Donald Trump

Over the weekend I went to Ford’s Theater. Among the exhibits on display in the theater’s excellent museum section is the dagger that John Wilkes Booth is said to have used (it’s a hot topic of debate among Lincoln assassination obsessives) to stab Major Henry Rathbone, who was a guest…

In a legal victory for former U.S. president Donald Trump, a federal judge on Monday granted his request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from his Florida home and also temporarily halted the Justice Department's own use of the records for investigative purposes. The decision…

In a win for Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted a request from the former president's legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized in the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. The ruling will halt all reviews of the documents by the Justice…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t the first to face criticism for flouting rules and traditions around the safeguarding of sensitive government records, but national security experts say recent revelations point to an unprecedented disregard of post-presidency norms established after the Watergate era. Document dramas have cropped up from time…

Former President Trump lashed out at former Attorney General William Barr after Barr said there was "no legitimate reason" for classified documents to be at Mar-a-Lago. Why it matters: Barr was once considered an ally of Trump while serving as attorney general during his administration from 2019 to 2020. What…

Author of the article: Reuters Steve Holland, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw Publishing date: Sep 01, 2022  •  1 day ago  •  3 minute read  •  23 Comments U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on what he calls the "continued battle for the soul of the nation" in front of Independence…

Author of the article: In this file photo taken Jan. 6, 2021, riot police push back a crowd of supporters of then U.S. President Donald Trump after they stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he…

Topline Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday afternoon offered perhaps the most scathing public criticism a prominent Republican has given about former President Donald Trump's decision to bring a trove of government documents to Mar-A-Lago after the end of his term, suggesting federal authorities were left with little choice…

President Joe Biden warned of dire threats to American democracy from some Republicans at a prime-time address in Philadelphia on Thursday, as midterm elections approach and former President Donald Trump faces legal woes over handling of classified records. In a televised speech outside Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Biden tore into Trump…

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team blasted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI for scattering documents seized from Mar-a-Lago across the floor “for dramatic effect” in its latest court filing on Wednesday. “Even yesterday, the Government’s Response gratuitously included a photograph of allegedly classified materials, pulled from…