Trump accused the special counsel of election interference over a filing released Wednesday. But a federal judge, not Smith, made the decision to make it public and when.

At his rallies and in social media posts, Trump has also been promoting false claims that immigrants who are not citizens will vote during the election, echoing the way his claims about mail ballot fraud before the 2020 election sowed the seeds of distrust in those results.

Donald Trump is the only defendant in the case that charges him with a plot to remain in power after his 2020 loss. But a newly unsealed brief provides fresh details about other figures.

After refusing to answer questions about it on the debate stage Tuesday night, the GOP’s vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), falsely claimed Thursday that Donald Trump won the 2020 election, as well as refused to say if he’ll accept a loss.

Unlike in 2020, when most false claims were thrown out, AI forgeries today are easy to make and could take weeks—or even months—to debunk. By then, the damage will be done. Worse still, the relationship between government officials and social media companies is more fractured than ever.

One month until voters head to the polls, the Justice Department is caught in a thorny intersection of election-year politics and continuing the work of the nation’s top law enforcement agency – trying to maintain its reputation for impartiality while also continuing to pursue the prosecution of Donald Trump,

The former president has faced renewed scrutiny over his attempts to overturn the 2020 vote, with the issue featuring in a debate, a legal filing and a campaign rally.

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are concerned that “election-related grievances,” such as a belief in voter fraud, could motivate domestic extremists to engage in violence in the weeks before and after the November election,

The special counsel's bombshell Jan. 6 filing could portend a legal battle over what evidence prosecutors could use against Donald Trump if the case goes to trial.

DOJ policy advises against taking overt steps in political cases close to elections. Experts say prosecutors were following court orders in the latest Trump filing.