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Donald Trump has been busy bullying his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, including Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie and Asa Hutchinson, on Truth Social as he braces for an imminent grand jury indictment over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election and his role in inciting the Capitol riot of 6 January 2021. Mr Trump announced on Tuesday that he had been sent a letter by special prosecutor Jack Smith informing him that he is the “target” of the investigation, citing three statutes under which he could be charged, including conspiracy to commit offence or to defraud the United States, deprivation of rights under colour of law and tampering with a witness, victim or informant. That indictment, Mr Trump’s third in four months, could be handed down as soon as this week, The Independent has learned. William Russell, a former White House aide who now works for the Trump presidential campaign and spent much of 6 January with the then-president, is believed to have testified before the grand jury on Thursday. The former president was given until midnight on Thursday to report to the Washington, DC, federal courthouse but did not appear. Read More Trump shares sinister new video issuing apocalyptic threat to anyone who ‘f***s around with us’ Deadline for Trump to give evidence in Jan 6 probe passes as third indictment looms Trump bid to toss E Jean Carroll ruling backfires as judge says ex-president did ‘rape’ columnist DeSantis says he’d accept Trump being prosecuted for a ‘traditional crime’ like ‘robbing a bank’

If Donald Trump returns to the White House in 2025, he’ll bar babies born in the US from

Britain’s governing Conservative Party has suffered two thumping defeats in a trio of special elections but avoided a drubbing after holding onto former premier Boris Johnson’s seat in suburban London

'The Dark Knight' filmmaker Christopher Nolan has told how Josh Hartnett didn't ever screen test for the role of Batman in the trilogy, because he had read Nolan and his brother Jonathan Nolan's 'The Prestige' script, and he says the actor was "more interested" in that movie.

By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Victoria Waldersee POOLE, England A little-publicized clause in the U.S. Inflation Reduction

Experts say plans for a second congressional district in Alabama that gives a voice to Black voters are unlikely to win court approval

Thailand’s Move Forward Party, which won the most parliamentary seats in the May general election, will step aside

Britain’s governing Conservative Party have avoided a drubbing in a trio of special elections, managing to hold onto former premier Boris Johnson’s seat in suburban London

Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals...

BANGKOK Thailand's election-winning Move Forward party said it would let coalition ally, the Pheu Thai party, lead the

Ron DeSantis is taking his presidential campaign to Utah

President Joe Biden is staking his reelection bid on the political and financial muscle of the Democratic National Committee