Special Counsel Releases Redacted Documents in 2020 Election Subversion Case Against Trump
2 months ago

Special Counsel Releases Redacted Documents in 2020 Election Subversion Case Against Trump

CNN  

Special counsel Jack Smith has released nearly 2,000 heavily redacted pages of documents in his 2020 election subversion case against former President Donald Trump. The documents contain snippets of the evidence Smith relied on to charge the former president, including transcripts and notes from FBI interviews conducted during the yearslong investigation.

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A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?
Trending News
1 week ago

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has lost a bid to dismiss his hush money conviction, as a Manhattan judge ruled that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision does not apply to this case. The ruling keeps the legal drama alive as Trump, now elected for a second term, faces the unprecedented situation of a criminal conviction while in office Former US President Donald …

Has Trump’s legal storm blown away?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Has Trump’s legal storm blown away?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In light of the legal immunity afforded to U.S. Presidents for official acts, Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith recently moved to drop the charges against President-elect Donald Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, specifically the criminal charges for encouraging a violent mob to attack the U.S. Capitol on January …

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges

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. I don’t think it will end well for him.” Blanche will serve behind Attorney …

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news
54 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Trump presidential transition news

CNN  

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases — the 2020 election subversion prosecution and the charges of mishandling classified documents — against Donald Trump be dismissed, it …

‘Lawyer up guys’: MAGA lawyer threatens Trump's prosecutors — with a specific statute
4 weeks ago

‘Lawyer up guys’: MAGA lawyer threatens Trump's prosecutors — with a specific statute

Raw Story  

Right-wing lawyer Mike Davis upped his rhetoric against prosecutors who brought criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, even going as far as to suggest which charge he thinks Jack Smith and other prosecutors could face. Declaring that people who engaged in the filing of criminal charges against Trump “must face consequences,” Davis said a criminal probe under 18 …

‘It’s over’: Legal expert shuts the door on Trump's charges ever being revived
4 weeks ago

‘It’s over’: Legal expert shuts the door on Trump's charges ever being revived

Raw Story  

For a former president embroiled in a head-spinning number of criminal cases, Jack Smith’s move to dismiss charges in Donald Trump’s election subversion matter on Monday closed the door on the legal saga that likely won’t be reopened again, according to a former federal prosecutor. For all intents and purposes, it's over.” Honig added that Smith’s move on Monday to …

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump
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4 weeks ago

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-26 10:35 Former US president Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, US, in 2023. WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith who indicted former president Donald Trump for election subversion and mishandling classified documents sought to drop both cases against the president-elect on Monday. The election …

Why is US prosecutor Jack Smith dropping charges against Trump?
4 weeks ago

Why is US prosecutor Jack Smith dropping charges against Trump?

Al Jazeera  

The federal criminal cases against Trump relating to 2020 election interference and mishandling of classified documents will no longer go ahead. In a six-page submission to the court on Monday, Smith’s statement read: “It has long been the position of the Department of Justice that the United States Constitution forbids the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting …

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump
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4 weeks ago

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump

China Daily  

Former US president Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, US, in 2023. WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith who indicted former president Donald Trump for election subversion and mishandling classified documents sought to drop both cases against the president-elect on Monday. The election subversion case was formally dismissed …

US judge dismisses 2020 election fraud, stolen classified documents cases against Donald Trump
4 weeks ago

US judge dismisses 2020 election fraud, stolen classified documents cases against Donald Trump

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge overseeing the case that alleged former president Donald illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election, has agreed to dismiss the charges following a request from special counsel Jack Smith, local media reported. Smith also told a US court of appeals that the special prosecutors are withdrawing their challenge against an earlier dismissial of the case …

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump
4 weeks ago

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump

China Daily  

Former US president Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, US, in 2023. WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith who indicted former president Donald Trump for election subversion and mishandling classified documents sought to drop both cases against the president-elect on Monday. The election subversion case was formally dismissed …

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump
4 weeks ago

Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-26 10:35 Former US president Donald Trump and Special Counsel Jack Smith are seen in a combination of file photos in Washington, US, in 2023. WASHINGTON - US Special Counsel Jack Smith who indicted former president Donald Trump for election subversion and mishandling classified documents sought to drop both cases against the president-elect on Monday. The election …

Donald Trump's criminal prosecution for election subversion and mishandling documents to be discontinued
4 weeks ago

Donald Trump's criminal prosecution for election subversion and mishandling documents to be discontinued

ABC  

US prosecutors have decided to drop two criminal cases against president-elect Donald Trump. After Mr Smith's motions were filed on Monday, local time, Trump used social media to attack the cases as "empty and lawless" and say they "should never have been brought". Mr Smith's motion to dismiss the election interference case said the decision did "not turn on the …

Secret documents case dismissal isn't all good news for Trump's staffers: MSNBC host
4 weeks ago

Secret documents case dismissal isn't all good news for Trump's staffers: MSNBC host

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith filed to dismiss the two federal cases against Donald Trump, but that doesn't mean one of them will disappear anytime soon. MSNBC host Katie Phang and legal analyst Lisa Rubin both pointed out that Trump's aides, Carlos De Oliveira and Walt Nauta are both still on the hook for participating in the classified documents scandal. "For …

Justice Department drops legal pursuits against Donald Trump over election subversion and classified documents cases
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4 weeks ago

Justice Department drops legal pursuits against Donald Trump over election subversion and classified documents cases

Live Mint  

Federal prosecutors on Monday filed motions to dismiss criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump, including allegations of attempting to overturn the 2020 election and illegally retaining classified documents. Justice Department’s policy cited Special counsel Jack Smith, who pursued the charges against Trump with vigor, emphasized that the decision was not a reflection on the merits of the cases but rather …

Jack Smith moves to dismiss charges against Trump in election interference and classified documents cases
4 weeks ago

Jack Smith moves to dismiss charges against Trump in election interference and classified documents cases

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 Special counsel Jack Smith has announced that he will be …

Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump
4 weeks ago

Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. They wrote that Trump’s return to the White House “sets at odds two fundamental and compelling …

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith

CNN  

CNN — Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases against Donald Trump be dismissed, it was already guaranteed the president-elect would never see a jury. Video Ad Feedback Ty Cobb on what Trump would need to get retribution against special counsel 01:12 - Source: CNN “The Department of Justice, the prosecutors will be prosecuted — …

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Takeaways from Donald Trump’s victories over special counsel Jack Smith

CNN  

CNN — Even before special counsel Jack Smith formally asked that his criminal cases against Donald Trump be dismissed, it was already guaranteed the president-elect would never see a jury. Video Ad Feedback Ty Cobb on what Trump would need to get retribution against special counsel 01:12 - Source: CNN “The Department of Justice, the prosecutors will be prosecuted — …

Prosecutors move to dismiss Trump’s 2020 election, secret documents cases
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Prosecutors move to dismiss Trump’s 2020 election, secret documents cases

Al Jazeera  

United States special counsel Jack Smith has moved to dismiss two criminal cases accusing President-elect Donald Trump of seeking to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling secret government documents. But there is a possibility that these charges could once again come up.” ‘Major victory’ In the election interference case, Trump, a Republican, was accused of conspiring to overturn the …

Special counsel moves to abandon election meddling and classified data cases against Trump
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Special counsel moves to abandon election meddling and classified data cases against Trump

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Trump in 2023 at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that the president-elect’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining …

Trump to fire Jack Smith's team — and order DOJ to investigate 2020 election: report
1 month ago

Trump to fire Jack Smith's team — and order DOJ to investigate 2020 election: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump plans to purge the team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith to try to prosecute Trump and assemble teams to investigate the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Friday. According to the report, Trump wants to immediately seek revenge against the federal prosecutors who helped outgoing special counsel Jack Smith file two criminal cases against him, firing …

Despite Trump's election, Jack Smith has one more job to do
1 month ago

Despite Trump's election, Jack Smith has one more job to do

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith arriving at a news conference to speak about the indictment of former President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case last year. … After the thing is done, no evidence ever remains.” That is the state of affairs Donald Trump would like to produce with respect to the federal cases against him, which special counsel Jack …

Ex-prosecutor flags 2 key categories that could be released in Jack Smith’s final reports
1 month, 1 week ago

Ex-prosecutor flags 2 key categories that could be released in Jack Smith’s final reports

Raw Story  

Whether Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final reports outlining his investigation and indictments of Donald Trump become public is coming down to the wire, according to a legal expert, who said that two key categories of information are worth following as the country – and those the former president has promised vengeance on – await his return to the Oval Office. …

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case
1 month, 1 week ago

US special counsel seeks pause in Trump classified documents case

Al Jazeera  

Outgoing prosecutor Jack Smith says he needs time to consider next steps in light of President-elect Trump’s victory. Federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to pause their bid to revive the criminal case against the United States President-elect Donald Trump, who was accused of mishandling classified documents after his first term as president ended. Special Counsel Jack Smith, 55, …

Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case
1 month, 1 week ago

Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a court Wednesday to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Smith’s team has been evaluating how to wind down the classified documents and the federal 2020 election interference case in Washington before Trump takes office because of longstanding …

Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions
1 month, 1 week ago

Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions

ABC  

A judge in New York has put off a decision about whether Donald Trump's "hush money" convictions should be thrown out as legal teams consider the impact of his election win. In court documents unsealed overnight, it has been revealed his legal team moved in recent days to renew his bid to have his 34 felony convictions in the New …

'Very little is known': Expert warns Trump secrets lost with end of classified docs case
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1 month, 1 week ago

'Very little is known': Expert warns Trump secrets lost with end of classified docs case

Raw Story  

Details of the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against Donald Trump could be lost to the public if special counsel Jack Smith doesn't act, warned former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance in an analysis for MSNBC. The federal election interference case is likely to end with a report similar to one issued by former special counsel Robert Mueller in the Russia investigation. …

'Clearly paid off': Expert admits Trump stumbled onto a winning legal tactic
1 month, 1 week ago

'Clearly paid off': Expert admits Trump stumbled onto a winning legal tactic

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's legal strategy seems to have paid off now that he's been re-elected as president without serving time behind bars for the crimes he's accused of committing, an expert said Tuesday. "If the judge decides to keep the conviction intact, the former president’s lawyers are expected to ask Merchan to delay Trump’s sentencing so they can appeal," CNN reported, …

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert

Raw Story  

Members of Congress bent on getting revenge for the way they think Donald Trump was treated after he left office may be stepping into precarious territory — particularly if they make good on threats to go after special counsel Jack Smith. In a column for MSNBC, attorney Shan Wu noted a post on X from owner Elon Musk –– now …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago …

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump, joined by his wife, Melania, and son Barron, arrives to speak at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Fla. The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special counsel Jack Smith …

"Unprecedented circumstance": Smith seems to be giving up on Jan. 6 case against Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Unprecedented circumstance": Smith seems to be giving up on Jan. 6 case against Trump

Salon  

Special Counsel Jack Smith appears to be giving up on a prosecution against President-elect Donald Trump over his alleged role in a plot to subvert the results of the 2020 election. In a Friday filing to Judge Tanya Chutkan, Smith’s office asked that the court vacate future scheduled proceedings “to afford the government time to assess this unprecedented circumstance and …

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump elected president: What happens to the court cases against him?

Al Jazeera  

From January 6 to Stormy Daniels, can Trump now expect presidential immunity from charges? As Trump prepares to be sworn into office in January, here are the main charge sheets that could now be hidden away at the back of a dusty drawer in the Oval Office: Federal charges Trump faces two separate federal cases over his alleged interference in …

DOJ Set to Drop Federal Cases Against Trump Before Inauguration
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DOJ Set to Drop Federal Cases Against Trump Before Inauguration

Live Mint  

The special counsel overseeing the federal criminal cases against Donald Trump is preparing to drop the prosecutions of the president-elect before he is sworn in, according to a Justice Department official. Special Counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump in order to comply with a department policy that a sitting president can’t be …

Trump criminal cases brought by Jack Smith set to be closed before he enters White House
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump criminal cases brought by Jack Smith set to be closed before he enters White House

Daily Mail  

The two federal criminal cases against Donald Trump are likely to be wound down before he gets into the White House, according to reports hours after his crushing election victory over Kamala Harris. Trump still faces sentencing in the New York hush money trial next month and the election interference case in Georgia headed by District Attorney Fani Wills has …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

The Independent  

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'Colossal injustice': CNN legal expert gives update on status of Trump criminal cases
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Colossal injustice': CNN legal expert gives update on status of Trump criminal cases

Raw Story  

Donald Trump won a second term in office despite four criminal indictments, 34 felony convictions and hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties, and CNN's Elie Honig explained how his election win would affect those legal cases. The president-elect is due to be sentenced later this month for falsifying business records related to his hush money payment to adult film …

Smith seeking to end cases against Trump following election win: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Smith seeking to end cases against Trump following election win: report

Salon  

Special Counsel Jack Smith is looking to wrap up his cases against Donald Trump following Trump's presidential election victory on Tuesday, per a report from ABC News. Smith has spent years building two cases against the president-elect, claiming that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election and illegally kept classified documents in his home at Mar-a-Lago. Those cases had to …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks after voting on at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on Tuesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with …

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.

Politico  

Cheney angered Trump while serving as vice chair of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Last year, Trump reposted a social media message from conservative talk show host Mark Levin saying Smith “must go to prison.” In August, Trump reposted a message calling “Jackal Smith … a career criminal” and saying he …

Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump renews baseless claims of election cheating, pairing 2020 lies with fresh threats

LA Times  

Then-President Trump speaks at a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president on Jan. 6, 2021. In a post Friday on his social media platform Truth Social, the Republican presidential nominee wrote that there was “rampant Cheating and Skulduggery” in 2020; that he and his allies are watching closely for similar problems in the current race; …

Trump says he would fire ‘mean’ special counsel Jack Smith ‘within seconds’ of taking office
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump says he would fire ‘mean’ special counsel Jack Smith ‘within seconds’ of taking office

The Independent  

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Trump trials: Here's what was in the evidence document Trump really didn't want unsealed.
2 months ago

Trump trials: Here's what was in the evidence document Trump really didn't want unsealed.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Referring to Justin Clark, a former Trump lawyer, Pence noted: “I will never forget the look on Justin’s face when Giuliani told the president over the speakerphone, ‘Your lawyers are not telling you the truth, Mr. President.’ ” …

Trump calls judge ‘evil’ as she releases 1,889 heavily redacted pages of evidence in Jan. 6 case
2 months ago

Trump calls judge ‘evil’ as she releases 1,889 heavily redacted pages of evidence in Jan. 6 case

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 federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in …

"The public has been poisoned": Trump files to block Jan. 6 documents from release before election
2 months, 1 week ago

"The public has been poisoned": Trump files to block Jan. 6 documents from release before election

Salon  

Donald Trump is trying to stop new evidence concerning his role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol from being released ahead of the election. In another move to try to staunch the bleeding from special counsel Jack Smith’s incisive investigation, Trump's legal team filed to request that evidence in the case scheduled to become public on Thursday …

Judge Chutkan approves release of Trump Jan. 6 documents that could reveal more damning testimony
2 months, 1 week ago

Judge Chutkan approves release of Trump Jan. 6 documents that could reveal more damning testimony

Salon  

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case, issued an order Thursday approving the release of redacted source documents that provided special counsel Jack Smith with potentially incriminating material on the former president's attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The documents consist of a four-part appendix listing the sources of the quotes Smith used in …

Trump Has Only Himself to Blame for Jack Smith’s October Evidence Drop
54 years, 11 months ago

Trump Has Only Himself to Blame for Jack Smith’s October Evidence Drop

Slate  

Last week, after U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed special counsel Jack Smith’s redacted motion laying out his evidence in the Jan. 6 prosecution of Donald Trump, the former president resorted to one of his go-to distractions: accusing Smith of interfering with the election. In its section on “Fair Trials and Public Discourse,” the American Bar Association’s Standards of Criminal …

Column: Jack Smith’s filing shows that Trump is already starring in a Jan. 6 sequel
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Jack Smith’s filing shows that Trump is already starring in a Jan. 6 sequel

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case, unsealed last week, is as valuable as a reminder of what Trump did before the election as what he did afterward. Here’s how special counsel Jack Smith opens the narrative against Trump: “Although his multiple conspiracies began after election day in 2020, the defendant laid the groundwork for his crimes well before then.” …

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