Nov 25 Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump’s election interference and classified documents cases By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump’s 2020 election case deadlines cancelled after his reelection By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with department legal opinions meant to shield presidents from criminal charges while in office. Continue reading
Nov 06 DOJ evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after his election win By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said… Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump says he would fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’ of taking office. He probably could not do it on his own By Dan Merica, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Smith isn’t a presidential appointee and was instead named to the post by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Continue reading
Oct 18 Read the newly released evidence in the Jan. 6 case against Trump By Associated Press Other information visible to the public includes passages from former Vice President Mike Pence’s book, excerpts of testimony provided by several witnesses to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 riot and a transcript of Trump’s phone call pressuring… Continue reading
Oct 18 Judge releases trove of evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The nearly 1,900 pages of documents collected by special counsel Jack Smith's team were initially filed under seal to help U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan decide what allegations can proceed to trial following the Supreme Court opinion in July that… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 6:20 Former DOJ official questions timing of Trump election interference evidence release By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz As Donald Trump’s election interference case continues to make its way through federal court, some legal analysts are questioning the Justice Department's handling of the case. A debate has focused on why the DOJ allowed a collection of evidence to… Continue watching
Oct 14 How the federal criminal cases against Trump ended up in legal limbo as the election looms By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Trump will end without any chance of a trial, leaving voters without the finality of an up-or-down jury verdict in the two most consequential cases against the… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 8:04 What newly unsealed evidence reveals about Trump’s alleged actions on and before Jan. 6 By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens We're learning new details about Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A newly unsealed court filing from the Justice Department argues the former president should still face trial after the Supreme Court ruled presidents have immunity for official… Continue watching
Oct 02 Read Jack Smith’s unsealed court filing that says Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after 2020 election Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution. Continue reading