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![President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with healthcare executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 14, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0707-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
New Book Details How Trump Wanted to Use Pandemic to Cancel 2020 Election
In public statements, Trump frequently downplayed the threat of coronavirus to the American public.
![Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an update on relaxing restrictions imposed on the country during the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual press conference inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London on July 5, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0706-boris-johnson-400x300.jpg)
In Echo of Trump, Boris Johnson Says UK Must “Learn to Live With” Rising COVID
The endgame to this unfolding scenario, both in the U.S. and in the U.K., appears to be a desperate one.
![WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at court in London on May 1, 2019, to be sentenced for bail violation.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0706-julian-assange-400x300.jpg)
Free Press Advocates Call on Biden to Dismiss Trump’s Appeal Against Assange
Biden has paid lip service to a free press. Will he follow through on this ideal in relation to Assange?
![Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0706-anthony-fauci-400x300.jpg)
Unvaccinated Americans Make Up 99% of Current COVID Deaths, Fauci Tells NBC
“The overwhelming proportion of people who get into trouble are the unvaccinated,” Fauci said on Sunday.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy answers questions during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0701-kevin-mccarthy-400x300.jpg)
McCarthy Told GOP Lawmakers He’d Kick Them Off Committees Over Jan. 6 Commission
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced eight lawmakers who would serve on the committee, including Rep. Liz Cheney.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, during a visit to the border wall near Pharr, Texas, on June 30, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-1233738317-400x300.jpg)
Texas Gov. Is Slashing Prison Funding — But He’s Doing It to Fund Trump’s Wall
Border residents want the $250 million being shifted from the state prison budget to be used to address racial inequity.
![Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is pictured with Trump Tower in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0701-allan-weisselberg-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Org CFO Weisselberg, Facing Tax Evasion Crimes, Surrenders to Authorities
Although Trump himself won't face charges this week, the investigation into his company's practices is ongoing.
![Former President Donald Trump listens during a border security briefing on June 30, 2021, in Weslaco, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0630-trump--400x300.jpg)
Trump Ranks Last in “Moral Authority” in Survey of Presidents
There is a plethora of reasons why presidential scholars may have ranked Trump at the bottom in the survey.
![In this file photo taken on January 11, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump arrives with his children for a press conference at Trump Tower in New York, accompanied by Allen Weisselberg (2nd R), chief financial officer of The Trump Organization.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0630-trump-org-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Company & Its CFO Will Be Formally Charged With Tax Crimes on Thursday
Trump himself isn't expected to be charged criminally on Thursday, but that doesn't mean he won't be in the future.
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Giuliani Repeatedly & Wrongly Told Trump That Pence Could Overturn the Election
According to the Constitution, the vice president cannot independently challenge or invalidate Electoral College votes.