FBI Trump Raid

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that President Joe Biden is getting a “free pass” in his classified documents probe while the former president is getting clobbered—but he’s “still fighting.” President Trump made the remarks in a post on social media that came as special counsel Robert Hur was set to testify before Congress on […]

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Thursday argued in court that his Florida classified documents case should dismissed because he has presidential immunity and should be shielded from prosecution. In four motions to dismiss the indictment to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, his lawyers wrote that the case should be dismissed and he should […]

A conservative legal advocacy group has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging a top DOJ official involved in the 2022 raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home had an improper bias against the former president and should have recused himself. America First Legal (AFL), an organization founded by former senior […]

The federal judge overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump rejected a request from federal special prosecutor Jack Smith’s request to force the former president to reveal a portion of his legal strategy. Several weeks ago, Mr. Smith’s team attempted to compel the former president to disclose to the prosecutors whether he […]

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday refuted reports that he spoke about confidential information with an Australian billionaire on Truth Social, after the story was amplified by coverage by The New York Times. “The Failing New York Times story, leaked by Deranged Jack Smith and the Biden “Political Opponent Abuser” DOJ, about a red haired […]

Former President Donald Trump on Friday pleaded not guilty to three new felony charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in a superseding indictment in a case that accuses the former president of mishandling classified documents. In an Aug. 4 court filing viewed by The Epoch Times, Mr. Trump confirmed he had received a copy […]

Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team made a startling admission in its case against former President Donald Trump, acknowledging in a new court filing that it failed to turn over all evidence to Mr. Trump’s legal team as required by law while falsely claiming it had. Mr. Smith’s team said in a July 31 court filing […]

An employee of former President Donald Trump appeared in a Miami courtroom on July 31, facing accusations that he conspired to obstruct justice and lied to investigators probing Mr. Trump’s handling of classified documents. Carlos De Oliveira, the 56-year-old property manager at Mr. Trump’s Florida estate, became the third defendant in the case last week. […]

A federal judge in former president Donald Trump’s presidential records case has denied prosecutors’ request for a highly restrictive order governing how defense lawyers can share classified information with their clients in this case. In a comment posted to the federal courts records system on July 19, a day after a pretrial conference in the […]

The Justice Department released more of the affidavit for a search warrant for Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate (pdf) on Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart announced Wednesday in his ruling that additional parts of the document could be unsealed. Multiple media organizations had requested the entire document be unsealed, but Mr. Reinhart, a magistrate judge for […]

More portions of the federal government’s search warrant affidavit for Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home can now be unsealed, ruled a judge in connection to the former president’s classified documents case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart wrote Wednesday that more sealed parts of the affidavit that was used in the FBI raid in August 2022 “should be […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) rejected a House Republican request to disclose information connected to the FBI’s search and raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago last August for alleged classified documents. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) had requested the information in a letter sent to the DOJ, asking for information about the classified […]

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is demanding copies of Department of Justice (DOJ) documents concerning the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid after being told by a senior FBI official involved in the action’s planning and execution about multiple “unusual features” and “abnormalities” involved. “Everything is on the table,” said a committee spokesman when asked by […]

Former President Donald Trump can still continue to run for president in 2024 after he announced that he’s being federally indicted on charges relating to whether he mishandled classified records, according to legal experts. After Trump was charged by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office earlier this year in a separate case, some noted that the […]

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday demanded the Department of Justice (DOJ) produce documents in connection to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case. The letter, dated Tuesday and addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland, stated that the DOJ hasn’t responded to previous requests about Smith’s probe. […]

Former president and Republican 2024 frontrunner Donald Trump lashed out at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI in a series of posts on his Truth social media account on Tuesday over their ongoing investigation of his handling of classified documents. “The Marxists and Fascists in the DOJ & FBI are going after me […]

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Tuesday requested a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over the work of a special counsel who is handling two investigations into the former president. “No President of the United States has ever, in the history of our country, been baselessly investigated in such an outrageous and […]