Politics Sep 30 Groups press for release of special counsel report on Trump’s classified documents case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Aug 22 FBI searches ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office, AP source says The searches, seemingly the most significant public step the Justice Department has taken against a perceived enemy of the president, are likely to elicit fresh concerns that the Trump administration is using its law enforcement powers to target the Republican’s… By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Jan 08 Justice Department says it will release part of special counsel Jack Smith’s Trump report The revelation was made in a filing Wednesday to a federal appeals court that was considering a defense request to block the release of the two-volume report while charges remain pending against two Trump co-defendants in a Florida case. By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Jan 07 Judge Aileen Cannon temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Nov 25 Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump’s election interference and classified documents cases Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Nov 12 Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison By Michael Casey, Associated Press The security breach raised alarm over America’s ability to protect its most closely guarded secrets and forced the Biden administration to scramble to try to contain the diplomatic and military fallout. Continue reading
Oct 30 Prosecutors seek 17-year prison sentence for Pentagon documents leaker Jack Teixeira By Michael Casey, Associated Press Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison. Continue reading
Oct 22 FBI investigating document leak on Israel’s possible attack plans By Associated Press The documents are attributed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency and note that Israel is still moving military assets in place to conduct a military strike in response to Iran’s blistering ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1. Continue reading
Oct 20 U.S. officials investigate leak of classified documents that describe Israel’s attack plans By Zeke Miller, Mike Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Tara Copp, Associated Press The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate. Continue reading
Aug 26 Special counsel Jack Smith asks appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the case, one of four prosecutions of Trump, after concluding that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional. Continue reading