Politics May 24 Trump’s recent comments complicate his legal team’s ability to contest charges, experts say Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince.
Politics May 24 Probe of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago seems to be nearing the end. Trump’s lawyers just asked to meet with Garland It is not uncommon for defense lawyers to seek meetings with senior Justice Department officials to argue against potential indictments of their clients, though it is unusual for such meetings to include the attorney general.
Politics May 19 Court says FBI broke rules when scouring foreign intelligence for information on Jan. 6, racial protests FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020.
Politics May 17 Justice Department watchdog finds U.S. attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA election The inspector general says Rachael Rollins tried to use her position to influence the outcome of a race for Boston's district attorney by leaking information aimed at sabotaging the campaign of her preferred candidate's rival.
Politics May 17 Key Trump attorney says he’s leaving legal team as Mar-a-Lago probe intensifies A key lawyer for former President Donald Trump says he's leaving the legal team, a move that comes as a special counsel investigation into the retention of classified documents shows signs of being in its final stages.
World May 16 U.S. announces criminal cases tracing an illegal flow of technology to Russia, China and Iran The Justice Department has announced a series of criminal cases tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple's software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries like Russia, China and Iran.
Politics May 15 Special prosecutor harshly criticizes FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation but no new charges A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
Politics Apr 27 AP report: Pence testifies before election probe grand jury Former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn the 2020 election.
Politics Apr 27 Trump’s effort to block Pence grand jury testimony rejected by court It was not immediately clear what day former Vice President Mike Pence might appear before the grand jury, which for months has been investigating the events preceding the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and efforts by Trump…
Politics Apr 27 Guardsman accused of document leak spoke of ‘violence and murder,’ prosecutors say Prosecutor say the Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of weapons, talked of "violence and murder" on a social media platform and an "assassination van."…