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Aug 11 2023
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Live updates: Hunter Biden special counsel apponited, AG Garland announces
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Trump-appointed US attorney who is investigating Hunter Biden has been given "special counsel" status. This gives the senior prosecutor, David Weiss, more powers than a typical US attorney. Garland's order appointing Weiss said he is authorized to "conduct the ongoing investigation ... as well as any matters that arose from that
CNN (Online News)
Aug 10 2023
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Special counsel proposes Jan. 2, 2024 trial for Trump on election charges
“It is difficult to imagine a public interest stronger than the one in this case,” Assistant Special Counsel Molly Gaston wrote in a court document filed Thursday, “in which the defendant — the former President of the United States — is charged with three criminal conspiracies intended to undermine the federal government, obstruct the certification of the 2020 presidential election, and
Politico
Jun 23 2023
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Special Counsel files to delay Trump documents trial
On the same day that things began to pick up speed on Trump's Jan. 6 case, with news circulating that special counsel Jack Smith is offering immunity for testimony from 2020 election fakers, he's filed to delay Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents trial. With an initial date set for August 14, Smith has asked for a push to December 11, according to the paperwork handed over to Judge Cannon, on the
Salon
Aug 09 2023
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Special counsel Jack Smith got a search warrant for Trump's Twitter account
Special counsel Jack Smith sought and obtained a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account in January, according to court documents released Wednesday.
Twitter initially resisted complying with the warrant, resulting in a federal judge fining the company $350,000 for contempt. The prosecutor’s search was secret, and Twitter, since rebranded as X, was barred from
Washington Times
Jul 10 2023
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Hunter Biden prosecutor denies requesting special counsel status
The Delaware federal prosecutor leading the investigation into first son Hunter Biden denied on Monday that he requested special counsel status, disputing congressional testimony from IRS whistleblowers that he was twice barred from the role. “To clarify an apparent misperception and to avoid future confusion, I wish to make one point clear: in this case, I have not requested Special Counsel
New York Post (News)
Aug 15 2023
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Mar-a-Lago property manager pleads not guilty in special counsel classified records probe
Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos de Oliveira pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Trump’s alleged improper retention of classified records.
De Oliveira pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that came as part of a superseding indictment last month.
De Oliveira faced two obstruction counts based on
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 05 2023
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Special Counsel Jack Smith seeks emergency protective order against Trump
Trump Special Counsel Jack Smith filed for an emergency protective order on Friday night after getting spooked by a social media post. The former president posted an allegedly threatening statement on Truth Social and Smith asked for protection. Trump posted on Truth Social Friday night the following statement: ‘IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU’ That was the entire post. One statement
HotAir
Aug 14 2023
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Andrew McCarthy Rips ‘Sham’ Hunter Biden Special Counsel: ‘Vehicle For Maintaining Control’
Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy dismissed the special counsel investigation into Hunter Biden as a “sham” on Friday. McCarthy, who led the prosecution of terrorists behind the 1993 World Trade Center attack, said Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to appoint Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel violated Justice Department (DOJ) guidelines. Weiss, as a top
The Daily Wire
Aug 14 2023
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White House hedges bets on whether Hunter Biden special counsel will implicate president
The White House declined to say Monday that special counsel David Weiss definitely will not uncover any links between President Biden and his son Hunter’s questionable business dealings. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged the issue confronted by a reporter at the daily press briefing. When asked if she could say “with certainty” that Mr. Weiss isn’t going to unearth any
Washington Times
Aug 14 2023
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Ted Cruz adds insight on Hunter Biden special counsel; a ‘camouflage’ and ‘cover-up’
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joined a parade of GOP lawmakers who harshly criticized the appointment of a special counsel to investigate presidential son Hunter Biden, a move that many see as the obstruction of ongoing congressional probes into Biden family corruption. On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland made the unexpected announcement that he had elevated David Weiss, the US attorney
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