Jan. 6 committee on verge of obtaining some records Trump tried to shield with executive privilege: report
2 years, 11 months ago

Jan. 6 committee on verge of obtaining some records Trump tried to shield with executive privilege: report

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots is on the verge of obtaining some of the documents that former President Donald Trump tried to shield by invoking executive privilege. Politico reports that the National Archives plans to hand over four pages of documents the committee has requested, despite the fact that Trump has asked the United States Supreme Court to block the committee from accessing them. As Politico explains, the documents in question may not be part of the records that courts have ordered to remain sealed until the Supreme Court has delivered a final ruling. "Although lower courts — which unanimously ruled against Trump’s effort to keep the pages secret — agreed to keep large swaths of his records secret while he appealed to the Supreme Court, those orders applied to only three tranches of records identified through November," the publication writes.

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Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
Trending News
2 days, 13 hours ago

Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now

LA Times  

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now the rest of the report focused on the president-elect’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. The Justice Department said it would proceed with …

Trump’s Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from Congress members and staff
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump’s Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from Congress members and staff

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records from two …

New recordings of Trump revealed in classified papers investigation, documents show
1 year, 6 months ago

New recordings of Trump revealed in classified papers investigation, documents show

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal prosecutors have given former president Donald Trump’s legal team …

Donald Trump’s indictment, and its impact on the 2024 race for White House
1 year, 7 months ago

Donald Trump’s indictment, and its impact on the 2024 race for White House

Hindustan Times  

Read here: ‘No contact with Justice department over Trump case’: Joe Biden Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office not only leaves him in a legally vulnerable position ahead of the 2024 presidential polls, but also adds a new dimension to what promises to be among the most turbulent elections in the history of the US. The …

National Archives refutes claims Trump had two years to go through presidential records in rare public statement
1 year, 7 months ago

National Archives refutes claims Trump had two years to go through presidential records in rare public statement

CNN  

Washington CNN — The National Archives is pushing back on claims made by former President Donald Trump, his lawyers and his allies over his retention of classified documents, for which he now faces a federal indictment. On Friday, the Archives took the rare step of releasing a public statement rebuking claims suggesting that Trump was allowed to keep classified materials …

Lawyer's notes show Trump wanted to fight back against classified documents subpoena: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Lawyer's notes show Trump wanted to fight back against classified documents subpoena: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's attorney Evan Corcoran took potentially incriminating notes about the classified documents stashed at the Mar-a-Lago country club — and federal prosecutors have obtained them, according to a report that broke Monday. "Donald Trump asked whether he could push back against Justice Department efforts last year to recover any classified documents still in his possession during conversations …

The public may not see all of the Jan. 6 committee’s work for decades — if ever
2 years ago

The public may not see all of the Jan. 6 committee’s work for decades — if ever

LA Times  

Rep. Bennie Thompson, center, is questioned by reporters as he departs the final meeting of the House Jan. 6 committee Monday in Washington. That means that potentially millions of pages of depositions, cellphone and text records, emails, staff notes and analysis by outside organizations compiled as part of the committee’s investigation that don’t make it into the official final report …

Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter’s review of Trump docs
2 years, 2 months ago

Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter’s review of Trump docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Friday to shut down the work of an independent arbiter who was appointed last month to review documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. “Accordingly,” they added, ”the special-master review process is unwarranted.” The Justice Department says it seized about 13,000 records, including …

Supreme Court Rejects Donald Trump's Appeal On Classified Mar-A-Lago Docs
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Donald Trump's Appeal On Classified Mar-A-Lago Docs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court denied former President Donald Trump’s petition asking it to allow an outside expert to review classified documents that were among the materials taken from the White House after his tenure. The government appealed to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, where a three-judge panel made up of two judges appointed by Trump and one …

Donald Trump's White House staffers yet to return all presidential documents, Congress told
2 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump's White House staffers yet to return all presidential documents, Congress told

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump's administration has not handed over all the presidential records it should have, Congress has been told. Key points: National Archive staff say they "do not have custody of everything we should" Congress was told some former White House staffers conducted official business on personal accounts Mr Trump is facing a criminal investigation for retaining government …

National Archives still doesn't have everything as Judge Cannon tries to delay FBI investigation: report
2 years, 3 months ago

National Archives still doesn't have everything as Judge Cannon tries to delay FBI investigation: report

Raw Story  

Efforts to obtain government documents from former President Donald Trump's administration have so far failed to reclaim all of the missing documents despite the August FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago. The National Archives explained the situation in a Sept. 30 letter to the House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, The Wall Street Journal reported. "The letter also said that, …

Electronic records from Trump White House staff are missing, National Archives reports
2 years, 3 months ago

Electronic records from Trump White House staff are missing, National Archives reports

LA Times  

The National Archives told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in a letter Friday that nearly two years later, it’s still missing a number of electronic communications from the White House staff of former President Trump, pictured in 2020. The National Archives and Records Administration informed lawmakers that a number of electronic communications from Trump White House staffers remain …

Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records
2 years, 3 months ago

Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The National Archives is still not certain that it has custody of all Donald Trump’s presidential records even after the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago club, a congressional committee said in a letter Tuesday. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform revealed that staff at the Archives on an Aug. 24 call could not provide assurances that they …

House Oversight Committee questions whether Trump is still hanging onto more documents: report
2 years, 3 months ago

House Oversight Committee questions whether Trump is still hanging onto more documents: report

Raw Story  

According to a report from CNN, the House Oversight Committee has instructed the National Archives to investigate whether Donald Trump may still be in possession of government documents. CNN reports that the letter states: "In light of the serious risk that Mr. Trump may still be retaining sensitive government records at Mar-a-Lago or his other properties, I urge NARA to …

Trump lawyers reject Justice Department probe as ‘misguided’
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump lawyers reject Justice Department probe as ‘misguided’

Al Jazeera  

Former US president’s legal team says court freeze on government review of records seized at Mar-a-Lago should persist. Washington, DC – Donald Trump’s lawyers have rejected the US Department of Justice’s push to resume its review of documents seized from the former president’s home during an FBI search last month. The lawyers also questioned whether documents marked “classified” that were …

US, Trump Team Propose Names For Arbiter In Mar-A-Lago Probe
2 years, 4 months ago

US, Trump Team Propose Names For Arbiter In Mar-A-Lago Probe

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s legal team proposed candidates Friday for the role of an independent arbiter in the investigation into top-secret documents found at the former president’s Florida home, but the two sides differed on the scope of duties the person would have. The Trump team proposed one retired judge, Raymond Dearie — …

The Senate is back and they've got a lot of questions about Trump's documents and national security
2 years, 4 months ago

The Senate is back and they've got a lot of questions about Trump's documents and national security

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate returned to Washington, D.C., this week after the August Recess and they've got a lot of questions they want answers to about the former president's alleged retention of classified documents, particularly those that could endanger national security. "I'm concerned about the damage that can be done if top secret documents could potentially be exposed to …

FBI says Trump docs likely moved in effort to obstruct probe
2 years, 4 months ago

FBI says Trump docs likely moved in effort to obstruct probe

Al Jazeera  

The revelation, made in court filings, raises possibility of new criminal implications following Mar-a-Lago raid. The United States Department of Justice has said it has evidence that classified documents were deliberately concealed from federal investigators at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and that “efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation”. The revelation, made in a court filing …

US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over
2 years, 4 months ago

US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate this month and has identified “a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information,” according to a court filing Monday. The filing from the department follows a judge’s weekend order indicating that she was inclined to grant …

Review Of Possibly Privileged Trump Papers Already Over, DOJ Says
2 years, 4 months ago

Review Of Possibly Privileged Trump Papers Already Over, DOJ Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate this month and has identified “a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information,” according to a court filing Monday. The filing from the department follows a judge’s weekend order indicating that she was …

More than 100 classified Trump docs recovered back in Jan.
2 years, 4 months ago

More than 100 classified Trump docs recovered back in Jan.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Records Administration recovered more than 100 documents bearing classified markings, totaling more than 700 pages, from an initial batch of 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago earlier this year, according to newly public government correspondence with the Trump legal team. The numbers make clear the large volume of secret government documents recovered months ago from …

Ex-Trump aide pledged to release classified documents long before FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid
2 years, 4 months ago

Ex-Trump aide pledged to release classified documents long before FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Trump administration aide who remained in the ex-president’s inner …

Federal prosecutors have ‘all’ Trump White House documents obtained by Jan 6 committee: report
2 years, 4 months ago

Federal prosecutors have ‘all’ Trump White House documents obtained by Jan 6 committee: report

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal prosecutors have reportedly used a grand jury subpoena to …

DOJ issues another subpoena — and thinks J6 Committee has evidence a crime was committed: report
2 years, 4 months ago

DOJ issues another subpoena — and thinks J6 Committee has evidence a crime was committed: report

Raw Story  

The Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to obtain documents secured by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, The New York Times reported Wednesday. "Federal prosecutors investigating the role that former President Donald J. Trump and his allies played in the events leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack …

Espionage, affidavits, passports: What’s new in US probe of Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

Espionage, affidavits, passports: What’s new in US probe of Trump

Al Jazeera  

FBI raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate has kicked off a political maelstrom and raised questions over the 2024 election. The United States Department of Justice has said it opposes releasing an affidavit – or sworn legal document – that would reveal its justification for raiding former US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The DOJ has unsealed the search warrant and …

House panel: Justice Dept. ‘obstructing’ Trump records probe
2 years, 9 months ago

House panel: Justice Dept. ‘obstructing’ Trump records probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A congressional oversight committee on Thursday said the Justice Department is “obstructing” its investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records by preventing the release of information from the National Archives. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland accusing the Justice Department of impeding the panel’s expanded …

Bennie Thompson teases 'very fruitful' new Jan. 6 info as committee receives Trump White House visitor logs
2 years, 10 months ago

Bennie Thompson teases 'very fruitful' new Jan. 6 info as committee receives Trump White House visitor logs

Raw Story  

Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots, is hinting that the committee has received some important new information from the National Archives. As reported by CNN's Annie Grayer, Thompson said on Monday that the committee has begun receiving Trump-era White House visitor logs, as well as records from former Vice President …

Jan. 6 committee seeks MAGA rioters' phone records to see if they were talking with government officials
2 years, 10 months ago

Jan. 6 committee seeks MAGA rioters' phone records to see if they were talking with government officials

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, POLITICO reported that a key aim of the House January 6 Committee's latest rounds of subpoenas for phone records of Capitol insurrectionists is to find out whether they were in communication with anybody in the government. "The Jan. 6 select committee has begun subpoenaing phone records of some of the defendants charged with breaching the Capitol a year …

Trump took documents too highly classified to describe back home with him to Mar-A-Lago: report
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump took documents too highly classified to describe back home with him to Mar-A-Lago: report

Raw Story  

The House Oversight Committee wants additional information about the classified records Donald Trump took home with him from the White House. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the committee's chairwoman, asked the National Archives and Records Administration for a detailed description of the contents of 15 boxes recovered from Trump's Mar-A-Lago resort -- some of which are so top-secret they couldn't even …

Trump investigation 'intensifies' as House committee demands more info on theft of top-secret documents
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump investigation 'intensifies' as House committee demands more info on theft of top-secret documents

Raw Story  

According to a report from both Politico and the Washington Post, the House Oversight Committee has asked the National Archives for more information about the top-secret documents Donald Trump illegally took with him to Mar-a-Lago. "House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney is asking the National Archives to provide information about top Trump advisers’ discussions about preserving and storing White House …

House panel requests Trump WH records from National Archives
2 years, 10 months ago

House panel requests Trump WH records from National Archives

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A congressional oversight committee sought additional documents Friday from the National Archives related to former President Donald Trump’s handling of White House records as the panel looks to expand its investigation into his handling of sensitive and even classified information. The committee needs additional documents and information uniquely available from the National Archives and Records Administration “to investigate …

Congress expands investigation into missing and destroyed Trump presidential records
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress expands investigation into missing and destroyed Trump presidential records

LA Times  

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is scaling up its investigation into what its chairwoman says could be “the largest-scale violations of the Presidential Records Act since its enactment,” according to a letter being sent to the National Archives on Friday. The committee is examining what happened to presidential records that were supposed to be turned over to the National …

National Archives: Trump took classified items to Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 10 months ago

National Archives: Trump took classified items to Mar-a-Lago

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Classified information was found in the 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, the National Archives and Records Administration said Friday in a letter that confirmed the matter has been sent to the Justice Department. Trump recently denied reports about his administration’s tenuous relationship with the National Archives and …

Trump took classified items to Mar-a-Lago, National Archives says
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump took classified items to Mar-a-Lago, National Archives says

Al Jazeera  

Classified information was found in the 15 boxes of White House records that were stored at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, the National Archives and Records Administration has said in a letter that confirmed the matter has been sent to the Justice Department. Trump recently denied reports about his administration’s tenuous relationship with the National Archives and his lawyers …

Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden orders release of Trump White House logs to Congress

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege. In a letter sent Monday to the National Archives, White House counsel Dana Remus said Mr. Biden had considered Mr. Trump's claim that because he …

Biden rejects Trump's claim, orders release of White House logs to panel investigating capitol riots
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden rejects Trump's claim, orders release of White House logs to panel investigating capitol riots

India TV News  

Highlights Joe Biden is ordering the release of White House visitor logs to panel investigating Jan 6 riots. President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, once more rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claims of executive privilege. In a letter sent Monday to the …

Records obtained by Jan. 6 panel don’t list Trump’s calls
2 years, 10 months ago

Records obtained by Jan. 6 panel don’t list Trump’s calls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House call logs obtained so far by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol do not list calls made by then-President Donald Trump as he watched the violence unfold on television, nor do they list calls made directly to the president, according to two people familiar with the probe. The gaps in …

New revelations betray depth of Trump’s post-election schemes
2 years, 11 months ago

New revelations betray depth of Trump’s post-election schemes

CNN  

CNN — A stunning daily stream of revelations is shedding new light on the depraved effort by Donald Trump, his aides and extremist Republicans to cover up the former President’s constitutional arson and desperate bid to steal power after the 2020 election. Video Ad Feedback WaPo report details use of 'burn bags' for Trump documents 03:36 - Source: CNN But …

Congressional panel will investigate Trump's removal of White House documents
2 years, 11 months ago

Congressional panel will investigate Trump's removal of White House documents

NPR  

Congressional panel will investigate Trump's removal of White House documents Enlarge this image toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Gerald Herbert/AP The chair of the House Oversight Committee is seeking answers about the removal of 15 boxes of White House documents from former President Donald Trump's Florida residence, the latest twist in the saga of Trump's treatment of official records while in …

Trump White House documents had to be retrieved from Mar-a-Lago – report
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump White House documents had to be retrieved from Mar-a-Lago – report

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the committee investigating the 6 January riot combs through …

National Archives Will Turn Over Pence Records To House Panel Investigating Capitol Riot
2 years, 11 months ago

National Archives Will Turn Over Pence Records To House Panel Investigating Capitol Riot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The National Archives is preparing to turn over some of former Vice President Mike Pence’s records to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The delivery would be the latest batch in a bevy of Trump administration records to be released despite ongoing attempts by the former president to block …

Some Trump Documents Given To Jan. 6 Committee Had Been Torn Up
2 years, 11 months ago

Some Trump Documents Given To Jan. 6 Committee Had Been Torn Up

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Some documents in the National Archives from the Trump White House had been ripped up and needed to be taped back together to be given to lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. The ripped documents had to be taped back together by National Archives staff in order to hand them over to …

Trump documents were torn up, taped together before reaching Jan. 6 committee
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump documents were torn up, taped together before reaching Jan. 6 committee

Salon  

Some of the Trump White House records turned over to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack had previously been torn up and then taped back together — perhaps by the ex-president himself — according to the National Archives. "Some of the Trump presidential records received by the National Archives and Records Administration included paper records that had been …

Multiple Trump White House Jan. 6 documents were 'torn up' and had to be reassembled with tape
2 years, 11 months ago

Multiple Trump White House Jan. 6 documents were 'torn up' and had to be reassembled with tape

Raw Story  

The National Archives has revealed that it received several January 6th-related documents from the Trump White House that were ripped into pieces and were reassembled using tape. As the Washington Post reports, the National Archives said on Monday that included among the records it has handed over to the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th riots on the United …

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. “The Supreme Court’s action tonight is a victory for the rule of law and American democracy,” Thompson and Cheney said in a statement pledging to “uncover all the facts about …

US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to shield docs in Capitol probe
2 years, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court blocks Trump bid to shield docs in Capitol probe

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has rejected a request from former President Donald Trump to block White House records sought by a congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. The documents sought by the special House panel include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes related to January 6 from the files of …

SCOTUS ends Trump's request to keep January 6th files sealed in 8-1 ruling
2 years, 11 months ago

SCOTUS ends Trump's request to keep January 6th files sealed in 8-1 ruling

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has lost his final bid to block the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots from having access to key documents. In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that a former president could not invoke executive privilege on White House records if the current president did not also assert that privilege. "The questions …

January 6 committee is set to obtain some Trump White House documents today amid Capitol riot probe
2 years, 11 months ago

January 6 committee is set to obtain some Trump White House documents today amid Capitol riot probe

Daily Mail  

Lawmakers on the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot will get their hands on a handful of documents that Donald Trump has fought to keep hidden as early as Wednesday evening. The Democrat-led panel is expected to receive four pages of documents concerning the Trump White House from the National Archives at 6 p.m. today, according to a court …

The Supreme Court denies Trump's bid to block release of records to Jan. 6 panel
2 years, 11 months ago

The Supreme Court denies Trump's bid to block release of records to Jan. 6 panel

NPR  

The Supreme Court denies Trump's bid to block release of records to Jan. 6 panel Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a blow to former President Donald Trump, rejecting his request to block release of White House records being sought by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 …

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