Trump claims he owns pardon requests and immigration records from White House
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump claims he owns pardon requests and immigration records from White House

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 Former president Donald Trump has told the New York judge overseeing a review of documents seized from his Florida property that 15 documents pertaining to pardon requests and immigration policy matters belong to him and should be treated as personal records. Citing a 2012 case in which a court found that personal audio diaries recorded by former president Bill Clinton were not presidential records, Mr Trump believes this gives him authority to declare any record created during his presidency to be his personal property. But the Justice Department, per the court filings, said it rejects his line of reasoning, arguing that the case “does not prove that any of the nine documents were ‘ecord designated personal consistent with the Presidential Records Act’”. Nor has any court held that Nara would be without authority or recourse if a President were to designate records that are plainly official government documents as personal records,” prosecutors said.

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Supreme Court leaves in place ruling requiring former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to turn over presidential email records
1 month ago

Supreme Court leaves in place ruling requiring former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to turn over presidential email records

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into Peter Navarro’s yearslong battle with the government over presidential records, brushing aside an appeal from President-elect Donald Trump’s former trade adviser without hearing from the Biden administration in the case. The National Archives and Records Administration has demanded Navarro turn over presidential records he kept on his private email …

What is the Presidential Records Act Trump keeps citing in his defense?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What is the Presidential Records Act Trump keeps citing in his defense?

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. “Even if, by some stretch of the imagination, a president can hang onto classified …

Judge strikes paragraph from Trump classified docs indictment but denies request to dismiss charges
7 months ago

Judge strikes paragraph from Trump classified docs indictment but denies request to dismiss charges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and two of his associates struck a paragraph from the indictment on Monday but denied a defense request to dismiss some of the charges. Defense lawyers said the paragraph was prejudicial because it was not connected to any crime charged in the indictment, which …

Donald Trump classified documents case judge agrees to redact witness names
9 months ago

Donald Trump classified documents case judge agrees to redact witness names

India Today  

A US federal judge decided on Tuesday to allow the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents to shield the identities of possible witnesses in the case for now. US District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to reconsider a prior ruling that prosecutors argued would have revealed the names of certain witnesses who spoke to investigators, …

Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution
9 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Trump request to dismiss classified documents prosecution

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old law permitted the former president to retain the sensitive records after he left office. Prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith’s team countered that the law had no relevance to a case concerning the mishandling of classified …

Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case sharply rebuke judge's unusual and 'flawed' order
9 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case sharply rebuke judge's unusual and 'flawed' order

The Hindu  

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida, warning her off potential jury instructions that they said rest on a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” In an unusual order, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had asked prosecutors and defence lawyers to file proposed jury instructions for most of the charges …

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed
9 months, 1 week ago

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed

NPR  

Judge rules Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case can proceed Enlarge this image toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida has denied a motion by former President Donald Trump to dismiss charges against him in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. In their motion, Trump's lawyers asserted that the former president …

Federal Judge rules Espionage Act clear, shoots down Donald Trump's bid to evade charges
10 months ago

Federal Judge rules Espionage Act clear, shoots down Donald Trump's bid to evade charges

Hindustan Times  

The federal judge currently presiding over the case of Donald Trump, accused of retaining classified documents, has outright dismissed all attempts by the defendant's legal team to have the case dismissed on the basis that the underlying law was vague. Donald Trump’s presidential records act defence fails to sway federal judge The defence contended that the Espionage Act, which Trump …

'This is insane': Legal experts take wrecking ball to latest Trump classified docs defense
10 months ago

'This is insane': Legal experts take wrecking ball to latest Trump classified docs defense

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is in a Florida courtroom Thursday as he continues to get criminal charges involving retaining top-secret government documents dismissed. MSNBC listed that the documents Trump took include "information about weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries, the U.S. nuclear programs, potential vulnerabilities of the U.S. and its allies, and plans for possible retaliation …

Aileen Cannon sends 'frightening' signal by considering Trump argument to dismiss: expert
10 months ago

Aileen Cannon sends 'frightening' signal by considering Trump argument to dismiss: expert

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon will hear former President Donald Trump's argument that he was entitled to keep any presidential documents he wanted, and a legal expert said that sends an ominous signal. The former president's legal team has argued in court filings that the Mar-a-Lago case should be dismissed because they say the Presidential Records Act gave him the authority to …

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
10 months ago

Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday rejected one bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a two-page order saying that though the Trump team had raised “various …

Judge rejects bid by Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
10 months ago

Judge rejects bid by Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds

LA Times  

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out his classified documents criminal case and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of …

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 …

Judge says Trump team cannot release evidence in documents case
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge says Trump team cannot release evidence in documents case

Al Jazeera  

Judge in the federal case against Trump says lawyers cannot release evidence to media or on social platforms. A US federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s legal team cannot publicly release evidence related to his federal trial on charges connected to hoarding and hiding classified documents. The order released on Monday, six days after Trump first appeared …

FACT FOCUS: Trump twists Presidential Records Act, Clinton ‘sock drawer’ case to mount defense
1 year, 7 months ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump twists Presidential Records Act, Clinton ‘sock drawer’ case to mount defense

Associated Press  

To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, taking and withholding classified documents was perfectly consistent with federal law and a decade-old legal case involving former President Bill Clinton. “The crucial legal precedent is laid out in the most important case ever on this subject, known as the Clinton socks case.” But legal experts say Trump’s description of the law …

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges, as Republican rivals slam FBI, Justice Department — as it happened
1 year, 7 months ago

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges, as Republican rivals slam FBI, Justice Department — as it happened

ABC  

Reporting by North America correspondent Carrington Clarke Donald Trump is running themes we’ve heard many times in the past. He points to Hillary Clinton and the controversy of her using a private email server to discuss classified matters when she was Secretary of State and the discovery of classified documents at Joe Biden’s private residence and at an office he …

Trump Faces Difficult Odds In Classified Documents Case
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump Faces Difficult Odds In Classified Documents Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING - Donald Trump faces a formidable task defending against charges that he illegally kept top-secret documents upon leaving the White House in 2021, according to legal experts, who said neither the law nor the facts appear to be on his side. Legal experts said Trump’s alleged years-long effort to conceal documents was likely a major factor in …

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 …

'Pants on fire': Trump attorney invokes debunked rumor about Obama to justify his client ignoring subpoenas
1 year, 7 months ago

'Pants on fire': Trump attorney invokes debunked rumor about Obama to justify his client ignoring subpoenas

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's lawyer Jim Trusty implied Wednesday night that his client is not obligated to comply with subpoenas. Trusty spoke with CNN's Sara Sidner about the former president's refusal to comply with a subpoena in DOJ special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into the classified documents that Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago. @Acyn shared a clip of the Trusty interview …

Trump doubles down: 'I had the right to' take confidential documents from National Archives
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump doubles down: 'I had the right to' take confidential documents from National Archives

Raw Story  

At his town hall in New Hampshire on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump was pressed about the investigation into classified documents stashed at his Mar-a-Lago country club — and he defiantly claimed he had a blanket right to take all those documents in perpetuity, and that every other president has done the same thing. "I had every right to under …

How former US president Donald Trump's legal woes are getting worse
1 year, 9 months ago

How former US president Donald Trump's legal woes are getting worse

Firstpost  

With the 2024 campaign set to gain steam later this year, the rebellious Republican billionaire is portraying himself as a politician besieged by angry Democrats and prosecutors filing multiple cases against him in a bid to derail his presidential candidacy Washington: Donald Trump claims he will be arrested today over a hush-money case allegedly involving a porn star, the latest …

Past US presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs
1 year, 11 months ago

Past US presidents, VPs asked to recheck for classified docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The National Archives has asked former U.S. presidents and vice presidents to recheck their personal records for any classified documents following the news that President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence had such documents in their possession. The Archives sent a letter Thursday to representatives of former presidents and vice presidents extending back to Ronald Reagan …

Trump loses again in yet another court fight over Mar-a-Lago documents scandal
2 years ago

Trump loses again in yet another court fight over Mar-a-Lago documents scandal

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has lost yet another court battle in the investigation into his efforts to stash top-secret government documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. The New York Times reports that Beryl A. Howell, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Washington, ruled that the former president's lawyers have to hand over the names of private investigators whom …

Court seems skeptical of Trump claims in Mar-a-Lago case
2 years, 1 month ago

Court seems skeptical of Trump claims in Mar-a-Lago case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday that former President Donald Trump was entitled to challenge an FBI search of his Florida estate or to have an independent arbiter review documents that were seized from the home. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, including two Trump appointees, repeatedly suggested Trump …

Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for Donald Trump are at odds over whether the former president can assert executive privilege over documents seized from his Florida estate to shield them from investigators and over whether he can treat the records as his own personal belongings. Justice Department investigators want broad access to the documents as they consider whether …

"It is not a legal argument": George Conway destroys Trump's "nonsensical" court filing
2 years, 2 months ago

"It is not a legal argument": George Conway destroys Trump's "nonsensical" court filing

Salon  

On Monday's edition of CNN's "The Situation Room," conservative attorney and longtime Donald Trump skeptic George Conway took down the former president's latest defense of his classified document stash in Mar-a-Lago in a clash with the Justice Department this week. Trump is now claiming, among other things, that his decision to transport records from highly classified storage facilities at the …

Trump claims classified documents automatically became his property by taking them to Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump claims classified documents automatically became his property by taking them to Mar-a-Lago

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys argued this week that he automatically designated government documents as personal property just by taking them to his home at Mar-a-Lago. IN OTHER NEWS: ‘Very sad thing to watch’: Trump fumes over Arizona election as Kari Lake continues to trail Katie Hobbs When agents searched the Mar-a-Lago resort on August 8, they found material so sensitive that …

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 …

Special Master Calls Out Lawyers On Trump's Claim That FBI 'Planted' Mar-A-Lago Records
2 years, 3 months ago

Special Master Calls Out Lawyers On Trump's Claim That FBI 'Planted' Mar-A-Lago Records

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie, who is acting as a special master in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, on Thursday demanded that Donald Trump’s lawyers substantiate another one of the former president’s claims: that the FBI “planted” records. Dearie ordered Trump’s legal team to submit by Sept. 30 a list of of specific items in the Justice Department’s …

Ex-Trump Lawyer Warned Him About Legal Risk Of Keeping Documents: NYT
2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Trump Lawyer Warned Him About Legal Risk Of Keeping Documents: NYT

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former lawyer for Donald Trump warned the ex-president late last year that harboring government documents at home could put him in legal jeopardy, sources told The New York Times in a report published Monday. It is not clear whether Herschmann, who did not work for Trump at the time of the reported conversation, had knowledge of …

Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 documents probe: US ready to appeal judge’s hold
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump documents probe: US ready to appeal judge’s hold

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is preparing to appeal a judge’s decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized in a criminal investigation by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. The 21-page Justice Department filing lays bare the government’s concern about the impact it believes will be caused by the judge’s order, which …

Bill Barr: DOJ 'getting very close' to Trump indictment decision
2 years, 4 months ago

Bill Barr: DOJ 'getting very close' to Trump indictment decision

Raw Story  

Former Attorney General Bill Barr predicted on Wednesday that the Department of Justice is "getting very close" to a decision on whether or not to indict former President Donald Trump after government documents were recovered from his Mar-a-Lago estate. During an interview on Fox News, Barr explained to host Bill Hemmer that the FBI had a right to take materials …

Judge says that FBI documents taken included Trump's medical records and tax information: Maggie Haberman
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge says that FBI documents taken included Trump's medical records and tax information: Maggie Haberman

Raw Story  

The New York Times reported Monday that U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon issued her opinion on Labor Day that the Justice Department had to cease all investigation while a "special master" researches the documents the FBI filter team sifted through after executing a search warrant from the Justice Department. The Times revealed that "among the government records seized by …

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 …

Trump legal team advances broad view of presidential powers
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump legal team advances broad view of presidential powers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A newly unsealed FBI document about the investigation at Mar-a-Lago not only offers new details about the probe but also reveals clues about the arguments former President Donald Trump’s legal team intends to make. A May 25 letter from one of his lawyers, attached as an exhibit to the search affidavit, advances a broad view of presidential power, …

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 …

White House staff tried to figure out how to get docs Trump had taken to the residence before he left office: report
2 years, 4 months ago

White House staff tried to figure out how to get docs Trump had taken to the residence before he left office: report

Raw Story  

As part of the report that the Justice Department would prefer not to release the methodology for the Mar-a-Lago search warrant, the New York Times revealed that former White House aides anticipated the documents problem. In a tweet from Maggie Haberman, she explained that in the weeks leading up to Jan. 20, 2021, White House staff was trying to figure …

Trump tried to flush documents down White House toilet, new photos show
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump tried to flush documents down White House toilet, new photos 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. The photos, shared by New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman and published by Axios, …

Department of Justice sues ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro to recover White House emails
2 years, 5 months ago

Department of Justice sues ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro to recover White House emails

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. On Wednesday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against ex-White House Office of …

Trump’s longtime assistant subpoenaed by NY attorney general
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s longtime assistant subpoenaed by NY attorney general

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The New York attorney general’s office said Monday it subpoenaed Donald Trump’s longtime executive assistant and plans to question her under oath next week as part of its civil investigation into the former president’s business dealings. Amer said James’ office plans to ask Graff about a variety of issues, including Trump’s involvement in the preparation of annual …

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 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 …

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 …

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