House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) is now accusing federal prosecutors of trying to pressure Trump lawyers, and is playing a dangerous game with Special Counsel Jack Smith.
The Special Counsel has responded to Trump’s claim that he needs until 2026 before his 1/6 trial can start by calling out exaggerations from Trump’s lawyers.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed a suggested trial date of January 2, 2024 for Trump’s 1/6 trial, which means that Trump could be a convicted felon by Super Tuesday on March 5.
Jack Smith saw what Trump was trying to do with the protective order and called out the former president for attempting to try the 1/6 case in the media.
Trump reacted to cocaine being found where guests enter for White House tours by claiming that special counsel Jack Smith looks like a crackhead to him.
Abby Grossberg has settled her lawsuit against Fox News, but her lawyer also revealed that she is cooperating with Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election.
A federal appeals court rejected Trump’s appeal to block Mike Pence from testifying before Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Special Counsel Jack Smith appears to be digging deep into the attempted coup after the 2020 election as his office is interviewing close Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn for a second day.
Special Counsel Jack Smith wants to force one of Trump’s lawyers to testify about a phone call he had with the former president related to classified documents.
Special Counsel Jack Smith is investigating whether Trump legitimately paid money from his Save America PAC to vendors, or used vendors to mask payments to himself and others.
If it is proven that Trump shared these classified documents with people or entities, he jeopardized our national security on purpose for his own self interest.
Attorney General Garland announced that Robert Hur would act as special counsel to investigate Biden’s handling of classified documents. Video of Garland: Attorney General Garland said: The document authorizes him to investigate whether a person or entity violated the law in connection with this matter. The special counsel will not be subject to the day-to-day…
Republicans, like Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), continue to intentionally miss the point that the Biden and Trump classified document situations are not the same thing.
The 1/6 Committee wasn’t able to get into Trump’s inner circle, but Special Counsel Jack Smith has the tools to do so.
Special Counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed Georgia’s Secretary of State as part of his investigation into Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.
Special Counsel for the DOJ’s January 6th probe Jack Smith subpoenaed Trump communications from Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin officials – states where Republicans tried to steal the election with a “fake electors” scheme.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is claiming that Biden has weaponized the DOJ and is using it to attack Trump, which is not true.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he has appointed Jack Smith to investigate Trump for interfering with the peaceful transfer of power, the classified documents case, and obstruction of justice.
Nonetheless, his complete lack of response and sense of urgency with regard to the first part of Barr’s summary detailing the plot and practices of Russian election interference still must worry us, whether or not his lack of response surprises us.
In a court filing, Special Counsel Robert Mueller showed that even while locked up in jail, Paul Manafort is continuing to commit crimes by sending and receiving emails.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller does not give interviews or press conferences, and there are no leaks of information coming out of his office. When he communicates, it is by legal filings made in a court of law. And on Tuesday he claimed in such a filing that election meddling operations like those conducted by Russia during…
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Donald Trump attorney/fixer Michael Cohen received access to $774,000 of funding during the height of the president’s 2016 campaign. Cohen had previously said that he used $130,000 of his own money to pay off porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about her sexual relationship with Trump. According to…
Each time another ex-Trump confidant flips on their former boss and starts cooperating with Mueller, the special counsel gets another building block in its growing case against Trump.
The question likely isn’t whether Trump will lie under oath during his interview with Robert Mueller. Instead, it’s how many lies will the president tell.
No matter how many unhinged tweets the president posts or how many hurricane photo-ops he takes, Robert Mueller’s investigation continues to circle around Donald Trump.
“If the special counsel is now investigating administration officials for making misleading statements about ties to Russia … they’re all going to need good lawyers.”
“Mr. Trump said Mr. Mueller was running an office rife with conflicts of interest and warned that investigators would cross a red line if they delve into Trump family finances…”
Trump’s tweets about “witch hunts” aren’t only reflections of presidential paranoia. They are part of a deeper strategy to discredit the man investigating him for obstruction of justice.
Republicans may have spent the first few months of Trump’s presidency cowardly refusing to hold him accountable, but even they are starting to recognize his days in the White House may be numbered.
The real risk here is interference by the White House or by [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions’ appointees, not some issue involving WilmerHale.
The DOJ’s decision to appoint Robert Mueller as special counsel to take over the Trump/Russia investigation was met with approval by Democrats, some Republicans.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not about the special counsel until after the deputy attorney general has signed the letter making the appointment.
