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Reps. Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar subpoenaed in Arizona probe of Trump fake electors

05.04.2024 300

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Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to dismiss tax charges

02.04.2024 10

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Judge slaps expanded gag order on Trump after attacks on his daughter

02.04.2024 8

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White House lawyers wrote Garland slamming Hur's report before its release

Previously undisclosed letters reveal the White House’s simmering frustration with DOJ over the special counsel’s report.

16.02.2024 60

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Special counsel: Biden’s classified document mishandling doesn’t warrant charges

The report criticized Biden’s conduct, saying he improperly took classified material related to the 2009 Afghanistan troop surge and shared...

08.02.2024 5

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Reviewers called Hunter Biden's memoir brave. Prosecutors call it incriminating.

The president’s son was candid about his past in his 2021 book. Now federal prosecutors are using it against him.

25.01.2024 3

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Georgia DA avoids deposition, for now, in divorce proceeding of embattled prosecutor

A judge postponed a decision on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will have to testify eventually.

22.01.2024 5

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Judge in Trump’s Georgia case orders DA to respond to allegations of impropriety

District Attorney Fani Willis must respond by Feb. 2 to a claim that she is in an improper romantic relationship with one of her lead prosecutors.

18.01.2024 5

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DOJ boosts spending on security for Jack Smith

The Justice Department spent more than $4.4 million on protection for the special counsel's team between April and September of 2023.

06.01.2024 20

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Jack Smith added a Supreme Court specialist. Trump has the Missouri lawyer who sued Joe Biden.

A large experience gap is emerging as the special counsel and the former president assemble their Supreme Court teams.

20.12.2023 10

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Hunter Biden asks judge to toss out gun charges

Lawyers for the president's son say an immunity deal shields him from the charges. Prosecutors say the deal was never finalized.

12.12.2023 10

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Top Nevada GOP officials charged with felonies for posing as pro-Trump 2020 electors

Nevada is the third state to charge Republican activists who falsely claimed to be legitimate representatives in the Electoral College.

07.12.2023 100

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Nevada attorney general is investigating false electors who aided Trump in 2020

The state's attorney general is investigating the efforts of Republicans who falsely claimed to be Trump electors.

15.11.2023 2

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What Hunter Biden’s prosecutor told Congress: Takeaways from closed-door testimony of David Weiss

The special counsel investigating the president's son said he was never hampered in the probe and gave hints of what he'll discuss in his written...

10.11.2023 3

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Tips for Questioning Trump Under Oath — From Someone Who’s Done It

Deborah Baum tangled with Donald Trump in a deposition. Here’s her strategy.

06.11.2023 10

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GOP bill would make State tell the Hill when top diplomats lose clearances

The move comes in response to the State Department’s secrecy after a top diplomat lost his access to classified material.

01.11.2023 10

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Federal prosecutor to Congress: I didn’t hinder Hunter Biden probe

In a closed-door congressional interview, the U.S. attorney for central California defended his handling of potential tax charges against the...

28.10.2023 20

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Chief prosecutor of Jan. 6 rioters describes ‘pervasive’ threats to his office

Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, described the threats in a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee.

20.10.2023 9

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Hunter Biden’s prosecutor worried about lack of help from other federal prosecutors, IRS official says

In closed-door testimony, the IRS official described how jurisdictional friction complicated the decision of whether to charge the president’s son...

20.09.2023 6

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Hunter Biden sues IRS, alleging violation of his privacy

The president's son is accusing the agency of failing to prevent two whistleblower agents from disclosing his confidential tax information.

18.09.2023 3

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Hunter Biden’s lawyer accuses House Republicans of ‘congressional manipulation’

The first son’s lawyer said House Republicans’ “improper interference” is more dangerous than Hunter Biden’s prior possession of a gun.

15.09.2023 10

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Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges

A Delaware grand jury charged the president's son with illegally owning a gun as a drug user.

14.09.2023 3

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FBI official: Hunter Biden prosecutor faced push-back

The official said prosecutors declined to partner with David Weiss, though she stressed it didn’t block him from bringing charges.

14.09.2023 10

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Hunter Biden sues ex-Trump staffer tied to laptop’s dissemination

The suit was filed on Wednesday against Garrett Ziegler.

13.09.2023 2

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The IRS whistleblower at the heart of the Hunter Biden probe took notes. We’ve got them.

Gary Shapley's lawyers say he wrote contemporaneously that the US Attorney investigating the president's son said he was constrained.

13.09.2023 3

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