The Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected a House Republican request to disclose information connected to the FBI’s search and raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago last August for alleged classified documents. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) had requested the information in a letter sent to the DOJ, asking for information about the classified…
DOJ Responds to House GOP Request for Information on Mar-a-Lago FBI Raid
Former National Security Officials Urge Congress to Investigate FBI’s Security Clearances After Durham Report Findings
A group of former national security officials is calling on Congress to investigate the FBI’s handling of security clearances after special counsel John Durham concluded that the bureau behaved recklessly in its handling of a 2016 investigation of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. Former national security adviser Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, former Secretary of Veteran Affairs…
DOJ Seeks to Muzzle Trump In Classified Documents Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion to prevent former President Donald Trump from publicly disclosing any of the evidence that his legal team will be granted access to as they prepare to defend him against prosecution in the federal classified documents case. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team requested the protective order in…
DOJ Asks Court to Prevent Trump From Publicly Revealing ‘Sensitive’ Information in Classified Documents Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion to prevent former President Donald Trump from publicly disclosing any of the evidence that his legal team will be granted access to by prosecutors as they prepare to defend him in the federal classified documents case. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team requested the protective order in…
[PREMIERING NOW] Kash’s Corner: What’s Next in Trump Classified Docs Case? What Should the Defense Strategy Be?
What happens now after the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in the classified-documents case? Will there be pre-trial motions? What will the government do? Is the defense team fully formed, and who should be on it? Why should the defense wait before filing a motion to dismiss? And what do we know about the…
Kash’s Corner: What’s Next in Trump Classified Docs Case? What Should the Defense Strategy Be?
What happens now after the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in the classified-documents case? Will there be pre-trial motions? What will the government do? Is the defense team fully formed, and who should be on it? Why should the defense wait before filing a motion to dismiss? And what do we know about the…
Trump’s Defamation Trial Scheduled to Begin as GOP Primary Caucuses Kick Off
A federal judge has scheduled E. Jean Carroll’s remaining defamation trial against former President Donald Trump for a date in January 2024 that coincides roughly with the kickoff of Republican presidential primary caucuses. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said in a Thursday scheduling order that Carroll’s civil trial against Trump will begin on January 15,…
Attorney Parts Ways With Trump for 2nd Time, Citing ‘Irreconcilable Differences’
A lawyer representing Donald Trump has parted ways with the former president for the second time in a week, dropping out of a defamation lawsuit over “irreconcilable differences.” Attorney Jim Trusty, of the Washington-based Ifrah Law, PLLC, filed paperwork (pdf) on Friday to stop representing Trump in a defamation case Trump is pursuing against CNN….
House Appropriator Shares Growing GOP Support to Cut DOJ, FBI Budget Amid Political Woes
Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that handles the budget for the U.S. Department of Justice, said Republicans are gathering in support to cut the department’s budget. Cline, who is a member of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, said members of the caucus are leaning on House Speaker Kevin…
Federal Judge Issues Order on Trump’s Classified Documents Case
U.S. district judge Aileen Cannon handed down her first order since former president Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea to charges in connection with the Department of Justice’s case alleging he mishandled classified documents. Cannon, in brief Thursday order, instructed all parties involved to obtain security clearances for lawyers who will need them. The…
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