WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump granted a request by prosecutors on Tuesday aimed at protecting the identities of potential government witnesses. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon refused to categorically block witness statements from being disclosed, saying there was no basis for such a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump‘s classified documents case in Florida, warning her off potential jury instructions that they said rest on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” In an unusual order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had asked prosecutors and defense lawyers to file proposed jury instructions […]
Legislation unveiled Thursday by a House Democrat would prevent federal officials, candidates and staff who are charged with certain crimes from receiving classified information. Although not directly named in the bill, it targets two politicians currently battling criminal charges: former President Donald Trump and New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. The bill’s author is Rep. […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans threatened to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he did not turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden‘s handling of classified documents. In a letter Monday – obtained by The Associated Press – Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan demanded […]
President Joe Biden wasted no time rewarding his top aides who helped in his mishandling of documents after Special Counsel Robert Hur issued his report on the matter, promoting many of them within a day of its release. Hur’s investigation found that Biden “willfully retained classified materials after the end of his vice presidency when […]
After the release of the Hur report, Joe Biden decided it was a good idea to address the nation and throw a hissy fit. It was well after his bedtime, and it went really badly for him. Not only did he make some critical mistakes, he also blamed his staff for his having classified […]
One of the big takeaways from the newly released transcript of President Joe Biden’s two-day interview with Robert Hur is that the special counsel was being exceedingly generous when describing the president as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” Much of the conversation with Hur is littered with barely incoherent answers and […]
Lawyers for ex-President Donald Trump will argue Thursday that Mr. Trump was entitled as president to keep any government records he wanted, a bid to dismiss charges in the classified documents case from special counsel Jack Smith. Mr. Trump’s team will square off with Mr. Smith’s lawyers before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida […]
Special counsel Robert Hur released a report last month recommending against charging President Joe Biden for the mishandling of classified documents from his years as vice president and senator, in part because a jury would find Biden sympathetic as an “elderly man with a poor memory” and because his “diminished faculties” make it less likely […]
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are requesting a July 8 trial for former President Donald Trump on charges that he illegally retained and concealed classified documents. Defense lawyers say no trial should be conducted this year but proposed August 12 as an alternative possibility. The dueling proposals were submitted Thursday ahead of a pivotal hearing in […]
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