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Troops stormed a prison. They found inmates had built a luxury resort.

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Chutkan rejects Trump request to step aside as judge in his D.C. trial

The former president attacked the veteran jurist and demanded recusal within days of his Aug. 1 indictment for obstructing the 2020 election.

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