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 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 30 Watch 7:39 A closer look at President Biden’s plan to combat the increase in crime across the country By Laura Barrón-López President Biden voiced new urgency in a speech touting the recently-enacted bipartisan gun safety law and promoting funding for police. He drew a stark contrast with some Republicans who have called to defund the FBI. Crime researcher John Roman and… 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 28 Watch 6:07 Intelligence officials evaluate security risk of Trump’s insecure documents A federal judge will soon decide on former President Trump’s request for a “special master” to review the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. Meanwhile, intelligence officials informed Congress they will evaluate the security risks stemming from Trump’s handling of the unsecured… Continue watching
Aug 26 Justice Department releases redacted Trump Mar-a-Lago search affidavit By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department on Friday released a partially blacked out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this month, when agents removed top secret government records and other classified documents. Continue reading
Aug 26 Read the full redacted affidavit the FBI used as a basis for Mar-a-Lago search A judge has ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents. Continue reading
Aug 26 What to expect from Trump Mar-a-Lago search affidavit release By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department is set to release a heavily blacked-out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this month, when agents removed top secret government records and other classified documents. Continue reading
Aug 25 Judge orders Justice Department to unseal redacted affidavit in Mar-a-Lago search By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A judge has ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents. Continue reading
Aug 23 Trump requests special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The request was included in a federal lawsuit, the first filing by Trump's legal team in the two weeks since the search, that takes broad aim at the FBI investigation into the discovery of classified records at Mar-a-Lago and that… Continue reading