Mar 25 Republicans threaten to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden documents case By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House Republicans are threatening to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he does not turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. Continue reading
Mar 14 Judge rejects bid by Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Terry Spencer, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday rejected a 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. Continue reading
Mar 14 Trump arrives for classified documents hearing on whether his case can be dismissed By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Terry Spencer, Associated Press The dispute centers on the Trump team's interpretation of the Presidential Records Act, which they say gave him the authority to designate the documents as personal and maintain possession of them after his presidency. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 3:48 Biden classified documents special counsel testifies in House hearing By William Brangham, Matt Loffman The special counsel who said President Joe Biden’s age and memory factored into his decision not to charge the president for his retention of classified documents testified on Capitol Hill today. As William Brangham reports, Republicans sought answers as to… Continue watching
Mar 12 Standing by report on Biden’s memory, Robert Hur to testify on classified documents case By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press On Capitol Hill, Hur appeared set to be the rare witness likely to be vilified all around — by Republicans angry over his decision not to charge the president, and by Democrats for his unflattering commentary about Biden. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: Special counsel Robert Hur defends Biden classified documents report in House hearing By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump… Continue reading
Feb 29 Federal prosecutors seek July trial for Trump in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors are requesting a July 8 trial for Trump on charges that he illegally retained and concealed classified documents. The former president's lawyers say no trial should be conducted this year but have proposed August 12 as an alternative… Continue reading
Feb 23 Citing presidential immunity, Trump’s lawyers urge dismissal of classified documents case By Associated Press Trump's lawyers wrote that the classified documents charges turn on his alleged decision to designate the papers as “personal” records under the Presidential Records Act, and argued that he cannot be prosecuted since that was an “official act” made while… Continue reading
Feb 20 Timeline of the Julian Assange legal saga as he makes a final bid to avoid extradition to the U.S. By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been fighting for more than a decade to avoid extradition to the United States to face charges related to his organization's publication of a huge trove of classified documents. Continue reading
Feb 12 Biden forms task force to avoid mishandling of classified documents during presidential transitions By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will study past transitions to determine best practices for safeguarding classified information from an outgoing administration. Continue reading