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What to know about judge’s ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump’s Georgia election case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can prosecute Donald Trump on charges that he interfered with Georgia’s 2020 election now that a special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship has withdrawn from the case.
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Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney
A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has withdrawn from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump.
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Judge rejects bid by Donald Trump to throw out classified documents case on constitutional grounds
A federal judge has rejected a bid by Donald Trump to throw out out his classified documents criminal case, and appeared skeptical during hours of arguments of a separate effort to scuttle the prosecution ahead of trial.
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Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case
The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain.
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Standout moments from the hearing on the Biden classified documents probe by special counsel Hur
It’s a now-familiar ritual in Washington: a federal prosecutor being summoned to Capitol Hill to discuss the findings of a politically explosive investigation.
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Who is Robert Hur? A look at the special counsel due to testify on Biden classified documents case
The special counsel who impugned the president’s age and competence in his report on how Joe Biden handled classified documents will himself be up for questioning this week.
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member has pleaded guilty in federal court to leaking highly classified military documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other national security secrets.
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Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter’s sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases
A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S.
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Judge indicates he will rule within next 2 weeks on bid to remove Fani Willis from Trump case
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump has indicated that he will rule within the next two weeks on whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case over a romantic relationship with a top prosecutor.
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Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source
A federal judge has held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox News stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.
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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira expected to plead guilty in federal case
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, is expected to plead guilty in his federal case.
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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next
The action injects immediate uncertainty into the legal and political calendar over the next several months.
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Ex-law partner is evasive as attorneys press for details on Willis and Wade’s romance in Trump case
A former law partner of Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade has taken to the witness stand as lawyers pressed him on details about a romantic relationship between Wade and District Attorney Fani Willis that has roiled the 2020 Georgia election case against Donald Trump.
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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules
A federal judge says a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial.
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Chief enforcer of US gun laws fears Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting
The head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says he fears that a drumbeat of mass shootings and other gun violence across the United States could make Americans numb to the bloodshed.
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Judge to hold hearing Monday considering detention of ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens
A federal judge in California will consider whether a former FBI informant charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he awaits trial.
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A $355 million penalty and business ban: Takeaways from Trump’s New York civil fraud verdict
Donald Trump suffered a big blow Friday as a New York judge ordered the former president and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties for what the judge described as a scheme to deceive banks and insurers by exaggerating his wealth on his annual financial statements.
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Fani Willis case ensnared in legal arguments during testimony about romantic relationship timeline
A witness has refused to answer most questions from defense attorneys trying to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump.
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In fiery testimony, Fani Willis hits back at misconduct claims that threaten future of Trump case
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has forcefully pushed back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor.
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Special counsel asks Supreme Court to let Trump’s 2020 election case proceed to trial without delay
Special counsel Jack Smith has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case proceed to trial without further delay.
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Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case
The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified information has triggered instant flashbacks to the history-shaping events of 2016.
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Biden and Trump: How the two classified documents investigations came to different endings
The special counsel who concluded that criminal charges were not warranted against President Joe Biden over his handling of classified information says there are “clear” differences from Donald Trump’s case.
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Judge denies Peter Navarro’s bid to remain out of prison while appealing contempt of Congress case
A federal judge has denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s bid to remain out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
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As Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial, all eyes are on the Supreme Court
All eyes are on the Supreme Court in Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case. The conservative-majority Supreme Court’s next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington ahead of the November election.
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Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
A federal appeals court panel has ruled Donald Trump can face trial on charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are ‘political prisoners’ endure. Judges want to set the record straight
Judges overseeing the cases against U.S. Capitol rioters are trying to set the record straight concerning distortions about the Jan. 6 the attack that have been promoted by Donald Trump and his allies.
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Testy encounters between lawyers and judges a defining feature of Trump’s court cases so far
Testy encounters between lawyers for former President Donald Trump and judges have come to be expected as the attorneys carry into the courtroom the bombastic, and often antagonistic, style that defines his campaign trail demeanor.
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Judge orders the unsealing of divorce case of Trump special prosecutor in Georgia accused of affair
A judge has ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the Georgia election case against Donald Trump and accused of having an affair with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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Lawyer hired to prosecute Trump in Georgia is thrust into the spotlight over affair claims
Allegations of a romantic relationship between a Georgia district attorney and an outside lawyer she hired has roiled the 2020 election case against Donald Trump and 18 others and called into question the qualifications of the special prosecutor.
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In snowy DC, the March for Life rallies against abortion with an eye toward the November elections
Thousands of opponents of abortion rights went marching in Washington after speakers urged the impassioned crowd to capitalize on the movement’s major victory in the Supreme Court and keep fighting until abortion is eliminated.
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