Trump expected to announce 3rd bid for White House 1h ago

Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce Tuesday night that he is running for president in 2024, marking his third bid for the White House.

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Speaking at a rally in Ohio last week, Trump told supporters, "I'm going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida."

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The announcement, which Trump has been hinting at for months, would come as the embattled former president faces multiple criminal and civil investigations and as his party is grappling with a worse-than-expected showing in the midterm elections, raising questions about the former president's power over the GOP.

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Trump, who lost his reelection bid in 2020 but did not concede and has continued to spread false claims that the 2020 election was "rigged" and "stolen," repeatedly teased another run for the White House throughout the last year and told a rally crowd last week to expect a "big announcement."

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Trump's election falsehoods culminated on Jan. 6, 2021, in a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol that was carried out by pro-Trump supporters, for which nearly 1,000 people have now been criminally charged.

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The former president has repeatedly downplayed the riot and has vowed to pardon those charged in the attack if he becomes president again.

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Trump is the subject of several federal investigations, including the Jan. 6 probe, the investigation into Trump's handling of documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago, and an investigation into his fledgling social media company, Truth Social.

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Some aides have suggested the former president believes that declaring his candidacy would shield him from the probes -- but many legal experts say a run would not result in any special protections for the former president.

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In addition, Trump's namesake family real estate business, The Trump Organization, is currently on trial in New York for tax evasion and fraud -- charges that would not be affected if he's reelected president. The company has denied wrongdoing.

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In addition, Trump's namesake family real estate business, The Trump Organization, is currently on trial in New York for tax evasion and fraud -- charges that would not be affected if he's reelected president. The company has denied wrongdoing.

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Sources close to Trump say he has soured on DeSantis as the Florida governor's political star has risen and as some in the party have expressed that they would prefer DeSantis to run for president instead of him.

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