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Trump faces possible obstruction of justice charges for concealing classified government documents – 2 important things to know about what this means

A court filing by the Justice Department just minutes before midnight on Aug. 30, 2022, was a sharply worded attack on former President Donald Trump’s request for a so-called “special master” – a neutral arbiter – to review the documents the FBI seized at his estate, Mar-a-Lago, earlier in the…

The Conversation

Justice Department is likely to wait past midterms to reveal any charges against Trump, sources say

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are likely to wait until after the November election to announce any charges against Donald Trump, if they determine he broke laws, according to people familiar.

Tribune News Service

11,000 Federal Inmates Were Sent Home During the Pandemic. Only 17 Were Arrested for New Crimes.

Criminal justice groups say the numbers vindicate their push to keep those people from being sent back to prison.

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Fox News’ Steve Doocy calls out Trump in surprising segment

“These are the biggest secrets in the world” the Fox & Friends host said as he grilled Gov Kristi Noem on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Obstruction emerges as key focus in Trump documents probe

Obstruction of justice is emerging as a key focus in the Justice Department's investigation of classified government documents the FBI seized at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate

The Independent UK

Read: DOJ's response to Trump's special master request

The DOJ has released a filing that provides new details that point to possible obstruction of their probe into highly classified documents the FBI gathered at Trump's Florida estate.

WEKU

As Biden prepares speech focused on democracy, Trump search holds center stage - Roll Call

As Biden prepares prime-time speech on protecting democracy, attention focuses on DOJ picture of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

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Donald Trump apparently kept ‘knock knock’ TIME cover at Mar-a-Lago, DoJ photo shows

Critics say inclusion of gold framed magazine cover is ‘absolute karma’

The Independent UK

Five things we learned from the latest filing on the Trump Mar-a-Lago search

In a 36-page filing with a Florida court, the Justice Department provided more support for its decision to search former President Donald Trump’s premises at Mar-a-Lago. The filing was made in response to a suit brought by Trump seeking to have an independent third party appointed to review materials that…

Tribune News Service

Melania Trump is ‘annoyed’ at FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago but more concerned with selling NFTs, report says

Former first lady has issued no statement on federal probe

The Independent UK

Donald Trump: Classified documents ‘likely concealed and removed’ from Mar-a-Lago storage room, says US Justice Department

The FBI seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found three classified documents stashed in office drawers, according to a court filing

Evening Standard

Trump Mar-a-Lago home searched over ‘likely’ efforts to hide files, DoJ says

Court filing alleges files were found despite Trump lawyers saying all documents had been returned

The Guardian - US

Trump legal team responds to Justice Department, says storage of government documents is no ‘cause for alarm’

WASHINGTON — The storage of sensitive government documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida “should have never been cause for alarm,” his lawyers argued in a court filing Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Trump team may have hidden or moved classified material, DoJ says

The Justice Department said Tuesday it had uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida estate

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Axios

DOJ: Classified papers at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home "likely concealed and removed" to block probe

The "appointment of a special master would impede the government' s ongoing criminal investigation," DOJ says.

Tribune News Service

DOJ bars top officials from partisan events before election

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s political appointees will be barred from attending partisan events prior to the midterm elections, under a new policy enacted amid scrutiny over the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

Los Angeles Times

As Trump and GOP blast FBI, Biden claims law and order mantle for Democrats

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — After a remarkably productive month in Congress, Democrats have major legislative accomplishments to trumpet on the campaign trail this fall. But President Biden traveled to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to address a stubborn liability for his party: crime.

The Independent UK

New political restrictions set for Justice Dept. appointees

The Justice Department will no longer allow its political appointees to go to fundraisers or other campaign events

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Garland tightens the reins on Justice Dept. employees' political activities

In an Aug. 30 memo, Attorney General Merrick Garland writes that he's ending the long-standing policy of allowing political appointees to attend partisan political events.

Input

The Department of Justice is ready to serve Apple a hefty antitrust lawsuit

The DOJ has been investigating Apple's hardware and software ecosystem for years now.

The Independent UK

US to respond to request for special master for Trump docs

The Justice Department is set to respond to the Trump legal team’s request for a special master to review the documents seized during an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago this month

The Independent UK

Trump lawyer compares DoJ’s Mar-a-Lago document storage directives to ‘stuff of an overdue library book’

Lawyer says Justice Department’s June directive to Trump was ‘not the stuff of an urgent nuclear-based espionage-type investigation’

AAP

NSW Indigenous youth detainee figure rises

An 11-year-old child is among 205 people being held in NSW youth detention centres and the proportion of Indigenous detainees is increasing.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department response raises doubts on Trump’s ‘special master’ request

The U.S. Department of Justice said it already screened documents seized from Donald Trump’s Florida home for attorney-client privilege, potentially casting doubt on the former president’s lawsuit seeking third-party review of the records.

The Independent UK

Trump legal team advances broad view of presidential powers

A newly unsealed FBI document about the investigation at Mar-a-Lago not only offers new details about the probe but also reveals clues about the arguments Donald Trump's legal team intends to make

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