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What to Know About Donald Trump’s Four Indictments

Former president Donald Trump has been indicted on 91 charges–so far–on both the state and federal level. These charges include conspiracy, obstruction, willful retention of national defense information, and more.

This drivers license image contained in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant, released by the Justice Department, shows Robert Sanford. Sanford, a retired firefighter who threw a fire extinguisher at police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. (Justice Department via AP)
Ex-Firefighter From Chester County Gets 4 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Extinguisher Attack

Robert Sanford, who worked as a firefighter for 26 years, struck two police officers in the head with a fire extinguisher that he threw as he stormed the Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters.

FILE - A canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Nov. 6, 2020, in Allentown, Pa. A review by The Associated Press in the six battleground states disputed by former President Trump has found fewer than 475 cases of potential voter fraud, a minuscule number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election. Democrat Joe Biden won Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and their 79 Electoral College votes by a combined 311,257 votes out of 25.5 million ballots cast for president. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)
Court Rejects Republican Attempt to Force Shapiro to Turn Over 2020 Voters’ Personal Information

The court decided that the Shapiro administration did not have to comply with a subpoena issued in a Republican-led "forensic investigation" of 2020 election results, launched in response to Donald Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud in Pennsylvania.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks at a news conference held by members of the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021, to complain about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and masking policies. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pa. Republican Congressman Scott Perry Referred to House Ethics Committee For Refusing to Cooperate With Jan. 6 Probe

While an Ethics Committee referral doesn't carry the potential consequences of the criminal referrals the Jan. 6 committee made against Donald Trump and several members of his inner circle, the ethics complaint against Perry will bring greater scrutiny to his efforts to help the former president overturn the 2020 election.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Republicans Are Already Scheming to Undermine the 2022 Election Results in Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump and his allies are already planning to wage aggressive court campaigns and launch a media blitz if the midterms don’t go their way.

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Ahead of Trump Visit to Wilkes-Barre, Biden Blasts ‘MAGA Republicans,’ ‘Sickening’ Attacks on FBI

The campaign-style speech near Biden's hometown of Scranton was the first of three scheduled visits by the president in less than a week to the state that is home to a competitive governor's race and a US Senate contest that could help determine whether Democrats will keep their majority in the chamber.

Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, left, accompanied by former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, May 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Trump to Hold Rally in Wilkes-Barre for “Pennsylvania Trump Ticket”

Former President Donald Trump will be in NEPA next month to rally support for what he calls the “Pennsylvania Trump ticket,” which includes Republican candidates Doug Mastriano, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Jim Bognet.