Merrick Garland tears into Trump classified docs judge: ‘Do I look like somebody who would make that basic mistake?’
5 months, 1 week ago

Merrick Garland tears into Trump classified docs judge: ‘Do I look like somebody who would make that basic mistake?’

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 US Attorney General Merrick Garland has torn into federal Judge Aileen Cannon over her unprecedented decision to throw out the classified documents case against Donald Trump. In an interview with NBC News on Tuesday night, Garland slammed Cannon’s ruling from earlier this month and suggested she does not understand the law, after she ruled that the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the case was unconstitutional. I don’t think so.” Two years ago, Garland invoked his power as head of the Justice Department to appoint Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee the investigation, and eventual indictment, into Trump’s alleged illegal retention of classified documents after leaving the White House. Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke with NBC News about Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling to throw out the classified documents case against Trump But, in an unprecedented decision earlier this month, Trump-appointed judge Cannon ruled that Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional because Congress should have the authority to approve and fund special counsels under the Appropriations Act.

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Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
1 day, 7 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 …

Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him
2 months ago

President-elect Trump widely expected to shut down legal cases against him

Salon  

Once President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House next year, he will have the power to summarily dismiss the the remaining legal cases arrayed against him — and has said he would use that power. With control of the Justice Department, Trump can fire special counsel Jack Smith, who is managing two federal cases against Trump: one regarding the then-president's …

Legal experts want Judge Cannon removed from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case
4 months ago

Legal experts want Judge Cannon removed from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case

NPR  

Legal experts want Judge Cannon removed from Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images MIAMI — A retired federal judge is among those asking an appeals court to reassign former President Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents case to a new judge. In documents filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, two groups of legal …

Special Counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Donald Trump
4 months, 1 week ago

Special Counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Donald Trump

The Hindu  

Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge’s decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. “In ruling otherwise, the district court deviated from binding Supreme Court precedent, misconstrued the statutes that authorized the …

Special counsel Jack Smith urges court to reinstate Trump's classified documents case
4 months, 1 week ago

Special counsel Jack Smith urges court to reinstate Trump's classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge’s decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. That position, prosecutors wrote in a brief filed with the Atlanta-based appeals court, runs counter to rulings …

Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump

LA Times  

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump walks on stage to speak at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference on Monday in Detroit. Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month. U.S. District Judge Aileen …

Donald Trump classified documents case dismissed, with judge ruling prosecutor Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump classified documents case dismissed, with judge ruling prosecutor Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed

ABC  

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Donald Trump that accused him of illegally retaining classified documents after leaving the White House. Today Judge Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Mr Trump in 2020, dismissed the case on the grounds that the prosecution's Special Counsel Jack Smith did not have authority to bring the case. Mr …

What’s next in the Trump classified documents case?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next in the Trump classified documents case?

Al Jazeera  

Why has a Florida court dismissed a case against Trump alleging he mishandled classified documents? A case against former US President Donald Trump, alleging that he mishandled classified documents in violation of the Espionage Act, has been dismissed by US District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida. In November 2022, US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith as special counsel for …

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s classified documents case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s classified documents 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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The Justice Department has authorized the Special Counsel …

Experts blame Clarence Thomas as Cannon dismisses Trump classified docs case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts blame Clarence Thomas as Cannon dismisses Trump classified docs case

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a 93-page opinion has dismissed the Espionage Act/classified documents case against ex-president Donald Trump, claiming Special Counsel Jack Smith’s appointment by Attorney General Merrick Garland “violates the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.” Legal experts, calling her ruling “wrong,” say U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is to blame. And and she, and …

Judge tosses Trump's classified documents case, rules special counsel Jack Smith's appointment ‘unconstitutional’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge tosses Trump's classified documents case, rules special counsel Jack Smith's appointment ‘unconstitutional’

Hindustan Times  

A US judge dismissed the criminal case accusing Donald Trump of mishandling classified information, an extraordinary turn of events nearly two years after FBI agents searched his Florida estate for missing national secrets and as he strives to regain the White House. The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed …

Judge dismisses Trump’s classified documents case: Read the court order in full
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge dismisses Trump’s classified documents case: Read the court order in full

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 Donald Trump’s classified documents case was dismissed by Judge Aileen …

Judge dismisses Trump's classified documents case, rules it unconstitutional
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge dismisses Trump's classified documents case, rules it unconstitutional

Firstpost  

A judge in the United States has dismissed the case related to the possession of classified documents by former President Donald Trump. In her order dismissing the case, Judge Aileen Cannon said that the appointment of Special Prosecutor Jack Smith, who was probing the case, was in violation of the US Constitution. https://t.co/SdDo0tcTiG pic.twitter.com/bJMiWR5AI7 — Kyle Cheney July 15, 2024 …

Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. AP AUDIO: Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Donald …

Donald Trump classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump classified documents case dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon

Daily Mail  

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump in a bombshell ruling less than 48 hours after the former president was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania. The decision has an enormous impact on Trump's legal battles, and he now faces just two criminal trials in Georgia and the federal court in Washington D.C. A …

Judge dismisses Trump classified docs case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge dismisses Trump classified docs case

NPR  

Judge dismisses Trump classified docs case A federal judge appointed by former President Trump has dismissed the classified documents case against him after finding the prosecutor was unconstitutionally appointed. AILSA CHANG, HOST: A federal judge in Florida today dismissed all charges against former President Trump over his handling of classified documents. JOHNSON: Judge Cannon says the special counsel in this …

Judge dismisses Trump documents case over special counsel appointment
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge dismisses Trump documents case over special counsel appointment

NPR  

Judge dismisses Trump documents case over special counsel appointment toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump over the manner in which special counsel Jack Smith was appointed. “The Superseding Indictment is DISMISSED because Special Counsel Smith’s appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the United States …

Dismissal of Trump classified documents case was the goal of Justice Thomas, other conservatives
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dismissal of Trump classified documents case was the goal of Justice Thomas, other conservatives

LA Times  

A Florida federal judge’s dismissal Monday of the criminal case accusing former President Trump of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office did not come out of nowhere. “There are serious questions whether the Attorney General has violated that structure by creating an office of the Special Counsel that has not been established by law,” Thomas wrote earlier this month …

Judge Aileen Cannon repeatedly cites Clarence Thomas to dismiss Trump indictment
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Aileen Cannon repeatedly cites Clarence Thomas to dismiss Trump indictment

Salon  

Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, ruling that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith by the Department of Justice violated the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution. "The Special Counsel's position effectively usurps that important legislative authority, transferring it to a Head of Department, and in the process threatening the …

Judge in Trump classified docs case grants his request for hearing on key evidence in indictment
6 months, 1 week ago

Judge in Trump classified docs case grants his request for hearing on key evidence in indictment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump granted his request Thursday for a hearing on whether prosecutors had been permitted to improperly breach attorney-client privilege when they obtained crucial evidence from one of his ex-lawyers. The then-chief federal judge in the District of Columbia, Beryl Howell, agreed last year with special …

Judge in classified documents case grants Trump’s request for hearing on evidence
6 months, 1 week ago

Judge in classified documents case grants Trump’s request for hearing on evidence

LA Times  

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Trump on Thursday granted a defense request for a hearing on whether prosecutors improperly breached attorney-client privilege when they obtained crucial evidence from one of Trump’s ex-lawyers. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon also denied a request for a hearing on a separate Trump team claim that the …

'Why are we here?' Judge Cannon buried for wasting everyone's time with needless hearing
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Why are we here?' Judge Cannon buried for wasting everyone's time with needless hearing

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC on Saturday morning, an exasperated former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Kristy Greenberg ripped into U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon for holding a hearing on Friday to hear arguments about dismissing special counsel Jack Smith. With "Weekend" co-host Alicia Menedez prompting her by asking, "Kristy you described the meeting as …

Judge Cannon's latest hearing has 'echoes' of last time she was reversed on appeal: expert
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Cannon's latest hearing has 'echoes' of last time she was reversed on appeal: expert

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is straying dangerously close to the old pro-Trump tactics that got her reprimanded by a higher court, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner told MSNBC's Alicia Menendez on Friday evening. This comes as Cannon held the first part of a hearing on whether special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed to run the Mar-a-Lago classified documents …

Trump lawyer dodges as Aileen Cannon grills him over 'very ominous' claims: report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump lawyer dodges as Aileen Cannon grills him over 'very ominous' claims: report

Raw Story  

District court Judge Aileen Cannon pressed Donald Trump's attorney to defend an extraordinary claim about special counsel Jack Smith during a hearing on his appointment to investigate the former president. Trump's legal team and some political allies are arguing that Smith, who has charged the ex-president in Florida and Washington, D.C., was not lawfully appointed as special counsel, saying his …

Trump lawyers in classified files case challenge prosecutor’s appointment at start of 3-day hearing
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump lawyers in classified files case challenge prosecutor’s appointment at start of 3-day hearing

LA Times  

The Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon heard hours of arguments Friday from lawyers for both sides, with Trump attorney Emil Bove asserting that the Justice Department risked creating a “shadow government” through the appointment of special counsels to prosecute select criminal cases. Pearce said he was not in a position to answer the question but …

Judge In Trump's Documents Case Rejected Peers' Calls To Step Aside: Report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge In Trump's Documents Case Rejected Peers' Calls To Step Aside: Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, the Donald Trump appointee assigned to his classified documents case, rejected calls from more experienced judges to step aside from the case, The New York Times reported Thursday. Breaking News: Two veteran federal judges in South Florida privately urged Judge Aileen Cannon to step aside from the Donald Trump documents case when …

Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon, the jurist overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case over stashed documents in Florida, has some harsh words for the prosecutors in that case in a new filing Sunday. Cannon, who has been criticized for purportedly slow-playing the federal case over the former president's alleged hoarding and refusal to return confidential documents from the White House, has become known …

Judge in Trump’s classified files case agrees to request for government witnesses
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s classified files case agrees to request for government witnesses

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 presiding over the classified documents case against …

Donald Trump classified documents case judge agrees to redact witness names
8 months, 4 weeks 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, …

Legal expert 'hard-pressed to recall' a judge treating someone as Cannon has to Jack Smith
9 months ago

Legal expert 'hard-pressed to recall' a judge treating someone as Cannon has to Jack Smith

Raw Story  

Donald Trump may have lost his battle to get his classified documents case tossed, but he continues to notch minor wins in the case, and all the while his appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon keeps tussling with Special Counsel Jack Smith in remarkable ways. "I am hard-pressed to recall having seen a federal district judge tell a party their …

Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case rebuke judge's flawed' order
9 months ago

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors 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 defense lawyers to formulate proposed jury instructions for most of the charges even …

Judge Cannon tells Trump she's skeptical about motions to dismiss classified docs case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Cannon tells Trump she's skeptical about motions to dismiss classified docs case

Raw Story  

U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon expressed skepticism about two motions to dismiss a classified documents case against Donald Trump and two co-defendants. The judge called Trump's argument that he could designate some records as personal "forceful" but suggested it should be decided at trial. "But, Cannon said, the defense's arguments would effectively 'gut the PRA altogether' and allow future …

Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump urged a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, claiming in part that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution even as that sweeping argument has so far in failed in federal courts in a separate case. In one of a slew of motions attacking the case brought …

Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case

Slate  

On Friday, District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a new order in the Donald Trump classified documents case adding to the mountain of evidence that she is firmly in the former president’s pocket. Cannon’s new ruling rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s entirely standard request that she order Trump to state whether he intends to rely on an “advice of counsel” defense …

Opinion: How Judge Aileen Cannon once again ruled in Trump’s favor
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: How Judge Aileen Cannon once again ruled in Trump’s favor

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Thomas G. Moukawsher is a former Connecticut complex litigation judge and a former co-chair of the American Bar Association Committee on Employee Benefits. He is the author of the new book, “The Common Flaw: Needless Complexity in the Courts and 50 Ways to Reduce It.” CNN — Don’t misunderstand Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision Friday to stick to the …

Judge declines for now to push back Trump’s classified documents trial
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge declines for now to push back Trump’s classified documents trial

LA Times  

Aileen Cannon speaks remotely during her Senate confirmation hearing in 2020 to become a U.S. District Court judge. A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defense lawyers to postpone the date “premature.” But she pushed back other deadlines in the case and signaled that she …

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial

NPR  

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Federal district Judge Aileen Cannon did not immediately rule on the start date for the classified documents trial for former President Donald Trump. Trump is accused of keeping classified documents after the former president left …

Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight after case intensifies following controversial ruling
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight after case intensifies following controversial ruling

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. A pretrial conference Tuesday to discuss procedures for handling classified information will represent the …

Spotlight on judge in Trump documents case intensifies following controversial earlier ruling
1 year, 5 months ago

Spotlight on judge in Trump documents case intensifies following controversial earlier ruling

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs competing requests on a trial date and hears arguments this week on a procedural, but potentially crucial, area of the law. A pretrial conference Tuesday to discuss …

Column: Five ways Judge Aileen Cannon could protect Trump from the classified documents prosecution
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: Five ways Judge Aileen Cannon could protect Trump from the classified documents prosecution

LA Times  

When federal officials decided to bring the most important prosecution in the Department of Justice’s history in Florida rather than Washington, D.C., they knew they were taking some risks. It would arguably make sense for Cannon to recuse herself even from her personal vantage point: She is in a can’t-win situation in which her already abysmal professional reputation is likely …

Trump says he faces indictment in classified document case
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump says he faces indictment in classified document case

Al Jazeera  

The former US president has asserted on his Truth Social platform that he is being summoned to appear in federal court. Former United States President Donald Trump has alleged on his Truth Social platform that he faces indictment on federal charges that he mishandled classified documents upon exiting the White House. “I did nothing wrong.” A months-long probe Thursday’s announcement …

Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
1 year, 11 months ago

Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an unsecured office in Washington dating from his time as vice president. The attorney general revealed that Biden’s lawyers informed the Justice Department of the latest discovery at the president’s …

US Attorney General appoints special counsel to probe classified documents found from Biden's residence, private office
1 year, 11 months ago

US Attorney General appoints special counsel to probe classified documents found from Biden's residence, private office

ABP News  

Washington, Jan 12 : US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the discovery of classified documents at the private office and residences of President Joseph Biden. Hur would conduct the investigation of matters that were the subject of the initial investigation by US Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. related to the …

Attorney General Merrick Garland Names Special Counsel To Investigate Biden Classified Documents
1 year, 11 months ago

Attorney General Merrick Garland Names Special Counsel To Investigate Biden Classified Documents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday he would appoint former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur as special counsel to investigate classified documents recently discovered at the home and office of President Joe Biden from his time as vice president. The White House said it immediately informed the Justice Department, and Biden’s lawyers searched other places where classified information …

Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints Special Counsel to review Biden's classified documents
1 year, 11 months ago

Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints Special Counsel to review Biden's classified documents

Daily Mail  

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the classified documents discovered in the D.C. think tank and Wilmington home of Joe Biden. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate classified documents in Biden's possession Robert K Hur, 50, served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2018 to …

'Cowardly'​: Legal experts slam Garland for punting to special counsel after Trump announcement
2 years, 1 month ago

'Cowardly'​: Legal experts slam Garland for punting to special counsel after Trump announcement

Raw Story  

Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to appoint a special counsel to determine whether to prosecute former President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports. "Ironically, by announcing a Special Counsel this late in the game Garland just made it more likely that any potential prosecution of Trump will bleed into the 2024 general election season," he tweeted. Slate legal analyst …

Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to decide whether Trump will face criminal charges
2 years, 1 month ago

Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to decide whether Trump will face criminal charges

Raw Story  

Attorney general Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel to decide whether Donald Trump should face criminal charges from the Department of Justice. IN OTHER NEWS: Failed MAGA candidate smears ex-GOP chair as ‘alcoholic bimbo’ in shocking pro-Trump rant Government regulations allow the attorney general to name a special counsel if he determines an investigation or prosecution presents a …

“Cowardly”: Legal experts slam Garland for punting to special counsel after Trump announcement
2 years, 1 month ago

“Cowardly”: Legal experts slam Garland for punting to special counsel after Trump announcement

Salon  

Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to appoint a special counsel to determine whether to prosecute former President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports. "Ironically, by announcing a Special Counsel this late in the game Garland just made it more likely that any potential prosecution of Trump will bleed into the 2024 general election season," he tweeted. Slate legal analyst …

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