Fitch official confirms that January 6 Capitol riot was partially behind its controversial US downgrade

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Fitch Ratings and the January 6 Capitol riot
Fitch Ratings said the January 6 Capitol riot influenced its decision to downgrade US credit

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Ron DeSantis says he has 'sympathy' for some student-loan borrowers — and wants to make it easier for them to get rid of their debt in court

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to Iowa voters on March 10, 2023.

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Capitol police officers from January 6 celebrate Trump's indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election: 'Today is a great day for our republic'

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Michael Fanone in uniform at congressional hearing
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: DC Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone reacts as he watches video from his body camera as he answers questions before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on US Capitol on July 27, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.

Rudy Giuliani, the likely 'Co-Conspirator 1' in Trump's latest indictment, took to Twitter for a rollicking 85-minute rant about the case — then got brutally roasted for it

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is likely to be the unnamed
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is likely to be the unnamed "Co-Conspirator 1," whom the indictment refers to as an "attorney who was willing to spread knowingly false claims and pursue strategies that the Defendant's 2020 r

Trumpworld is roiling over the possibility that more of their dirty secrets could be revealed if the 6 co-conspirators named in Trump's latest indictment get hauled up too: NYT's Haberman

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Former President Donald Trump was hit with his third indictment on Tuesday, in relation to the Capitol riot that took place on January 6, 2021.
Donald Trump.

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Trumpworld is going nuts over another indictment, but Joe Biden's just hanging out at the beach, hitting up a seafood joint, and going to the movies

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President Joe Biden was enjoying his vacation in Delaware while former President Donald Trump faced his third indictment.
President Joe Biden was enjoying his vacation in Delaware while former President Donald Trump faced his third indictment.

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Trump campaign is fundraising off of new indictment as reports reveal pro-Trump PAC is doling out millions for legal bills

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Donald Trump.

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'It could appear treasonous': Officials failed to cover their tracks in fake elector scheme, indictment alleges

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Trump arrives at Trump Tower on Monday April 3, 2023.

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US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been assigned to Trump's indictment. Here's what to know about her.

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, after his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, U.S., April 4, 2023.

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Trump's 3rd indictment is a winnable case — but it won't be a slam dunk, former federal prosecutors say

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Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

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