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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Justice Department on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks at the U.S. Justice Department Building on November 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
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PROVO, UT - November 6: A employee at the Utah County Election office puts mail in ballots into a container to register the vote in the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) George Frey/Getty Images hide caption
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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 04: Election workers count Fulton County ballots at State Farm Arena on November 4, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 11: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks at a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on November 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Jacob Chansley, also known as the "QAnon Shaman," screams "Freedom" inside the U.S. Senate chamber after the U.S. Capitol was breached by a mob during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MARCH 03: A voter arrives at a polling place on March 3, 2020 (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 29: Former U.S. President Donald Trump with attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove attends his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 29, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images) Pool/Getty Images hide caption
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Attorneys for former U.S. President Donald Trump Todd Blanche (R), John Lauro (2nd R) and Gregory Singer (L) arrive at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Court House August 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 08: A community member takes a sticker after voting on November 8, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption
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