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A strident, even hysterical defender of Trump throughout his scandals, Gaetz asserted that the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection — the basis for the largest prosecution in the history of the Justice Department — was the work of far-left agitators masquerading as Trump supporters.

The prosecution challenged Mr Sharif about how others in the small three-bedroom home were unaware of violence to Sara.

But from the time of Smyth’s prosecution, the family were given temporary residency permits, which had to be renewed every 30 days.

Sophie Stevens, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "I would like to remind all concerned that there are active criminal proceedings against these individuals, and they have the right to a fair trial."

RN chairman Jordan Bardella, who is not a defendant in the case, called the prosecution's demands an "assault on democracy" in a post on X.