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Defense attorneys allege Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill tampered with the jury in Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial. Alex Murdaugh's attorneys are alleging a court clerk tampered with the jury during his double murder trial in new court documents. The disgraced South Carolina attorney was found guilty of brutally murdering his wife and younger son, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, who were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the family's hunting estate in 2021. The jury reached the verdict in March after deliberating for nearly three hours and a judge imposed two sentences of life in prison, to be served consecutively for the murders. MORE: Murdaugh murders and mysteries timeline: Key events in the South Carolina family's scandals and deaths In a 65-page motion for a new trial filed on Tuesday, defense attorney s claim that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill " tampered with the...

Former President Trump is narrowing down his list of potential attorneys as he and his team work to expand his legal team following his arraignment Tuesday, sources say. Former President Donald Trump is narrowing down his list of potential attorneys as he and his team work to expand his legal team following his arraignment Tuesday on federal charges, sources tell ABC News. Multiple sources have described the process as "productive," with "several options" for lawyers that could join his legal defense. MORE: Trump federal indictment: What happens next? The former president, appearing in federal court in Miami, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 37 criminal counts related to his handling of classified materials, after prosecutors said he repeatedly refused to return hundreds of documents containing classified information ranging from U.S. nuclear secrets to the nation's defense capabilities. Trump has denied all wrongdoing, saying that his handling of all documents was...