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Archives: Records from Trump WH staffers remain missing

The National Archives has informed congressional lawmakers that a number of electronic communications from Trump White House staffers remain missing, nearly two years since the administration was required to turn them over

The Independent UK

DOJ seeks expedited appeal of Trump’s special master ruling

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to expedite its review of an order appointing a special master to scrutinize documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Tribune News Service

For Obama, one Trump term wasn’t a big worry, but ‘eight years would be a problem’

Former President Barack Obama told reporters in his last days as president that he wasn’t worried about a single Donald Trump term, but was concerned about a “sustained period” of political norms being undermined if he served two terms, according to newly released documents obtained by Bloomberg News.

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Trump reportedly ignoring advice from lawyer he paid $3m retainer for Mar-a-Lago documents case

According to The Washington Post, Mr Trump has largely sidelined ex-Florida solicitor general Chris Kise because the veteran litigator has counseled him to ‘turn down the temperature’ with the Justice Department.

The Independent UK

15-year-old girl killed in law enforcement shootout was likely unarmed, California attorney general says

LOS ANGELES — Savannah Graziano, the 15-year-old girl killed in a shootout between her father and law enforcement Tuesday in Hesperia, was likely unarmed as she ran toward deputies, according to a preliminary investigation that has been turned over to the California attorney general’s office.

Los Angeles Times

Trump special master deadline extended until Dec. 16 by judge

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida has extended the timeline for the review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, delaying the fight over whether any materials are privileged by another two weeks.

Tribune News Service

Tensions flare over special master process in Trump hoarded documents case

The FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate has spawned a parallel “special master” process that has slowed the Justice Department's criminal investigation and exposed simmering tensions between department prosecutors and lawyers for the former president

The Independent UK

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OLD Trump docs probe: Tensions flare over special master process

The Independent UK

U.S. says Army major and wife tried to leak military health data to Russia

(Corrects headline and first two paragraphs to show that Jamie Lee Henry was still in the Army at the time of the arrest; corrects paragraphs 12-13 to reflect that Gabrielian recommended the book, not the undercover agent)

Reuters

Trump got the special master he wanted. Now he has complaints

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump got the court-ordered review he wanted of documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago home as well as his preferred pick for a so-called special master to carry it out. But less than a month in, the former president has complaints about how that review is taking shape.

Tribune News Service

More than $4 billion has been paid to thousands of Bernie Madoff victims

NEW YORK — Thousands of victims of the late Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff have received $4 billion in restitution, and they’re still not whole financially, Justice Department officials said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Rare sedition charge at center of Jan. 6 trial

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four associates are on trial in the U.S. Capitol attack on charges that include seditious conspiracy — a rare Civil War-era charge that strikes to the heart of what prosecutors say happened that day

The Independent UK

DOJ exposes Trump's secret objections

The DOJ's response to Trump's lawyers in Mar-a-Lago case is "absolutely hilarious," says attorney George Conway

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The Independent UK

Feds want psychological tests for parents of separated kids

The Biden administration is asking that parents of children separated at the U.S.-Mexico border undergo another round of psychological evaluations to measure how traumatized they were by the Trump administration policy

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The Biden administration offers thoughts and prayers on the ERA. Can it do more?

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland have expressed concern over women’s rights. They’ve offered their thoughts and prayers. But is there something else, something in the Constitution, to protect women — and all Americans — from sex discrimination under the law?

Reason

Trump's Declassification Claims Are Implausible and Irrelevant

The potential crimes that the FBI is investigating do not hinge on the current classification status of the records that the former president kept at Mar-a-Lago.

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump’s immunity in rape accuser’s defamation case in the hands of DC appeals court

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump may get immunity after all in a defamation case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of rape.

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The Independent UK

JetBlue CEO first witness in US lawsuit against 2 airlines

A trial is underway in the federal government's lawsuit aiming to kill a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways in the Northeast

The Independent UK

Secret Service handed over two dozen cell phones in missing texts probe

Agency has come under immense scrutiny over conflicting accounts

Reuters

Prospective jurors in Oath Keepers trial compare Jan. 6 Capitol attack to 9/11

The trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday heard some prospective jurors express fears that reliving that day would be too traumatic for them to be impartial.

Salon

How to prosecute Boss Trump: RICO case

Donald Trump has run a criminal enterprise for more than 40 years. We can't allow him to get away with any of it

WEKU

In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

WEKU

A Mississippi man burned a cross in a hate crime, the U.S. Justice Department alleges

The 23-year-old suspect burned the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

The Independent UK

Prosecutor who worked on 1 renewal of Emmett Till case dies

A Mississippi prosecutor who worked on one of the renewed investigations into the 1955 killing of Black teenager Emmett Till has died

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