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
Feb 12 Trump appears at federal court in Florida for closed hearing in classified documents case By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Monday's hearing was scheduled to discuss the procedures for the handling of classified evidence in the case, which is currently set for trial on May 20. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 5:12 White House pushes back on special counsel's criticism of Biden's mental fitness By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat On Thursday, special counsel Robert Hur’s report concluded that no criminal charges were warranted against President Biden for his handling of classified documents. However, the report made several references to Biden’s age and called his memory into question. White House… Continue watching
Feb 08 WATCH: In surprise appearance, Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel's report By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, Lindsay Whitehurst, Colleen Long, Associated Press The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation that had shadowed Biden's presidency for the last year. But its bitingly critical assessment of his handling of sensitive government records and unflattering characterizations of his memory will spark… Continue reading