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
Sep 05 Lawyer for Donald Trump's election subversion case accuses prosecutors of 'illegitimate' indictment in court hearing By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Thursday's hearing in federal court in Washington was the first in the case in nearly a year. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 4:36 Why the special counsel filed a new Jan. 6 indictment against Trump By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman The fallout from the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity continues. Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment against former President Trump in federal court. The charges against the Republican nominee remain the same: four counts related to alleged… Continue watching
Aug 27 Special counsel Jack Smith files new Jan. 6 indictment against Trump, narrows case after Supreme Court immunity ruling By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The new indictment removes a section of the indictment that dealt with Trump's interactions with the Justice Department, an area for which the Supreme Court in a 6-3 opinion said Trump was entitled to immunity from prosecution. Continue reading