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US election: Trump v Clintoni

The race to succeed US President Barack Obama pits Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton against Republican Party nominee Donald Trump. Election day is November 8, 2016.

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  • In a blistering filing, the judge accused the ex-US president of a ‘pattern of abuse of the courts’, using them to seek revenge on political adversaries
  • Trump had accused Clinton and others of conspiring to sink his winning 2016 White House campaign by alleging ties to Russia
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A witness in the trial of a former campaign lawyer charged with lying to the FBI said Clinton had personally signed off on the plan to pitch to the media the now-discredited theory about secret communications with a Russian bank.

The latest surveys show the incumbent leading his far-right challenger Le Pen, but a large number of undecided voters means a surprise result can’t be ruled out.

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The former secretary of state says a second term would make the ex-US president’s chaotic first four years in the White House seem like child’s play.

Several countries accuse ‘cyber actors’ backed by Beijing of hacking the Microsoft Exchange email server, as allegations of Chinese cyberattacks mount.

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President distrusted politicians and valued loyalty above all, repeatedly placing relatives in key campaign positions, writes former aide Rick Gates in new book.

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Doing anything to win has always been president’s ‘business model and way of life’, former fixer Michael Cohen says in foreword to Disloyal, A Memoir.

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Former intelligence officer Christopher Steele wrote document after being hired to examine Trump’s Russia links ahead of 2016 US presidential election.

Stone had been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing an investigation into Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia.

Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 for directing hush payments to pornographic film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

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Flynn is one of six Trump aides and associates charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into ties between the Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign.

Original prosecutors had called for seven to nine years, but recommendation was reversed by Justice Department after president complained publicly.

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US presidential candidate slams ‘extremely dubious conspiracy theories’ that she is being groomed by Moscow to be third-party candidate in coming election.

Two-year study that showed no systemic bias against Trump in opening the investigation, but outlined ‘significant errors or omissions’ concerning FBI efforts.

Email exchanges between acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House budget officials sought to provide an explanation for withholding the funds after Trump had already ordered a hold in mid-July on the nearly US$400 million in security assistance.

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