Proof that Trump shared Mar-a-Lago docs 'changes the game' for Jack Smith indictment: Guardian reporter
1 year, 6 months ago

Proof that Trump shared Mar-a-Lago docs 'changes the game' for Jack Smith indictment: Guardian reporter

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show," Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell claimed Donald Trump might have avoided being hit with violations of the Espionage Act if it had not been reported that he shared highly sensitive government documents with friends at his Mar-a-Lago resort. "The Washington Post reported this week about how prosecutors seem to have evidence that Trump was showing highly sensitive documents to other people," Lowell began. "That's really interesting because that's the kind of aggravating move that a prosecutor looks for when they're trying to prosecute Section 93e of Title 18 which is the Espionage Act." "But if they have evidence that Trump was showing people and they have the second part of that clause, which is willful transmission and dissemination, that changes the game entirely," he added.

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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 …

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.” …

Trump's gambit to declare immunity in classified documents case is doomed: experts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's gambit to declare immunity in classified documents case is doomed: experts

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is hoping to leverage the Supreme Court's recent ruling that he has a presumption of immunity for official acts to not only block the federal election conspiracy case brought by special counsel Jack Smith, but also the classified documents case in South Florida. But that is doomed to fail, wrote former White House ethics counsel Norm …

'Get Donald Ttump in trouble!' Trump spells his own name wrong in early morning rant
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Get Donald Ttump in trouble!' Trump spells his own name wrong in early morning rant

Raw Story  

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee spent the early hours of Wednesday morning spreading a conspiracy theory about the clutter of secret documents FBI agents found in his Florida social club. Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to share a railing rant attributed to Newsmax pundit Greg Kelly about shocking photographs of classified documents storage taken in Mar-a-Lago, which …

‘Don’t tempt him’: Jack Smith could eye new Trump charges after Cannon 'consolation prize'
6 months, 1 week ago

‘Don’t tempt him’: Jack Smith could eye new Trump charges after Cannon 'consolation prize'

Raw Story  

Judge Aileen Cannon thought she was handing Donald Trump a consolation prize when she dropped a paragraph from his indictment — but she may have just landed him with extra charges, a Florida prosecutor said Saturday. Cannon, who’s overseeing Trump’s classified documents criminal case in Florida, refused his legal team’s effort to have some charges against him dropped this week. …

New motion to dismiss Mar-a-Lago case claims Trump didn't know about 'comingled' docs
6 months, 1 week ago

New motion to dismiss Mar-a-Lago case claims Trump didn't know about 'comingled' docs

Raw Story  

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump moved to dismiss a superseding indictment in his classified documents case and to have all evidence from the search of Mar-a-Lago thrown out. In a 29-page filing Monday, Trump's attorneys told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that special counsel Jack Smith's team had tainted the evidence against the former president. "President Donald J. Trump …

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge

NPR  

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is delayed indefinitely by judge Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial has delayed the start of the case indefinitely. Sponsor Message Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the federal bench when Trump was president, had originally …

'Grand jury material': The battle over Mar-a-Lago docs evidence rages on
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Grand jury material': The battle over Mar-a-Lago docs evidence rages on

Raw Story  

While Donald Trump's trial in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s hush money case is moving along at a rapid pace, it appears unlikely that either of special counsel Jack Smith's federal cases against the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee will go to trial before the November election. Smith's election interference case is in limbo while the U.S. Supreme Court …

Jack Smith Has Had Enough!
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Jack Smith Has Had Enough!

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. As his classified documents case languishes in the hands of Florida’s Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon, Smith filed a new motion on Wednesday that argues Cannon is pushing a “fundamentally flawed legal premise” that has nothing …

Trump claims 'errand boy' Jack Smith's new filing in D.C. case is 'illegal'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump claims 'errand boy' Jack Smith's new filing in D.C. case is 'illegal'

Raw Story  

The former president ranted about Special Counsel Jack Smith’s potentially damning new court filing in an oddly-capitalized and run-on sentence-ridden screed posted Wednesday to Truth Social. “Crooked Joe Biden’s errand boy, Deranged Jack Smith, is obsessed with attacking your favorite President, me, and with interfering in the 2024 Presidential Election, which I am Dominating,” Trump declared, before addressing the new …

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida indicated Wednesday that she may delay the start of the classified documents trial of Donald Trump, pointing to the other criminal cases the former president is facing as well as the mounds of evidence his attorneys need to review. Trump’s trial on charges that he hid classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago …

Jack Smith's new filing accuses Trump of lying to the court to delay trial
1 year, 1 month ago

Jack Smith's new filing accuses Trump of lying to the court to delay trial

Raw Story  

In a new filing posted in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case on Thursday evening, special counsel Jack Smith accused former President Donald Trump and his legal team of lying to delay the trial schedule. 191, and classified supplement, which made incorrect and misleading allegations about the discovery record in furtherance of his attempt to delay the pretrial litigation schedule and …

Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in 2020 Georgia election case
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump lawyers back in DC court as two sides differ over trial date in 2020 Georgia election case

The Independent  

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Fresh charges tie Trump even more closely to coverup effort. That could deepen his legal woes
1 year, 4 months ago

Fresh charges tie Trump even more closely to coverup effort. That could deepen his legal woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s a stunning new allegation in an already serious case: Former President Donald Trump sought to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage to obstruct the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents. All he can do is claim he’s being persecuted and hope for a holdout juror or something.” Trump resorted to that familiar playbook on Friday, writing …

Trump slams Jack Smith’s superseding indictment in classified docs case as ‘election interference’ and ‘harassment’
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump slams Jack Smith’s superseding indictment in classified docs case as ‘election interference’ and ‘harassment’

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 In an interview on Thursday night, Donald Trump told Breitbart …

The Real Goal of the New Mar-a-Lago Charges Against Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

The Real Goal of the New Mar-a-Lago Charges Against Trump

Slate  

On Thursday, the Florida grand jury that indicted Donald Trump and his valet, Walt Nauta, in June for obstructing a grand jury investigation and conspiring to willfully retain classified documents, filed a superseding indictment. The new indictment adds a new defendant, Carlos de Oliveira, Trump’s property manager at his Mar-a-Lago property. The recounted false statements occur in an interview months …

Trump says his lawyers have met with prosecutors ahead of possible 2020 election indictment
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump says his lawyers have met with prosecutors ahead of possible 2020 election indictment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump met Thursday with members of special counsel Jack Smith’s team ahead of a potential indictment over the former president’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a person familiar with the matter. Trump himself confirmed the meeting …

'Strikingly different': Trump awaits most worrisome charges yet from Georgia
1 year, 5 months ago

'Strikingly different': Trump awaits most worrisome charges yet from Georgia

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is playing a waiting game as he anticipates being charged in Georgia for allegedly attempting to overturn Joe Biden's win, the New York Times reported Friday. "While the cases filed by the Manhattan district attorney and the Department of Justice have focused mostly on Mr. Trump himself, a long-running investigation into election interference by prosecutors in Atlanta has …

“Gonna be a bad Christmas for Trump lawyers”: Court filing reveals DOJ has multiple Trump recordings
1 year, 6 months ago

“Gonna be a bad Christmas for Trump lawyers”: Court filing reveals DOJ has multiple Trump recordings

Salon  

Special counsel Jack Smith's office has begun to turn over evidence of former President Donald Trump's legal team, according to a Wednesday court filing that suggested the Justice Department has multiple recordings of Trump. "I wouldn't be surprised if the recordings of Trump produced as evidence by Jack Smith include Trump's TV interviews," predicted former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti, who …

Trump has 'few defenses at his disposal' in docs case: Guardian reporter
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump has 'few defenses at his disposal' in docs case: Guardian reporter

Raw Story  

Donald Trump seemed confident about his prospects at his speech in Georgia on Saturday, but that bullish attitude might be displaced, according to a report from the Guardian. Although the former president claims there was no crime committed in connection with the federal indictment he faces for purportedly mishandling classified documents, the evidence seems overwhelming and meticulously organized, Guardian reporter …

Special counsel Jack Smith says he'll seek "speedy trial" for Trump in documents case
1 year, 6 months ago

Special counsel Jack Smith says he'll seek "speedy trial" for Trump in documents case

CBS News  

Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith said Friday that his office will seek a "speedy trial" for former President Donald Trump, who has been indicted on 37 counts related to sensitive documents recovered from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida after he left the White House. Smith's statement came hours after the Justice Department unsealed the 44-page federal indictment, which alleged …

'Overwhelming and clear-cut' evidence will push DOJ to 'very quickly' indict Trump: Ex-Mueller prosecutor
1 year, 6 months ago

'Overwhelming and clear-cut' evidence will push DOJ to 'very quickly' indict Trump: Ex-Mueller prosecutor

Raw Story  

A new recording that shows Donald Trump discussing a classified document could be the final nail that results in criminal charges, according to one legal expert, and there could be tremendous pressure to prosecute him before the 2024 election. Special counsel Jack Smith's team has an audio recording of the former president from July 2021 discussing a classified document that …

Trump allies 'bracing for indictment' as special counsel wraps up Mar-a-Lago document probe: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump allies 'bracing for indictment' as special counsel wraps up Mar-a-Lago document probe: report

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith is finished with collecting testimony and other evidence in his investigation into Donald Trump's classified documents taken to Mar-a-Lago, according to a report. Reporting Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal revealed that those close to the former president are "bracing for his indictment" and are searching for ways "to fundraise off a prosecution." On Monday, the New …

Special counsel investigating Trump Org's handling of Mar-a-Lago security tapes: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Special counsel investigating Trump Org's handling of Mar-a-Lago security tapes: report

Raw Story  

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is now investigating how the Trump Organization handled surveillance tapes from his Mar-a-Lago country club as part of the probe into classified documents illegally stashed on the property, reported CNN on Wednesday. "The handling of the footage, and how employees within the Trump Organization responded to the Justice Department’s demand for it, have prompted …

How Trump's own lawyer may have cooked his goose in Mar-a-Lago documents case
1 year, 8 months ago

How Trump's own lawyer may have cooked his goose in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Salon  

There was already a strong case against former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, in the form of evidence that he intentionally concealed over 100 classified and top-secret government documents, even after he was repeatedly asked and even subpoenaed to return them. They plan to ask Corcoran about his conversations with Trump regarding the May subpoena for documents, …

It's 'game over' for Trump — if Jack Smith can find this 'last bit of evidence': legal expert
1 year, 8 months ago

It's 'game over' for Trump — if Jack Smith can find this 'last bit of evidence': legal expert

Raw Story  

As former President Donald Trump waits for what observers expect will be an indictment on bookkeeping fraud from the Manhattan District Attorney, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is continuing to work on a case with potentially more serious legal jeopardy for the former president, centering on his role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election and the January …

What do Trump’s indictments mean? Answers to questions about the former president’s legal troubles
1 year, 9 months ago

What do Trump’s indictments mean? Answers to questions about the former president’s legal troubles

LA Times  

The federal judge assigned to the election fraud case against former President Trump stands out as one of the toughest punishers of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. On Aug. 14, a Fulton County, Ga., grand jury handed down a 41-count indictment focused on alleged efforts by Trump to claim the electoral votes that Biden narrowly won in Georgia, including …

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Predicts 'We're Finally At Tick Tock' For Trump In 2023
2 years ago

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Predicts 'We're Finally At Tick Tock' For Trump In 2023

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former federal prosecutor says it’s getting to be crunch time for former President Donald Trump as he heads into a new year under multiple intensifying investigations. “I understand how so many people are impatient with the criminal justice system, which seems to move very slowly,” former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance said Thursday on MSNBC. So that, …

Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny
2 years ago

Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As a businessman and president, Donald Trump faced a litany of lawsuits and criminal investigations yet emerged from the legal scrutiny time and again with his public and political standing largely intact. It’s impossible to predict how much longer the investigation will last or whether the Justice Department will take the unprecedented step of indicting a former president …

Trump Mar-a-Lago documents: The 11th Circuit Court hearing went well for the DOJ.
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump Mar-a-Lago documents: The 11th Circuit Court hearing went well for the DOJ.

Slate  

On Tuesday, a three-judge panel from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument on the federal government’s contention that Judge Aileen Cannon overstepped her authority in limiting the Justice Department’s access to and use of the documents seized earlier this year at Donald Trump’s home in Florida, Mar-a-Lago. If that witness did not participate in the ongoing and …

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 plotted to trade Mar-a-Lago files for 'sensitive documents' about his 2016 campaign Russia ties: report
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump plotted to trade Mar-a-Lago files for 'sensitive documents' about his 2016 campaign Russia ties: report

Raw Story  

According to new reporting from the New York Times, Donald Trump told aides he wanted to make a deal with the National Archives to return the documents and files he whisked away to his Mar-a-Lago resort in exchange for "sensitive" documents he believes prove his 2016 campaign did not conspire with the Russians. As the Time's Maggie Haberman and Michael …

Mar-a-Lago Filing Shows Merrick Garland Must Move Quickly to Indict Trump
2 years, 3 months ago

Mar-a-Lago Filing Shows Merrick Garland Must Move Quickly to Indict Trump

Slate  

Accountability is the foundation of a law-bound society. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice laid out damning new details in its latest legal filing regarding the court-authorized Mar-a-Lago search, details that make it clear that Donald Trump likely committed serious felonies. Further, the DOJ presented to the public for the first time the June affidavit from Trump’s lawyer swearing explicitly, …

Column: The Mar-a-Lago search looks more like it could provide a way to hold Trump accountable
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: The Mar-a-Lago search looks more like it could provide a way to hold Trump accountable

LA Times  

From its inception as a mission to retrieve documents endangering national security, the search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago compound has developed into the sharpest of the several daggers at the former president’s throat. That’s not simply because the evidence linking Trump to the potential crimes specified in the warrant — removal of public documents, violations of the Espionage Act and …

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