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Trump doubles down on Amy Acton criticism as Ramaswamy ad controversy swirls

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President Donald Trump on Friday continued to defend a highly controversial ad from Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother -- who Acton says stood by the man who was criminally charged with sexually abusing her as a child.

As he left the White House Friday morning, Trump repeatedly dismissed questions from reporters about the specific allegations of Acton's sexual abuse, asserting at multiple points that the ad has "nothing to do" with Acton's stepfather, who was criminally charged and pleaded not guilty.

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California officials ordered by DoJ to set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots

Letters from federal prosecutors represent latest escalation as Trump continues to make claims of voter fraud Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Department of Justice said may belong to noncitizens, according to the Los Angeles county registrar and a letter obtained by the Associated Press. The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the…

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