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Many GOP voters remain undeterred by new Trump indictment

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In remarks to ABC News, Republican voters largely stood by former President Donald Trump in the wake of his indictment. Despite a majority of Americans believing Tuesday's indictment against former President Donald Trump regarding Jan. 6 is serious, many GOP voters are disregarding the charges and continuing to support Trump. A slight majority (51%) of Americans view the federal indictment against Trump in connection with his attempts to overturn his election loss in 2020 as very serious, the highest figure yet of the three indictments against him, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll found. Another 14% of Americans said the indictment is somewhat serious. Additionally, a plurality of Americans (49%) said Trump should end his presidential campaign, while 36% said he should not. Media members prepare for the arrival of former President Donald Trump, who is facing federal charges in connection with attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3...

2nd firm hired by Trump campaign to look into voter fraud claims subpoenaed by special counsel

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Ken Block, the founder of Simpatico Software Systems, said he was subpoenaed to turn over documents related to his work with the Trump campaign. A firm contracted by Donald Trump's presidential campaign in November 2020 to investigate claims of voter fraud has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating those claims, the founder of the firm told ABC News. Ken Block, the founder of Simpatico Software Systems, said he was subpoenaed to turn over documents related to his work with the Trump campaign. The firm was the second one hired by the campaign that found no widespread evidence of voter fraud . Businessman Ken Block responds to a question while participating in a primary debate while running as a Republican candidate for governor, Sept. 3, 2014, in Providence, R.I. Steven Senne/AP, FILE The subpoena came from special counsel Jack Smith. Smith is investigating not only the potential crimes resulting from the Jan 6 insurrection at the Capitol, but also claims by the Tru...