Jun 21 Court hears longshot challenge by Trump attorneys to prosecutor’s appointment in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The longshot argument over the legality of special counsel Jack Smith's appointment kicked off a three-day hearing that is set to continue next week and bring further delays to a criminal case that had been scheduled for trial last month… Continue reading
May 25 Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements that endanger law enforcement in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution. Continue reading
May 08 Trump holds tryouts for vice presidential candidates, with many contenders vying for position By Andrew DeMillo, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump invited potential vice presidential candidates on stage at a fundraiser in Mar-a-Lago over the weekend. Continue reading
Mar 27 Trump’s classified documents case is mired in delays that may run past election By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The classified documents investigation of Donald Trump appeared to have clear momentum in 2022 when FBI agents who searched the former president's Mar-a-Lago estate recovered dozens of boxes containing sensitive documents. Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Trump speaks after winning majority of Super Tuesday GOP primary races By Associated Press In a speech Tuesday evening at a victory party in Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump condemned Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, foreign policy and especially the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Mar 01 Judge in Trump classified documents hears arguments about a trial date By Eric Tucker, Adriana Gomez Licon, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has already postponed multiple dates and signaled that she would revisit the trial date during a pivotal hearing Friday. Trump faces 40 felony counts in the case. Continue reading
Mar 01 Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next week By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Orban, who has been in office since 2010, has promoted what he calls “illiberal democracy” and has been criticized by international observers, including the U.S. State Department, for leading an increasingly autocratic system in Hungary. Continue reading
Nov 10 Trump’s classified documents trial won’t be delayed but federal judge moves back other deadlines By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is at least a modest victory for special counsel Jack Smith’s team, which had vigorously rejected efforts to push off the trial beyond its scheduled start date of May 20, 2024. Continue reading
Nov 01 Judge indicates she may delay Trump’s classified documents trial By Terry Spencer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared ready to side with former President Donald Trump's attorneys in their request to postpone the trial, saying she “has a hard time seeing how realistically this (current schedule) would work" even as prosecutors pushed… Continue reading
Oct 05 Trump’s lawyers seek to postpone Mar-a-Lago classified documents trial until after election By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked a judge to postpone his Florida classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election. Continue reading