Sep 01 Judge to hear arguments on Trump request for outside expert on documents By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge in Florida is set to hear arguments Thursday afternoon on whether to appoint an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI last month in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 7:45 Justice Department alleges Trump attempted to obstruct federal probe of documents The legal fight over the FBI search of former President Trump's estate in Florida takes a new turn as the Department of Justice says classified materials were removed and concealed at Mar-a-Lago, possibly amounting to obstruction of justice. In response,… Continue watching
Aug 31 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Wednesday ahead of President Joe Biden's "Soul of the Nation" prime time address on Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 31 Justice Department says classified documents were ‘likely concealed’ to obstruct investigation By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department says classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. Continue reading
Aug 31 Read the full Justice Department filing on documents recovered from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago The Justice Department says classified documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Violence in Iraq kills dozens, U.S. says Iran tried to steal its drone In our news wrap Tuesday, violence between rival factions in Iraq leaves 30 dead and dozens more wounded in Baghdad, the U.S. Navy says Iran tried to snatch its unmanned surveillance vessel in international waters, fighting raged in Ukraine as… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Some Mar-a-Lago documents may be protected by attorney-client privilege In our news wrap Monday, some documents seized from former President Trump's home may be protected by attorney-client privilege, a judge in Georgia ordered Republican Governor Brian Kemp to testify before a grand jury on alleged attempts by Trump to… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 9:31 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the tighter competition for control of Congress NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including how recent developments surrounding abortion, gas prices, student loan relief and the investigation into former President… Continue watching
Aug 29 Department of Justice says review of possibly privileged Trump papers over By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A legal filing shows the Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate this month. Continue reading
Aug 29 Judge delays Gov. Kemp’s testimony in Georgia election probe until after November By Kate Brumback, Associated Press A judge has ruled that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that's investigating possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in the state. Continue reading