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A hit-and-run driver who struck and seriously hurt a road worker after a 130mph police chase tried to blame his ex-partner in a bungled cover-up before being caught out by a Ring doorbell.

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Bondi responded by citing the department's previous finding that there was no evidence of conspiracy or a cover-up surrounding the investigation.

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The messaging became "vitriolic", with Mrs Spragg contacting police investigators, and saying: "Everyone knows the McCanns are guilty and you know the truth and a massive cover-up is happening."

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Gray cooperated with Nixon to stymie the FBI’s investigation of the 1972 Watergate break-in and the ensuing cover-up.

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But Loudermilk is partially justifying his ongoing obsession about Jan. 6 as if there was some dark cover-up.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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