Live: Trump being formally charged at US court hearing

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Donald Trump has been charged in a US Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The indictment follows a long-running federal investigation into schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the peaceful transfer of power and keep him in office despite a decisive loss to Joe Biden.

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The indictment follows a long-running federal investigation into schemes by Trump and his allies to subvert the peaceful transfer of power and keep him in office despite a decisive loss to Joe Biden.