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Biden: Trump has caused great damage to the United States and the world

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  • Former US President Joe Biden accused his successor, Donald Trump, of causing great harm to the United States and the world through an administration determined to “destroy institutions and ignite hatred,” in the first excerpt from his book “Promise Me, America,” scheduled to be released on November 17.
  • The book also discussed the January 6, 2021 attack on Congress.
  • In separate news, the United States has charged three Iranian and Iraqi agents with planning terrorist attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and the US Department of Justice announced that Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, cut off his electronic monitoring device after he was arrested on charges of possessing child pornography.

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Why It Matters

Biden's accusation against Trump comes in the first excerpt from his book, “Promise Me, America,” scheduled to be released on November 17, in which he recounts his memoirs in the White House. Biden speaks about the attack launched by Trump supporters on Congress during the certification of the 2020 election results on January 6, 2021. In separate news, the United States has charged three agents with planning terrorist attacks targeting Jewish communities and a British military base. The US Department of Justice also announced the arrest of Thomas Markle in Florida on charges of possessing child pornography.

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Former US President Joe Biden accused his successor, Donald Trump, of causing great harm to the United States and the world through an administration determined to “destroy institutions and ignite hatred.”

This comprehensive accusation came in the first excerpt from Biden’s book, “Promise Me, America,” in which he recounts his memoirs in the White House, which is scheduled to be released on November 17, according to the Associated Press.

Biden, 83 years old, said, speaking about the attack launched by Trump’s supporters while Congress was meeting to certify the results of the 2020 elections: “Trump led a rebellion, and his goal was to remain in power after the American people voted to remove him from office... What Trump did on January 6, 2021 must never be forgotten.”

Biden also wrote that the first weeks of Trump's term confirmed his fears about the emergence of a "harsh government" that seeks to "tear down institutions and ignite hatred," and a president who "dealt with our traditions as if he were demolishing them with a huge wrecking ball."

The United States has charged three “Iranian agents” with planning a “terrorist campaign” that includes nearly 20 attacks targeting Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, in addition to the British military base “Royal Air Force Base Fairford.”

The charges against Muhammad Baqir Saad Daoud al-Saadi, who holds dual Iranian and Iraqi citizenship, Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national, and Muhammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were clarified in an alternative indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court, according to the Associated Press.

US Attorney Jimmy MacDonald in New York said in a press statement, “Al-Saadi, who was arrested in the spring, continued to coordinate with the other defendants in the days leading up to the attempt to carry out the terrorist plot on September 27 at the British Royal Air Force base in Fairford, in the United Kingdom, where American bombers and forces were stationed.”

The US Department of Justice announced that Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess, wife of British Prince Harry, cut off the electronic monitoring device he was wearing after he was arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, according to what was reported by the Associated Press.

US law enforcement forces arrested Thomas Markle in Florida last Friday for possessing images of child sexual assault.

Last month, Meghan Markle said she was “deeply hurt” by accusations that her father possessed images of sexual assault on children. She added that she had cut off contact between him and her children due to previous accusations that were “worrying and annoying.”

Harry, the second son of King Charles III and brother of Crown Prince William, married Meghan, a former American actress, at Windsor Castle in May 2018.

The couple left Britain and gave up their royal duties in 2020, but unexpectedly returned with their two children to live in the United Kingdom in August.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The three defendants in the terrorist plot will be tried in Manhattan federal court

    Very likely · Within months

  • Biden's book, "Promise Me, America," will be released on November 17 and will contain more criticism of Trump.

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What are the full details of the content of Biden's book beyond the published excerpt?
  • What is the current legal status of the three defendants in the terrorist plot?
  • What are the expected penalties for Thomas Markle after his arrest?
  • Will these accusations affect relations between the United States and Iran?

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