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Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
Read full article: Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutorsA lawyer for Donald Trumpโs personal valet is accusing federal prosecutors of targeting his client for prosecution because he refused to cooperate against the former president in the classified documents case.
Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request
Read full article: Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution requestThe federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump has granted a request by prosecutors aimed at protecting the identities of potential government witnesses.
Hungary's Viktor Orbรกn to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next week
Read full article: Hungary's Viktor Orbรกn to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next weekHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbรกn will visit former President Donald Trump next week at Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans.
Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'
Read full article: 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.
Report: Deputies were justified when they fired at SUV that blasted through Mar-a-Lago checkpoint
Read full article: Report: Deputies were justified when they fired at SUV that blasted through Mar-a-Lago checkpointA Florida sheriff's office has concluded that two of its deputies were justified when they opened fire on a driver who sped through a checkpoint outside then-President Donald Trump's home.
Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
Read full article: Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents caseA 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
Read full article: Prosecutors say witness in Trump's classified documents case retracted false testimonyThe 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.
Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager's arraignment postponed
Read full article: Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager's arraignment postponedDonald Trumpโs valet, Walt Nauta, has pleaded not guilty to new charges in the case accusing the ex-president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate.
Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents case
Read full article: Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents caseFormer President Donald Trump is facing new accusations that he and aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the classified documents investigations.
Trump lawyers meet with Justice Dept. officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case
Read full article: Trump lawyers meet with Justice Dept. officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago caseLawyers for Donald Trump were meeting with Justice Department officials on Monday as a decision nears on whether to bring charges over the handling of classified documents at the former presidentโs Florida estate.
Reports: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office
Read full article: Reports: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving officeThere are media reports that Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified document related to a potential attack on Iran.
Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim
Read full article: Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claimAn attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnistโs claims that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
Trump due back in NY for questioning in AG's fraud lawsuit
Read full article: Trump due back in NY for questioning in AG's fraud lawsuitDonald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City for a deposition Thursday in New York Attorney General Letitia Jamesโ business fraud lawsuit against him and his company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former president
Read full article: PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former presidentAs 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.
AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classified
Read full article: AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classifiedLawyers for former President Donald Trump have in recent months turned over to federal investigators additional documents with classified markings as well as a laptop belonging to a Trump aide.
How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documents
Read full article: How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documentsThere are plenty of similarities โ but also a major difference โ among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence.
US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump documents
Read full article: US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump documentsThe Biden administration has offered to brief congressional leaders on its investigation into the classified documents found at former President Donald Trumpโs Florida residence.
EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papersThere are plenty of similarities โ but also a major difference โ among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence.
A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
Read full article: A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documentsRevelations 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 Org. was secretly held in contempt for hindering probe
Read full article: Trump Org. was secretly held in contempt for hindering probeAccording to a judge's secret contempt ruling, Donald Trumpโs company impeded a grand jury investigation last year by repeatedly failing to turn over evidence in a timely fashion, leading to a $4,000 fine.
Trump lawyers in court for sealed hearing in Mar-a-Lago case
Read full article: Trump lawyers in court for sealed hearing in Mar-a-Lago caseLawyers for Donald Trump are in federal court in Washington for sealed arguments as part of the ongoing investigation into the presence of classified information at the former presidentโs Florida estate.
Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review
Read full article: Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master reviewA 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.
Hurricane Nicole forms; Florida awaits rare November storm
Read full article: Hurricane Nicole forms; Florida awaits rare November stormA Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago club. Itโs a rare November hurricane for storm-weary Florida, where only two hurricanes have made landfall since recordkeeping began in 1853 โ the 1935 Yankee Hurricane and Hurricane Kate in 1985. At 6 p.m. EST, the storm was 105 miles (170 kilometers) east of West Palm Beac h, Florida, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Its maximum sustained winds were recorded at 75 mph (120 kph), and the system was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph).
More questioning sought of Trump aide in Mar-a-Lago probe
Read full article: More questioning sought of Trump aide in Mar-a-Lago probeThe Justice Department is seeking to again question an associate of Donald Trump who was seen on security camera footage moving boxes of classified records at the former presidentโs Florida estate.
Trump records lawyer meets with FBI in Mar-a-Lago probe
Read full article: Trump records lawyer meets with FBI in Mar-a-Lago probeA lawyer for former president Donald Trump who signed a letter stating that a โdiligent searchโ for classified records had been conducted and that all such documents had been given back to the government has spoken with the FBI.
Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special master
Read full article: Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special masterThe 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.
Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search case
Read full article: Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search caseA document purporting to be from the U.S. government and claiming the Treasury Department had information related to the search at Donald Trump's Florida estate was a fabrication.
Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district
Read full article: Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago districtPresident 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
Read full article: Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizureAlong 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.
Federal judge in Florida to decide what happens in legal battle over FBI raid at Trump estate
Read full article: Federal judge in Florida to decide what happens in legal battle over FBI raid at Trump estateMany people have their attention on a federal judge in Florida as sheโll decide what happens next in the legal battle over the FBI raid at the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump.
Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate
Read full article: Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estateThe 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.
Biden blasts 'MAGA Republicans,' 'sickening' attacks on FBI
Read full article: Biden blasts 'MAGA Republicans,' 'sickening' attacks on FBIPresident Joe Biden is railing against the โMAGA Republicans in Congressโ who have refused to condemn the Jan. 6, 2021, assault at the U.S. Capitol and now are increasingly targeting the FBI.
US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over
Read full article: US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already overA legal filing shows the Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trumpโs Florida estate this month.
FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
Read full article: FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other itemsFourteen 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.
What we learned from former US attorney in Trump estate search
Read full article: What we learned from former US attorney in Trump estate searchLocal 4 talked to an expert to contextualize what federal agents took out of Mar-a-Lago. To put into context exactly what federal agents took out and whether the situation is an argument of paperwork or something far more serious, we spoke with former United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Report: FBI agents found trove of classified documents in search of property
Read full article: Report: FBI agents found trove of classified documents in search of propertyAccording to NBC News, FBI agents recovered a โtroveโ of top secret and other classified documents in the search of former President Donald Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
FBI's Wray denounces threats following search of Trump home
Read full article: FBI's Wray denounces threats following search of Trump homeThe director of the FBI has strong words for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agencyโs search of Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago home.
Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
Read full article: Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questionsWhether 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.
Former President Donald Trump says FBI is searching Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida; circumstances unclear
Read full article: Former President Donald Trump says FBI is searching Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida; circumstances unclearFormer President Donald Trump says FBI is searching Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida; circumstances unclear.
Trump's stash of documents shows 'fragile' historical record
Read full article: Trump's stash of documents shows 'fragile' historical recordThe discovery of more than a dozen boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago has alarmed historians and archivists, who rely on government documents to eventually provide a more complete picture of every presidential administration.
Nightside Report Feb. 13, 2021: Trump acquitted in historic impeachment trial; Michigan Dems contend Trump is responsible, but are ready to move on
Read full article: Nightside Report Feb. 13, 2021: Trump acquitted in historic impeachment trial; Michigan Dems contend Trump is responsible, but are ready to move onPresident 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. WATCH Local 4 News at 11Metro Detroit weather: Snow winds down Saturday, starts again SundaySnow continues to fall Saturday evening, especially in Detroit, northern Washtenaw County and throughout areas north of Eight Mile Road. Sunday will have some sunshine, but will remain much colder than average with a snowflake here and there. 4 Fast FactsFriday, Feb. 12, 2021 --
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
Read full article: 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
Read full article: AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run againFILE - 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
Read full article: Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuitsPresident 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. (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 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. Other cases involving Trump remain before the Supreme Court, or in lower courts. Like the emoluments cases, Trumpโs appeal would seem to be moot now that he is out of office and also had his Twitter account suspended.
Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic
Read full article: Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemicโThe 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.
Networks stick with Trump in his unusual goodbye speech
Read full article: Networks stick with Trump in his unusual goodbye speechPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK โ At the end of Donald Trump's presidency, television networks left the mute button unused. CNN's Wolf Blitzer, meanwhile, called it โtotally inappropriateโ and said it was โpretty repulsiveโ that Trump didn't cite Biden. The Washington Post updated its count of lies and misstatements by Trump: 30,534 heading into his last day as president. Over on CNN, Dana Bash watched Trump leave the White House for the final time as president and walk to the Marine One helicopter.
The Latest: Trump predicts 'success' for new administration
Read full article: The Latest: Trump predicts 'success' for new administrationThe federal government has launched a new website that will serve as a clearinghouse for records from former President Donald Trumpโs administration. Biden brought a dark blue rug out of storage to replace a lighter colored one installed by former President Donald Trump. Workers removed the giant sign from the departmentโs C Street lobby on Wednesday shortly after President Joe Biden was inaugurated. ___4:55 p.m.President Joe Biden has directed that federal agencies halt all rulemaking until his administration has time to review proposed regulations. 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
Read full article: 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.