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Trump Viewed Charlie Kirk as a ‘Genius’ and an Unflinching Ally

Mr. Kirk was among the faithful who had helped Mr. Trump build a comeback after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol made him a political outcast. Mr. Trump brought him into his second-term inner circle.

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Charlie Kirk greeting Donald J. Trump onstage during a Turning Point Action event last year.
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Trump Tried to Kill the Infrastructure Law. Now He’s Getting Credit for Its Projects.

Signs bearing President Trump’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he strenuously opposed ahead of its passage.

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A sign bearing President Trump’s name is posted at a bridge project in Maryland made possible by an infrastructure law he strenuously opposed.
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Already Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Rioters Push for Compensation

One of the rioters’ lawyers wants to create a panel that would decide on financial damages for what the rioters believe were unfair prosecutions.

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The lawyer Mark McCloskey in 2021. He wants to establish what he calls a “voluntary nonjudicial resolution committee” that would consider rioters’ cases individually, and says he met with top Justice Department officials recently.
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Man Accused of Arranging Murder of the Rapper Young Dolph Is Found Not Guilty

A jury acquitted Hernandez Govan in the 2021 shooting of the rapper outside a Memphis cookie shop.

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Hernandez Govan hugged his lawyer and thanked the judge after being acquitted on Thursday of all charges related to the killing of the rapper Young Dolph.
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