U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is holding a hearing Friday on former President Donald Trump‘s motion to dismiss the classified documents indictment against him on the argument that special counsel Jack Smith‘s appointment was unconstitutional. In federal court in Fort Pierce, Florida, Trump’s lawyers argued that an officer like the special counsel must be appointed […]
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Friday hit back at special counsel Jack Smith in the classified documents case by opposing his request to bar the former president from making any statements that prosecutors say endanger law enforcement involved in the investigation. In a 20-page filing, defense attorneys argued that Smith “seeks to restrict President Trump’s campaign […]
Judge Aileen Cannon is planning on holding a sprawling hearing on Donald Trump’s request to declare Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel invalid, signaling the judge could be more willing than any other trial judge to veto the special prosecutor’s authority. The planned hearing also adds a new, unusual twist in the federal criminal national […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised a question Thursday that goes to the heart of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s charges against former President Donald Trump. The high court was considering Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution for actions he took while president, but another issue is whether Smith and the Office of Special […]
Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back Thursday on criticism from White House officials and others who argued he should not have let special counsel Robert Hur use language claiming that President Joe Biden suffers from memory loss in his report on the president’s handing of classified documents. In his report, Hur described the president’s memory […]
WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden was deeply offended and personally motivated to issue a response after special counsel Robert Hur released his report last week alleging that the president could not remember when their son died and struggled to recall other key details, according to two people familiar with the discussions. As Joe Biden’s […]
A bombshell report raising questions about President Biden’s mental acuity has sparked new anxieties among House Democrats, who fear the focus on the president’s age could hamstring their efforts to flip control of the lower chamber in November’s elections. The Democrats are quick to emphasize that they disagree strongly with the assessments of special counsel […]
US President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies are launching an aggressive defence against a special counsel’s explosive claims that the 81-year-old president could not remember major milestones in his life. Mr Biden’s aides are trying to diminish the significance of the prosecutor’s allegations that the American leader was too forgetful to be charged for mishandling classified […]
WASHINGTON — In January 2023, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents to avoid any perception that he was protecting his boss entering an election year. The man Garland tapped for the job, Robert Hur, has not been quite as cautious. On Thursday, Hur, 50, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden‘s Democratic allies are launching an aggressive defense against a special counsel’s explosive claims that the 81-year-old president couldn’t remember major milestones in his life, trying to diminish the significance of the prosecutor’s allegations that Biden was too forgetful to be charged for mishandling classified material. Biden set the angry […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sidestepped any criminal charges as the investigation into his handling of classified documents concluded, but the political blowback from the special counsel’s report Thursday could prove even more devastating, reinforcing impressions that he is too old and impaired to hold the highest office. Special counsel Robert Hur’s portrait of a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special Counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released his long-awaited report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, concluding that Biden had “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen. The report also highlighted Biden’s confusion and “significantly limited” recalls of events related to the documents, saying […]