Trump's comments risk tainting jury pool in federal election subversion case, special counsel says

Former President Donald Trump's "daily" statements are being warned by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith to potentially taint the jury pool in the criminal case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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