Trump, who pleaded not guilty last week, says he is innocent and has portrayed the investigation as politically motivated.
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Special counsel got search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, documents say
A judge levied a $350,000 fine on Twitter for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents released Wednesday.
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Waldoboro man appears in D.C. court on Jan. 6 assault charges
Matthew Brackley, 39, of Waldoboro, has not yet been required to enter a plea on several charges, including assaulting 2 law enforcement officers.
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Trump lawyers meet with prosecutors as potential U.S. indictment over 2020 election looms
The investigation has focused on the turbulent two month-period after the November 2020 election in which Trump refused to accept his loss to Joe Biden and spread lies that victory was stolen from him.
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Lebanon man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol
Kyle Fitzsimons was found guilty of 11 charges in September. He was one of hundreds of people who stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Judge convicts one of first Oath Keepers arrested in Jan. 6 riot
Donovan Crowl, part of a line that marched into the Capitol, was convicted of conspiracy. James Beeks became the first Oath Keeper acquitted of all Jan. 6 charges.
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Sentencing for Lebanon man who stormed U.S. Capitol moved to July
Kyle Fitzsimons, 39, was found guilty last year of assaulting at least 3 law enforcement officers while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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D.C. police officer arrested, accused of leaking info to Proud Boys leader
An indictment alleges the officer warned former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio that law enforcement had an arrest warrant for Tarrio related to the destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner.
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Biddeford man pleads not guilty to assault charge in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Christopher Maurer is accused of hitting, screaming at and making obscene gestures toward Capitol police officers before he was pepper-sprayed and left the area.
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Pence appears before Jan. 6 grand jury in Trump special counsel probe
The testimony came hours after a federal appeals court in a sealed order rejected a bid by Trump’s lawyers to block Pence’s appearance.