Jack Smith's report says prosecutors could have convicted Trump had his election win not prevented the case from proceeding.

Iowa senator Joni Ernst, a veteran Republican and herself a victim of sexual assault, has been less than enthusiastic about his nomination, however. If today’s hearings indicate she still has doubts - despite intense pressure from Trump's team to fall in line behind Hegseth - it could indicate that his path to confirmation still has some obstacles.

The report calls Trump's claims that the special counsel was influenced by Biden for political reasons "laughable."

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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees began their Senate confirmation hearings. After four years of the administrative malaise of the Biden administration, the nominees proved to be a breath of

A report into Donald Trump 's role in the events of January 6, 2021, has been released by the Justice Department. Special Counsel Jack Smith has been investigating allegations that Trump criminally tried to overturn the 2020 election results when he lost the presidency to Joe Biden.

President-elect Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024 prevented his conviction for crimes tied to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, according to special counsel Jack Smith’s newly released report.

Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet nominees kicked off Tuesday with his controversial Pentagon pick, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host dogged by sexual assault allegations and no expe

Pamela Bondi, former Florida attorney general, personal lawyer for Donald Trump during his first impeachment and present nominee to run the Justice Department, refused to answer important questions in her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

In a long-awaited report, the former special counsel argued that Trump would have been convicted in his election subversion case if he hadn’t won the election.

Read special counsel Jack Smith’s findings in full - Trump ‘inspired his supporters to commit acts of physical violence’ on 6 January using false claims he knew to be untrue, report says