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Former President Donald Trump has urged fellow Republicans in Congress to shut down the government to thwart the federal prosecutions against him, although any funding lapse was unlikely to stop the cases from being pursued….
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The U.S. Justice Department has previously said activities funded by “permanent indefinite appropriations” would continue during any funding lapse.
The Special Counsel’s office prosecuting Trump and his allies had no formal comment, but it is covered by “the permanent, indefinite appropriation for independent counsels,” according to its latest funding statement.
Trump faces two federal trials, one tied to his attempts to overturn his 2020 loss, as he again seeks the presidency in the 2024 election, and the other over his handling of classified documents…