NEW YORK: Donald Trump stood accused of conspiring to commit campaign fraud and two of his closest aides faced jail time Tuesday, after court proceedings delivered a legal and political one-two punch to his embattled presidency.

In a drama that played out simultaneously across two US cities, courts found the aides guilty of eight charges a piece, stemming from a federal investigation into the 2016 presidential election.

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