Former president Donald Trump was spotted Saturday at a Florida airport — hours after he roiled the nation by announcing his imminent arrest. Trump, who had spent the day holed up at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, boarded a Boeing 757 branded with his name on it as he headed to Tulsa, Okla. to … Read more
Federal prosecutors investigating the potential mishandling of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate will be able to again question a Trump lawyer before a grand jury, a judge ruled Friday in a sealed order. The order will require M. Evan Corcoran to answer additional questions as prosecutors pursue their investigation into classified … Read more
Special counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, is ramping up pressure on one of Trump’s lawyers to testify before a grand jury, a person familiar with the matter told CBS News Thursday. Prosecutors argue that they need to learn more about an alleged June 24, 2022, call … Read more
For nearly three hours on Thursday, former President Donald Trump met with a group of Nevada State GOP officials at his Mar-a-Lago club, which was his first direct outreach to party leaders of the early primary state, a Trump campaign official confirms. Trump discussed political strategy and campaigning in the battleground state and said he … Read more
“Oh, honey, he’s playing our song,” Colbert said, mimicking a Mar-a-Lago dinner guest. “A long rant about low-flush toilets!” Colbert noted that Trump doesn’t spin the tunes from a booth, but an iPad at his table so he can eat dinner while he plays the music. “It’s a DJ style the club kids call ‘toddler … Read more
MSNBC legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said he believes former President Donald Trump will throw “his own family members” under the bus if he’s hit with an indictment. Kirschner, who spoke with Dean Obeidallah for his SiriusXM show on Friday, weighed in on the former president’s possible course of action as the … Read more
CNN — As former President Donald Trump faces the new reality of a special counsel leading Justice Department investigations on his conduct, a federal appeals court on Tuesday will hear arguments about whether it should remove what has been a notable hurdle in one of the probes. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals will … Read more
CNN — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of national defense information at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and parts of the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Both investigations implicate the conduct of Trump, who on Tuesday declared his candidacy in the 2024 … Read more
Justice Department appoints special counsel to oversee Trump investigations – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department has appointed special counsel, Jack Smith, to oversee parts of the January 6 investigation and Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe. The announcement comes just days after former President Donald Trump announced plans to run again in 2024. CBS … Read more
By Tierney Sneed | CNN The legal jeopardy former President Donald Trump faces in two federal criminal investigations took on a new tenor Friday with the appointment of a special counsel at the Justice Department. Jack Smith, a DOJ alum known for his work in international war crimes prosecutions, will take over the investigation into … Read more