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

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 the matter said Wednesday. But Trump’s election defeat of Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with department legal opinions meant to shield presidents from criminal charges while in office. Even as Smith looks to withdraw the documents case against Trump, he would seem likely to continue to challenge Cannon’s ruling on the legality of his appointment given the precedent such a ruling would create. Trump could be emboldened by the Supreme Court’s ruling in July, which granted former presidents expansive immunity from prosecution for acts taken in the White House and explicitly put off-limits any alleged conduct involving Trump’s discussions with the Justice Department.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
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1 day, 11 hours ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the US Supreme Court to pause his sentencing in the hush money case, a highly unusual request that relies in part on the court’s decision last year to grant him broad immunity from criminal prosecution. Trump’s latest request to the US Supreme Court is unusual – and likely an uphill fight – …

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York criminal case
1 day, 11 hours ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block his sentencing in New York criminal case

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a New York judge from sentencing him Friday over his felony conviction in a hush money case. The justices “should order an immediate stay of criminal proceedings against President Trump in the New York trial court, including but not limited to the criminal sentencing hearing scheduled for January 10, …

Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
1 day, 11 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 …

Donald Trump appeals to Supreme Court for delay in hush money sentencing
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1 day, 11 hours ago

Donald Trump appeals to Supreme Court for delay in hush money sentencing

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying …

Donald Trump’s criminal cases: Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation report
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1 day, 14 hours ago

Donald Trump’s criminal cases: Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation report

Live Mint  

A federal judge in Florida blocked the Justice Department from releasing a report on two criminal probes of Donald Trump, setting up a potential legal fight between the president-elect and the prosecutors that investigated him. US District Judge Aileen Cannon said she was temporarily prohibiting public release of the findings of Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s investigations into Trump. Former federal …

Judge Blocks Special Counsel Smith's Report On Trump Cases — For Now
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1 day, 17 hours ago

Judge Blocks Special Counsel Smith's Report On Trump Cases — For Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Come on, Aileen! On Tuesday, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order blocking the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s highly anticipated reports on the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case as well as his Jan. 6 election subversion case. The injunction from Cannon stops the release of the report until the …

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers
1 day, 22 hours ago

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge to the disclosure of a much-anticipated document just days before the president-elect reclaims office. Trump responded to Cannon’s order by complaining anew at a news conference about Smith’s investigation and …

Trump Requests Merrick Garland Not Release Final Special Counsel Report
1 day, 22 hours ago

Trump Requests Merrick Garland Not Release Final Special Counsel Report

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to block the release of a report authored by special counsel Jack Smith detailing his findings in the Justice Department’s two criminal cases against the president-elect, which could be made public as soon as this week. As part of their arguments for urging Garland to …

Trump’s election win certified by Congress as he fights on to stop hush-money sentencing: Live updates
2 days, 3 hours ago

Trump’s election win certified by Congress as he fights on to stop hush-money sentencing: Live updates

The Independent  

✕ Close Kamala Harris presides over certification of Donald Trump’s election win — and her loss 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 …

US judge temporarily blocks release of Trump investigations report
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2 days, 11 hours ago

US judge temporarily blocks release of Trump investigations report

Al Jazeera  

Trump has denounced the investigations against him as politically motivated and the special counsel report as ‘fake’. A United States judge has temporarily blocked Special Counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report on his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump for his mishandling of classified documents. A criminal indictment in the classified documents case was announced in June 2023, when prosecutors …

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction
2 days, 11 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction

LA Times  

Then-candidate Donald Trump appears in a Manhattan criminal court in May shortly before he was convicted of falsifying business records related to hush money payments during his first presidential campaign. A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay this week’s sentencing for his felony conviction. In a one-sentence ruling following an emergency …

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report
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2 days, 11 hours ago

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report

India Today  

WASHINGTON: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made the ruling Tuesday, the morning after an emergency request by defense lawyers to stop the Justice Department from making the report public — a step …

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot
3 days, 11 hours ago

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot

CNN  

CNN — Several months after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, FBI investigators began pursuing a tantalizing tip suggesting that Donald Trump had possibly met with members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group that took part in some of the most brutal violence that day, people briefed on the investigation told CNN. “Many times, when people …

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot
3 days, 11 hours ago

How the DOJ ran out of time prosecuting Trump for January 6 riot

CNN  

CNN — Several months after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, FBI investigators began pursuing a tantalizing tip suggesting that Donald Trump had possibly met with members of the Proud Boys, the far-right group that took part in some of the most brutal violence that day, people briefed on the investigation told CNN. “Many times, when people …

Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word
3 days, 11 hours ago

Trump spent years trying to undermine Jack Smith. Now he wants to block special counsel’s final word

CNN  

CNN — District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. The issue of Smith’s final report being made public now moves to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, with Cannon’s order Tuesday preventing Smith or the Justice Department from transmitting the report outside the …

'Rigged Charade': Trump unloads on 'corrupt' judge after he's ordered to face sentencing
5 days, 8 hours ago

'Rigged Charade': Trump unloads on 'corrupt' judge after he's ordered to face sentencing

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump continued swinging at Judge Juan Merchan hours after he was ordered to face sentencing in his New York fraud case on Jan. 10 – and also hurled furious attacks at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and special counsel Jack Smith. The incoming president’s Friday evening sound-off on Merchan came as no surprise; Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung issued …

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in hush-money case
5 days, 11 hours ago

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced on Jan. 10 in hush-money 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. Last month, Merchan said the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity for sitting presidents …

Jack Smith's team preparing now for Trump retribution extending even to spouses: report
1 week, 6 days ago

Jack Smith's team preparing now for Trump retribution extending even to spouses: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has promised revenge and retribution against special counsel Jack Smith after the appointed prosecutor was brought into the Justice Department to investigate suspected crimes from the ex-president. According to Rolling Stone, a source said that those working under Smith's team "preemptively reviewed their private and professional communications, to make sure they hadn’t written anything that could be subpoenaed, …

Arizona prosecutors obtain huge trove of Trump allies' communications in election probe
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Arizona prosecutors obtain huge trove of Trump allies' communications in election probe

Raw Story  

Prosecutors in Arizona working under Attorney General Kris Mayes have gained access to a large cache of emails, phone records, and other messages sent by allies of President-elect Donald Trump in their criminal investigation of the plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Politico reported Friday. "Arizona prosecutors are continuing to advance one of the only remaining significant criminal cases …

'Grave juror misconduct': Trump lawyers mount new bid to dismiss hush money case
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Grave juror misconduct': Trump lawyers mount new bid to dismiss hush money case

Raw Story  

Lawyers for Donald Trump now say they’ve uncovered evidence of “grave juror misconduct” in their continued push to shed the incoming president of his 34 felony convictions in New York state court, according to reports. Although details of the juror misconduct references remain murky, attorneys for Trump said they wrote a letter to Judge Juan Merchan after being contacted by …

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money 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 After the judge overseeing his hush money trial refused to …

Trump Claims To Have Evidence Of Juror Misconduct In Hush Money Case
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump Claims To Have Evidence Of Juror Misconduct In Hush Money Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys are continuing their fight against his hush money conviction by arguing that “grave juror misconduct” tainted the verdict, although prosecutors called the allegation “vague.” Details of the supposed misconduct were redacted from court filings made public Tuesday. New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan decided Monday, however, that Trump is not immune to …

A criminal trial while in office? Will Trump's hush money conviction stand?
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3 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: A New York judge ruled Monday against a bid by US President-elect Donald Trump to have his conviction for covering up hush money payments to a porn star thrown out on immunity grounds. Prosecutors convinced a jury during the hush money trial that Trump's payments were made to cover up a scandal that would have hurt his 2016 …

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump hush money judge refuses to throw out conviction on presidential ‘immunity’ grounds

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 judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has refused …

Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s race to shed himself of the criminal convictions he’s racked up in the four years since leaving the White House hit a roadblock Monday when a New York judge rejected his demand to let him off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. If the ruling survives Trump’s …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to overturn hush money conviction | Supreme Court immunity ruling denied

India TV News  

On Monday, a Manhattan judge denied President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his hush money conviction, rejecting arguments that the US Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling should invalidate the case. Highlights from Trump’s defense Trump's legal team argued that evidence used in his family, such as financial disclosures and testimony from White House aides, related to his official conduct …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald Trump's motion to throw out …

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

New York judge denies Trump's bid to throw out hush money conviction

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-17 14:13 FILE PHOTO: US President-elect Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. NEW YORK -- A judge in New York denied on Monday US President-elect Donald …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump's bid to use presidential immunity to dismiss hush money conviction

ABC  

A judge has rejected president-elect Donald Trump's bid to have his "hush money" conviction dismissed because of the US Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. Manhattan Judge Juan M Merchan's decision on Monday eliminates one potential off-ramp from the case ahead of Trump's return to office next month, but his lawyers have raised other arguments for dismissal. A jury …

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction

Al Jazeera  

A New York judge rejected a claim by Trump’s lawyers that he is immune from prosecution as a former US president. A United States judge has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s lawyers that the president-elect’s hush money conviction should be thrown out because the Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents are immune from prosecution. New York Judge Juan …

Trump's legal team attacks 'desperate' NY prosecutors over 'dark dream scenario' argument
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's legal team attacks 'desperate' NY prosecutors over 'dark dream scenario' argument

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump's attorneys are fighting back against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's latest filing urging Judge Juan Merchan to treat him as any other defendant, reported NBC News — and took particular issue with prosecutors' logic. The Trump team is arguing that his election is grounds for throwing out the verdict, which prosecutors have argued is nonsense, writing, "President-elect …

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case
4 weeks, 1 day ago

'President-elect immunity does not exist': NYC DA rips Trump’s demand to drop case

Raw Story  

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg isn’t ready to let Donald Trump off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Bragg wrote in a filing made public Tuesday that he opposes Trump’s attempt to have the state court ruling “immediately” thrown out based on last month’s presidential election win. Bragg added that …

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out
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1 month ago

'Completely immune': Trump seeks to have last criminal charges thrown out

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump could soon have one less thing to worry about as he prepares his return to the White House. In a filing on Wednesday, Trump’s legal team formally asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to toss the criminal charges against him in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election subversion case, which has been on hold for several …

Trump demands Georgia courts toss out Fani Willis’s criminal case against him
1 month ago

Trump demands Georgia courts toss out Fani Willis’s criminal case against him

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 Georgia courts should dismiss a sprawling criminal case against Donald …

Trump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity
1 month ago

Trump seeks to have Georgia election case dismissed, citing presidential immunity

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed, asserting that the state’s courts will not have jurisdiction over him once he returns to the White House next month. Trump’s attorneys on Wednesday filed a notice with the Georgia Court of Appeals saying a sitting president is “completely immune from indictment or …

Trump asks Georgia court to dismiss election interference case against him, saying a sitting president can’t be prosecuted
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1 month ago

Trump asks Georgia court to dismiss election interference case against him, saying a sitting president can’t be prosecuted

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has asked a court to dismiss the criminal case against him related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. In a filing on Wednesday, Trump and his attorney argued that the Georgia state Court of Appeals lacks jurisdiction to “entertain any further criminal process” over him as the incoming president and the …

Trump asks Georgia court to toss his criminal charges
1 month ago

Trump asks Georgia court to toss his criminal charges

Politico  

It’s long been clear that a president can’t face federal criminal proceedings from his own Justice Department. Special counsel Jack Smith acknowledged that reality when he moved to drop his two criminal cases against Trump last month. Trump contends that constitutional principles and Supreme Court precedent “prevent state prosecutors from proceeding against the sitting president in any way.” But that …

Trump's lawyers urge judge to toss hush money case, cite Biden pardoning son
1 month ago

Trump's lawyers urge judge to toss hush money case, cite Biden pardoning son

India Today  

Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the November 5 US presidential election. In urging Justice Juan Merchan in Manhattan to vacate the guilty verdict and toss …

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
1 month ago

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency”. In a filing made public Tuesday, Mr. Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to …

Trump isn't entirely out of the woods with Jan. 6 court cases: legal experts
1 month ago

Trump isn't entirely out of the woods with Jan. 6 court cases: legal experts

Raw Story  

While criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump are being shut down, civil cases against him can go forward. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, "a sitting president may be subject to civil lawsuits while in office, and Trump is the defendant in several civil cases alleging wrongdoing for trying to deprive citizens of their votes and for the Capitol riot," …

Has Trump’s legal storm blown away?
1 month, 1 week 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 seeks to have $464 million civil fraud ruling quashed for the 'good of the country'
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump seeks to have $464 million civil fraud ruling quashed for the 'good of the country'

Firstpost  

Trump’s lawyers filed a letter Tuesday with New York attorney general Letitia James, who brought the proceeding against the president-elect for manipulating his assets when applying for loans and insurances Donald Trump has sought to have a civil judgment against him for fraud and a $464 million penalty set aside “for the greater good of the country” as he prepares …

Trump's plan for retribution against DOJ prosecutors gets GOP senator's backing: analyst
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's plan for retribution against DOJ prosecutors gets GOP senator's backing: analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to go after the career prosecutors who worked under special counsel Jack Smith in the two federal cases against him — which legal experts have called a gross violation of precedent. Sen. Eric Schmitt said on last weekend's "Meet the Press," that "First and foremost, the people involved with this should be fired immediately," and …

'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report
1 month, 1 week ago

'Deep state' DOJ lawyers 'steeling themselves for confrontations' with Trump: report

Raw Story  

Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher has been talking with career attorneys at the United States Department of Justice and has found that they are determined to stay on the job despite threats from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. According to Fisher, these lawyers know that the second Trump administration will likely be even more hostile to them than the …

Trump escaped the consequences of his alleged crimes. Now his allies are after the prosecutors who brought the charges
1 month, 1 week 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 …

'Unserious': Lawsuit targeting Jack Smith slapped down by Trump-appointed judge
1 month, 1 week ago

'Unserious': Lawsuit targeting Jack Smith slapped down by Trump-appointed judge

Raw Story  

A last-ditch effort to temporarily block special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records generated by his investigation into President-elect Donald Trump was thrown out by a Trump-appointed federal judge who called the claims “unserious.” In an order denying Freedom of Information Act claims raised by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk ruled Monday that …

Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump-appointed judge dismisses Texas lawsuit against Jack Smith

Salon  

A Texas judge has denied an attempt by the state's top law enforcement official to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying records related to his cases against President-elect Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported. In a complaint filed earlier this month, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by Trump in …

Ex-prosecutor: Jack Smith could still keep Trump cases "alive"
1 month, 1 week ago

Ex-prosecutor: Jack Smith could still keep Trump cases "alive"

Salon  

In a column on MSNBC's website Thursday, former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade suggests that far from “obeying an authoritarian in advance,” special counsel Jack Smith's request to pre-emptively shut down his cases against President-elect Donald Trump was a shrewd move that could ensure their survival in the long run. According to McQuade, nixing the cases "without prejudice" means that they …

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case
1 month, 1 week ago

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case

China Daily  

WASHINGTON — A US judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president. The order from US District Judge Tanya Chutkan puts an end to the federal …

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