who was appointed by then-Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the FBI’s investigation of the Trump-Russia…