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In the wake of the Justice Department being reshaped, Trump has reclaimed it
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he has appointed “patriotic tough on crime warriors” at the Department of Justice. This comes after Trump criticised former officials and lawyers who investigated him in a speech at the department. Trump also claimed his administration stripped security clearance from others who have investigated him, including Special Counsel…
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The Justice Department wants to only release part of the report on Trump cases
US Attorney General Jack Smith has decided to not make public his report on President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents. “To avoid…risk of prejudice to defendants Nauta and De Oliveira, the Attorney General has determined…he will not publicly release Volume two as long as defendants’ criminal proceedings remain pending,” DOJ lawyers wrote in…
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In the Jan. 6 case Jack Smith filed an indictment against Trump
US Special Counsel Jack Smith said that the case against US President Donald Trump was thrown out by a District Court Judge since he did not admit to any wrongdoing. Smith added that he was mistaken in ruling that the process used to appoint the Special Counsel was unconstitutional. Trump’s lawyers have 30 days to…
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Insights and conversations related to the moment
Special counsel Robert Hur will testify before the US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about the mishandling of classified information by former US President Joe Biden and former US President Jack Smith. Hur said he didn’t have sufficient evidence to recommend charges in Biden’s case. Trump, who was indicted on more than 30 criminal charges…
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Lawyers for Trump ask for more time to respond to the DOJ order
US prosecutors have asked a judge to issue a protective order after President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss and block the peaceful transition of power. It restricts what information Trump’s legal team can reveal about the case brought by Jack Smith. It is different from…
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The committee gave Trump more time to turn over documents.
Special counsel Jack Smith has issued a subpoena to Allegheny County officials in Pennsylvania for information related to the 2020 election, a spokesperson for the county told CNN. The subpoena is part of a probe by Smith into former US President Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to block Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s victory.