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Aug 26 2024
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Special Counsel Appeals to Reinstate Classified Docs Case
Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge's decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. Smith's team said U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made a grievous mistake by ruling that Smith was
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Sep 09 2024
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Ex-Biden special counsel joins law firm Kramer Levin
Sept 9 (Reuters) - Richard Sauber, the White House special counsel who represented Democratic President Joe Biden in a probe over his handling of classified documents, has joined Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, the firm said Monday. Sauber will work out of Kramer Levin's Washington, D.C. office as a partner and advise targets of investigations by Congress and other state and federal
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Aug 29 2024
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Special Counsel’s Redo of Election Interference Indictment Against Trump
Special Counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment on August 27th in his election interference case against Donald Trump. The new court filing omits some allegations from the original indictment that could have run afoul of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision. The special counsel’s redo is a desperate attempt to keep alive a case against the former president that still
FrontPage Magazine
Aug 28 2024
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Special counsel refiles indictment against Trump for election interference
Special Counsel Jack Smith has refiled the election interference indictment against former President Trump. It's much the same as last time, but reworked to account for the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to make Trump immune from prosecution for "official" acts. "The Defendant had no official responsibilities related to the certification proceeding, but he did have a personal interest as
Boing Boing
Sep 06 2024
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Special Counsel Concludes Navy Secretary Violated Hatch Act With Election Comments
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro discussed the 2024 election during an official visit to the United Kingdom in January. Carlos Del Toro, secretary of the Navy, speaks during an event in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2021. Carlos Del Toro, secretary of the Navy, speaks during an event in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2021. Ariana Drehsler/AFP via Getty Images Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, the
The Epoch Times
Aug 27 2024
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Special Counsel Jack Smith revises indictment against Trump - SCOTUSblog
Just under two months after a divided Supreme Court ruled that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution for their conduct in office, Special Counsel Jack Smith charged former President Donald Trump in a revised indictment alleging that Trump conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The court’s July 1 ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, held that former
SCOTUSblog
Aug 27 2024
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Special Counsel Revises Trump Election Indictment to Address Immunity Ruling
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday issued a revised version of an indictment accusing former President Donald J. Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, stripping out some charges in order to help it survive the Supreme Court’s recent ruling granting former presidents broad immunity for official acts in office. The new indictment came just days before Mr. Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors
New York Times (News)
Aug 27 2024
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Judge rejects effort to challenge appointment of special counsel David Weiss
The federal judge overseeing the case of the former FBI informant charged with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's overseas business ties has rejected an effort to challenge the legitimacy of special counsel David Weiss' appointment, according to court records. The challenge from Alexander Smirnov's attorneys was filed just hours after Judge Aileen Cannon unexpectedly
ABC News (Online)
Aug 26 2024
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Special counsel files appeal in dismissed documents case against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon threw out the case, one of four prosecutions of Trump, after concluding that Smith's appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional. Smith's team then appealed to the
Daily Kos
Aug 13 2024
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Experts: Special Counsel Mulls Options in Trump Jan. 6 Case
Expert legal observers say special counsel Jack Smith is likely plotting one of three options in his prosecution of former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election interference case in Washington, D.C., The Hill reported. Smith asked for and received an extension by District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan after the Supreme Court's ruling that gave Trump broad immunity for official acts while
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