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Alex Woodward

Alex Woodward is a senior US reporter covering civil rights, elections, democracy, extremism, inequality and politics. His reporting includes coverage of the Trump campaign, voting rights, abortion rights, discrimination, and far-right movements and media. He joined The Independent in February 2020. He is based in New York.

<p>Former US President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom before the start of his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court in New York</p>

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<p>Donald Trump leaving court on 26 April 2024 </p>

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<p>David Pecker is questioned by prosecutor Joshua Steinglass during former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial </p>

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<p>Donald Trump appears in a Manhattan criminal courtroom in 26 April</p>

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