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First Trump hearing by special master descends into chaos: ‘Mute! Mute! Mute!’

‘You need to mute your phones,’ one person yells as others use coarse language to get the point across

The Independent UK

Donald Trump’s arguments greeted with skepticism by special master

WASHINGTON: The special master requested by Donald Trump to review thousands of documents the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago home expressed skepticism about some of the former president’s arguments.

The Times of India

Trump ally sues U.S. Justice Department, demands return of seized cellphone

My Pillow Inc's chief executive, Mike Lindell, an ally of former President Donald Trump, sued the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday seeking the return of his cellphone, which FBI agents seized last week.

Reuters

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Trump lawyers pressed on seized Mar-a-Lago documents by special master in NYC

NEW YORK — The special master reviewing Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago papers signaled Tuesday that he wants to carry out a limited review, and pressed the former president’s lawyers for refusing to take a position on whether Trump declassified any of the documents.

Tribune News Service

U.S. attorney general, Ukraine's top prosecutor to work together on war crimes prosecution - Justice Dept

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Ukraine's top prosecutor in Washington on Tuesday and agreed to work more closely together to prosecute individuals involved in war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine, the Justice Department said.

Reuters

US lays charges in ‘egregious plot’ to steal child meal funding

Justice Department accuses defendants in Minnesota of stealing $250m meant to feed low-income children during pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tells court not to trust Biden in Trump records case

Several other Republican attorneys general joined Paxton in bashing the Biden administration, largely over previous policy decisions they disagreed with.

The Texas Tribune

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Trump lawyers oppose Justice Department request to keep classified information from special master

WASHINGTON — In a court filing Tuesday, former President Donald Trump’s lawyers again questioned if the classified documents recovered by the FBI during the Aug. 8 search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida were actually classified, but provided no proof that Trump had declassified them.

Los Angeles Times

Senate Investigation Finds Justice Department Undercounted Prison and Jail Deaths Last Year by Nearly 1,000

The report says the inaccuracies "deprived Congress and the American public of information about who is dying in custody and why."

Reason

Flying Is a Mess Right Now, but Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong To Blame Airline Mergers

Why does Elizabeth Warren think that JetBlue buying Spirit Airlines will be bad for consumers?

Reason

Trump urges appeals court to keep delay of DOJ’s document probe

In a filing Tuesday, former President Donald Trump urged an appeals court to keep a delay in an investigation of his handling of documents.

Roll Call

Trump special master calls his "bluff"

Trump lawyers immediately balk at Dearie's request for details on Trump's claim that he "declassified" documents

Salon

Top Financial Media Stories Tuesday, September 20: Apple Feels The Forex Pinch, Pepsi Ends Russian Production, Beyond Meat's COO Arrested And More..

Reuters What Recession? AmEx Shares Ambitious Hiring Plans As Peers Let Go Staff

Benzinga

Trump legal team balks at judge's declassification questions

Donald Trump’s legal team has told a judge it does not want to answer his questions about the declassification status of the documents seized last month from the former president’s Florida home

The Independent UK

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Benzinga

Trump Was Warned About Legal Implications Of Holding Government Files Before Mar-a-Lago Raid But Turned Deaf Ear To It: NYT

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s defenses in the Mar-a-Lago document case are getting weaker by the day.

Reuters

Oath Keepers militia trial tests prosecutors in U.S. Capitol riot cases

The trial of Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, is set to begin next week in what could be the biggest test for the U.S. Justice Department in its quest to hold former President Donald Trump's supporters accountable for their Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the…

Reuters

Judge asks Trump's lawyers if he declassified records in FBI search

The U.S. judge named to review documents seized by the FBI last month at Donald Trump's Florida home pressed Trump's lawyers on Tuesday to say whether they plan to assert that the records had been declassified by the former president, as he has claimed.

Tribune News Service

Trump records review can be done in a month in DOJ plan

Records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Florida home can be reviewed by a neutral third party at a rate of about 500 documents each business day, the Justice Department said in a court filing, as the former president’s lawyers again avoided dealing with claims he declassified them.

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Cornyn leads Senate GOP push for special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and 32 other Senate Republicans are demanding special counsel powers for the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden, warning Attorney General Merrick Garland to take steps needed to avert political meddling on behalf of the president’s son.

Salon

Trump team thinks Dearie is FBI skeptic

Judge Raymond Dearie tasked with reviewing docs seized from Mar-a-Lago after signing off on Carter Page warrant

Salon

Trump rages after return to Mar-a-Lago

The FBI agents "didn’t even take off their shoes in my bedroom," Trump complained

The Guardian - US

The Trump judge ruling on the Mar-a-Lago affair is defying established law

Why is a young, ideologically-driven judge with a lifetime appointment to the bench allowed to ignore legal precedents?

Salon

"Day of reckoning" is coming for Trump

Kenneth McCallion battled Trump in court — and says Merrick Garland has "overwhelming evidence" for conviction

Axios

Scoop: Team Trump sees special master as FBI skeptic

Judge Raymond Dearie's involvement with the Carter Page case is known. But advisers have not previously said it drove their thinking in requesting him.

Salon

Gaetz sought trafficking pardon: report

"Matt Gaetz is the only sitting Congressman to ever ask for a pardon for sex trafficking," said watchdog group CREW

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