Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'
Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have told a judge that defense lawyers had painted an โinaccurate and distorted picture of eventsโ and had unfairly sought to โcast a cloud of suspicionโ over government officials who were simply trying to do their jobs.
Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
A judge has scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest.
Prosecutors say witness in Trump's classified documents case retracted false testimony
The Justice Department says a witness in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted โprior false testimonyโ after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president.
PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former president
As we sit and wait to find out of former President Donald Trump will be arrested at some point over the next few days, pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors have gathered around the country to let their voices be heard.
A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
Revelations that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at the president's Delaware home, have prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of hundreds of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review
A federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trumpโs Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information.
Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special master
The FBI search of Donald Trumpโs Florida estate has spawned a parallel โspecial masterโ process that has slowed the Justice Department's criminal investigation and exposed simmering tensions between department prosecutors and lawyers for the former president.
Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district
President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the search warrants at the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump.
Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure
Along with highly classified government documents, FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trumpโs Florida home last month found dozens of folders marked classified but with nothing inside and no explanation of what might have been there.
Justice Department says classified documents at Mar-a-Lago were โlikely concealed and removedโ
The Department of Justice is now expanding its probe into former President Donald Trumpโs potential mishandling of classified documents, adding allegations of โobstruction of justiceโ in a newly released court filing.
Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate
The Justice Department says classified documents were โlikely concealed and removedโ from former President Donald Trumpโs Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.
FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trumpโs Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence.
Former White House ethics czar explains handling of presidential documents in wake of Mar-a-Lago raid
After agents searched former president Donald Trump's house Monday as part of a federal investigation into documents taken from the White House, a former white house ethics czar explains how presidential documents must be handled.
Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
Whether an FBI search of Donald Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown โ especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals.
Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak
WASHINGTON โ Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. An email sent to members said that service had been temporarily suspended in the clubโs dining room and at its beach club because some staff members had recently tested positive. A senior Brazilian official tested positive last year after spending time at Mar-a-Lago, where he posed for a photo next to Trump and attended a family birthday party. The club in Palm Beach has been a flurry of activity in recent weeks, hosting events and fundraisers, including one to benefit rescue dogs. AdIn January, Palm Beach County issued a warning to Mar-a-Lagoโs management after a New Yearโs Eve party that violated an ordinance requiring employees and guests to wear masks.
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON โ House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats' request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as โan unconstitutional proceedingโ and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trumpโs lawyers denounced the request as a โpublic relations stunt.โAdThe impeachment trial starts Feb. 9. He asked that Trump provide testimony about his conduct โeither before or during the Senate impeachment trial,โ and under cross-examination, as early as Monday, Feb. 8, and not later than Thursday, Feb. 11. The Senate could vote to subpoena Trump, or any other witnesses, on a simple majority vote during the trial.
AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again
FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020 file photo, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee in Washington. The head of the Republican National Committee is declining to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK โ The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay โneutralโ in its next presidential primary. Iโm not telling anybody to run or not to run in 2024,โ McDaniel told The Associated Press when asked whether she wanted to see Trump run again in the next presidential election. I think itโs dangerous.โMoving forward, she said that voters, not Trump, are the head of the Republican Party, though Trump continues to maintain โa huge, huge presenceโ with his base.
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON โ The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The justices threw out Trumpโs challenge to lower court rulings that had allowed lawsuits to go forward alleging that he violated the Constitutionโs emoluments clause by accepting payments from foreign and domestic officials who stay at the Trump International Hotel and patronize other businesses owned by the former president and his family. The high court also ordered the lower court rulings thrown out as well and directed appeals courts in New York and Richmond, Virginia, to dismiss the suits as moot now that Trump is no longer in office.
Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic
โThe golf business has never been stronger. Revenue at the family's golf club in Aberdeen dropped by roughly the same proportion. The financial blow from former clients and business partners cutting ties to Trump is unclear, but it could be sizable. Revenue at that course, the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, fell 20% last year to $6.4 million. Eric Trump dismissed the backlash, saying parts of the business that get less attention, such as its commercial buildings, are thriving.
Comforting rituals show in media's depiction of inauguration
(David Tulis/Pool Photo via AP)NEW YORK โ After Air Force One took Donald Trump out of Washington, an unusual Inauguration Day quickly felt more traditional โ even comforting โ for people watching at home. "What we're seeing today is an ejection of insurrection.โTrump skipped the inauguration of his successor, the first president to break that tradition since 1869. โIf Democrats need thousands of troops to occupy the Capitol on Inauguration Day, then it seems possible that their candidate wasn't actually elected by the people,โ Sharp said. โHe said that there is truth and there are lies, lies that are told for power and lies that are told for profit,โ Wallace said. The Washington Post updated its count of lies and misstatements by Trump: 30,534 heading into his last day as president.
The Latest: Biden sworn in as nationโs 46th president
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):10:15 p.m.Fireworks lit up the sky behind the Washington Monument to mark the end of Inauguration Day for President Joe Biden. The Senate has voted to confirm Avril Haines as the new director of national intelligence, giving President Joe Biden the first member of his Cabinet. Workers removed the giant sign from the departmentโs C Street lobby on Wednesday shortly after President Joe Biden was inaugurated. The highest-ranking Black member of Congress says former President George W. Bush lauded his role as a โsaviorโ in helping get President Joe Biden elected to the White House. Former President Donald Trump flew to Florida before Biden was sworn into office.
Former Mar-a-Lago official gets probation for lying in child porn case
(CNN) - A US serviceman who oversaw Army communications at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida was sentenced to three years of probation for lying during a child pornography investigation, according to court documents. Richard Ciccarella told federal agents that he was the "Non-commissioned Officer in Charge" of White House communications at Mar-a-Lago, the documents state. In July, about two months after his arrest, Ciccarella pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federal agent during the child pornography investigation. While the photos didn't constitute child pornography, his lies were troubling, Assistant US Attorney Gregory Schiller said, according to the newspaper. When asked by federal agents, Ciccarella denied ever using the Yahoo email that was connected to that username.
Billboard calling for President Trump impeachment going up near Mar-a-Lago
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. โ A message soon will appear near President Donald Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, calling for his impeachment, the Miami Herald reports. The billboard reads โImpeachment Now, Make America America Again!โIt will be up over Interstate 95 about 2 miles from the resort from March 19 to April 15, the Miami Herald reported. The left-wing organization Mad Dog PAC is funding the sign, which will cost more than $5,000. Mad Dog PAC founder Claude Taylor told WPEC-TV Trump is โunfit, ill-prepared, and unstable.โ