The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

US trial begins for Trump ally accused of illicit UAE lobbying

Prosecutors say Tom Barrack involved in scheme to garner ‘power and money’; defence denies he acted as a foreign agent.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2022

Court: Trump judge "abused" discretion

"That was the most polite way the appellate court could smack down Judge Cannon," national security attorney says

Salon · Sep 22, 2022

Special master asks Trump team for proof of claims that FBI planted evidence – as it happened

Special master also gives series of deadlines in the case after judges overturn ruling that temporarily blocked DoJ from the material

The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2022

Trump docs probe: Court lifts hold on Mar-a-Lago records

A federal appeals court has lifted a judge’s hold on the Justice Department’s ability to use classified records seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate in its ongoing criminal investigation

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Trump backer who plotted bombing Democratic HQ in Sacramento blames beer for ‘huge mistake’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When two Bay Area supporters of former President Donald Trump were indicted last year on charges of plotting to blow up the Democratic headquarters building in Sacramento, federal officials described the plans as “despicable conduct” with no place in American society.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Appeals court allows review of Mar-a-Lago classified documents - Roll Call

A federal appellate court Wednesday allowed the Justice Department to use classified documents seized in a search of Donald Trump’s Florida club last month.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2022

Judge Reviewing Mar-a-Lago Documents Complains That Trump Has Offered No Evidence He Declassified Them

In any case, that issue does not seem relevant under the statutes that the FBI cited in its search warrant.

Reason · Sep 21, 2022

U.S. urges appeals court to block Trump from reviewing classified records

Former President Donald Trump has failed to provide evidence he declassified any records the FBI seized from his Florida estate and he is not entitled to review them or have them returned, the U.S. Justice Department has argued to a federal appeals court.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Trump special master pick "backfired"

“You can’t have your cake and eat it,” Raymond Dearie told Trump lawyers after they refused to provide evidence

Salon · Sep 21, 2022

'This Is Not a Bluff': Putin Amps Up Nuke Threats

Plus: Migrants sue DeSantis, Justice Department undercounts jail and prison deaths, Juul sues for FDA records, and more...

Reason · Sep 21, 2022