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Big relief for Joe Biden: White House blocks Republican demands for audio of US President's interview – India TV
7 months, 1 week ago

Big relief for Joe Biden: White House blocks Republican demands for audio of US President's interview – India TV

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Thursday moved to block Republicans in the US House of Representatives from obtaining audio recordings of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur over his retention of classified records. In a letter to the chairmen of the House of Representatives Judiciary and Oversight committees, the Justice Department said Biden had asserted executive privilege, a legal …

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Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
9 months, 1 week ago

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

Associated Press  

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

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Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions
10 months, 1 week ago

Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the "systemic" problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel's sharply critical report said he had done just that. The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will study past transitions to determine best practices for safeguarding classified information from an outgoing …

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A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case
1 year, 6 months ago

A timeline of events leading to Donald Trump’s indictment in the classified documents case

Associated Press  

The 49-page federal indictment of former President Donald Trump lays out a stunning timeline of events, detailing allegations that he not only mishandled sensitive material, but also took steps to hide records and impede investigators. Feb. 10, 2022: Trump’s Save America PAC releases a statement insisting the return of the documents had been “routine” and “no big deal.” Trump insists …

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Trump indicted on 37 charges including Espionage Act violations in classified records case
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump indicted on 37 charges including Espionage Act violations in classified records case

LA Times  

Former President Trump was indicted on 37 charges, including 31 counts of violations of the Espionage Act, as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents from his time in the White House. The 49-page indictment, released Friday by the Department of Justice, details accusations that Trump stored boxes containing classified documents in various locations …

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EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers
1 year, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers

Associated Press  

Classified documents keep showing up where they shouldn’t be. The discovery of documents with classified markings at former Vice President Mike Pence’s home in Indiana follows the revelation of classified materials at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former office — and the seizure last year of hundreds of documents marked classified from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President …

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More classified documents found at Biden’s home by lawyers
1 year, 11 months ago

More classified documents found at Biden’s home by lawyers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a total of six pages of classified documents were found during a search of Biden’s private library. “The DOJ officials with me immediately took possession …

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More classified documents found at Biden’s home
1 year, 11 months ago

More classified documents found at Biden’s home

Al Jazeera  

White House says five additional pages with classified markings were discovered at the president’s Delaware home. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement on Saturday that he found the additional pages on Thursday during a visit to the president’s home to facilitate the handover of a document with classified markings that was found there earlier. Al Jazeera’s Patty …

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Additional classified papers removed from Biden’s home library
1 year, 11 months ago

Additional classified papers removed from Biden’s home library

LA Times  

Lawyers for President Biden have found still more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Del., the White House acknowledged Saturday. White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a total of six pages of classified documents were found during a search of Biden’s private library. “The officials with me immediately took possession of them.” Sauber has previously …

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Garland names special counsel to review classified documents found at Biden’s office, home
1 year, 11 months ago

Garland names special counsel to review classified documents found at Biden’s office, home

LA Times  

A former U.S. attorney has been tapped to investigate whether “any person or entity violated the law” in connection with the classified records found in President Biden’s possession. Gen. Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special counsel to investigate the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents that were discovered at President Biden’s office and home. The White House counsel’s …

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Trump probe may be complicated by documents at Biden office
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump probe may be complicated by documents at Biden office

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The volume of classified documents is vastly different, the circumstances of discovery worlds apart. But the revelation that lawyers for President Joe Biden have located what the White House says is a “small number” of classified documents in a locked closet is an unexpected wrinkle for a Justice Department already investigating Donald Trump over the retention of top …

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Trump claims classified documents automatically became his property by taking them to Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 1 month ago

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

Raw Story  

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

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Veteran US judge Raymond Dearie appointed special master to review documents in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
2 years, 3 months ago

Veteran US judge Raymond Dearie appointed special master to review documents in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

ABC  

A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter who will review records seized during an FBI search of former US president Donald Trump's Florida home last month. Key points: Donald Trump is being investigated for keeping classified material from his time as US president at his Florida resort A judge granted his …

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Trump documents probe: US ready to appeal judge’s hold
2 years, 3 months ago

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

Associated Press  

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

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Takeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
2 years, 3 months ago

Takeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday unsealed the FBI affidavit justifying the unprecedented search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The Archives referred the matter to the Justice Department on Feb. 9 after a preliminary review of the boxes found what they described as “a lot of classified records.” THE RECORDS INCLUDED TOP INTELLIGENCE SECRETS Agents who inspected the boxes …

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Trump Hid Top Secret Documents Between Magazines, Newspapers When He Brought Them to Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump Hid Top Secret Documents Between Magazines, Newspapers When He Brought Them to Mar-a-Lago

News 18  

Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday. No space at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was authorized for the storage of classified material, according to the court papers, which …

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FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
2 years, 3 months ago

FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday. No space at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was authorized for the storage of classified material, according to the court …

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Trump mixed top secret documents with magazines and other items, says FBI
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump mixed top secret documents with magazines and other items, says FBI

The Hindu  

Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday. No space at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was authorized for the storage of classified material, according to the court papers, …

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'Top secret' documents seized by FBI during former US President Donald Trump's estate search
2 years, 4 months ago

'Top secret' documents seized by FBI during former US President Donald Trump's estate search

India TV News  

Highlights FBI on Friday seized some "top secret" documents from Donald Trump's Florida estate. Donald Trump estate search: The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday seized some "top secret" documents from former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The property receipt also shows federal agents collected other potential presidential records, including the order pardoning Trump ally Roger Stone, …

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Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
2 years, 4 months ago

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The year was 2016, the presidential candidate under investigation was Hillary Clinton and the FBI director at the time, James Comey, laid out the factors the Justice Department weighs in deciding whether to charge someone with mishandling classified records. The FBI said as much in 2016 when it closed without recommending charges an investigation into whether Clinton mishandled …

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