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The Latest Breaking News from James Comey

Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences

When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation into…

The Conversation

'There's Nothing There,' Biden Said the Day Before the FBI Found More Classified Documents in His House

If Trump's handling of government secrets was "totally irresponsible," how should we describe Biden's conduct?

Reason

Trump drops lawsuit against NY Attorney General Letitia James after being fined nearly $1 million for ‘strategic abuse’ of legal system

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump dropped a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday just a day after a federal judge slapped him and a lawyer with a nearly $1 million fine for filing bogus cases against political enemies.

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Hillary Clinton supporters goad Trump after judge fines him $1m for ‘revenge’ lawsuit against her

‘We knew Trump was the sorest of sore losers. Now we know he’s a sore winner too!’

The Independent UK

A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes

In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts."

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Trump and His Lawyer Fined Nearly $1 Million Over 'Frivolous' Suit Against Clinton, Comey, and Democrats

Plus: Criminalizing light projections onto buildings, immaculate disinflation?, and more...

Reason

Judge: Trump, lawyers must pay $938K

“No reasonable lawyer would have filed it," the judge wrote, calling out Trump's history of abusing the courts

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Trump and lawyer ordered to pay $1m for bringing ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

In scathing ruling, US district court judge writes, ‘misuse of the courts by Mr Trump and his lawyers undermines the rule of law’

The Guardian - US

"Investigation"? Nope, "review:" White House describes probe

When Hillary Clinton was running for president in 2016, she and her campaign called the FBI’s scrutiny of her private email server a “security review.”

The Independent UK

The weaponization of the federal government has a long history

Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government,” let’s revisit a classic of that power-abusing genre, featuring its greatest star, Richard M. Nixon.

The Conversation

Trump special counsel probe adds 2 anti-corruption prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump has made two fresh hires, bringing on long-time career prosecutors experienced in handling complex public corruption cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

Expert: Trump may have committed felony

Former federal prosecutor says Trump may be "subject to up to five years in prison"

Salon

Editorial: New revelations of Trump's abuse of power are timely reminders of his unfitness

With Donald Trump’s announcement of his new presidential campaign comes a timely reminder of what kind of a man is asking Americans to put him in charge again: Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, now confirms that Trump, while in office, routinely sought to use and abuse the powers…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

John Kelly says Trump wanted to "get the IRS on" James Comey and get DOJ to probe other foes

"The U.S. government ... should never be weaponized or used to retaliate," ex-WH chief of staff told NYT.

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Salon

Benghazi! The wound that never healed

Obama didn't tell the truth — and the right weaponized that viciously. This is how America drove itself nuts

The Guardian - US

Newsroom Confidential review: Margaret Sullivan’s timely tale of the Times and the Post

The public editor and media columnist is fascinating and unsparing, particularly about the Times’s Trump-Clinton fiasco

Chicago Sun-Times

Maggie Haberman’s new Trump book: How Rod Blagojevich got really lucky

Haberman is the New York Times reporter who, as she writes, spent her career at “news outlets Trump cares most about.”

Salon

Olympic abuse scandal: A strange twist

Center for SafeSport is supposed to investigate alleged abusers. But no one has accused Jonathan Little of a crime

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Salon

What's up with the DOJ election rule?

There's no law that politicians can't be prosecuted before an election. It's an unwritten rule, not always honored

The Conversation

The Justice Department's dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election

As the 2022 midterm campaigns approach Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022, a federal probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is testing an unwritten policy of the U.S. Justice Department.

Reason

Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton Opinion

The court agrees with the defense position that "[w]hatever the utilities of [the Amended Complaint] as a fundraising tool, a press release, or a list of political grievances, it has no merit as a lawsuit."

Salon

My Son Hunter: So much right-wing grift

Who are the real targets of this shameless, slipshod right-wing propaganda farce? Anybody who pays to watch it

The Independent UK

‘Tired’ Hillary Clinton explains why her email controversy is not as bad as Trump’s secret papers scandal

‘I’m more tired of talking about this than anyone, but here we are’

Salon

Clinton rips Trump's false equivalency

"The fact is that I had zero emails that were classified," wrote Clinton. "Trump has hundreds of documents"

The Independent UK

Justice Department likely to wait to pursue any criminal charges against Trump until after midterms: report

The recent FBI search at Mar-a-Lago saw agents remove 20 boxes that contained classified material

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