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Without a Diversion Agreement, Hunter Biden Could Go to Prison Under an Arbitrary Gun Law His Dad Supports

Special Counsel David Weiss will face a Second Amendment challenge if he prosecutes the president's son for illegally buying a firearm.

Reason

Where will Trump go on trial first? How federal and state prosecutors and judges work out conflicts

If a person is charged by federal and state prosecutors – or prosecutors in different states – at the same time, which case goes first?

The Conversation

Americans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases, AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll shows Americans are deeply divided along party lines in their views of President Donald Trump’s actions in the most recent criminal charges brought against him

The Independent UK

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Why Trump cannot seek a pardon to make Georgia charges go away

State-level charges against Donald Trump cannot be pardoned outright by Georgia’s governor or a US president.

Al Jazeera

Once a conservative lawmaker, Mark Meadows now indicted - Roll Call

Mark Meadows founded one of the most conservative groups in Congress and left early to be White House chief of staff for Donald Trump.

Roll Call

UBS to pay $1.43bn in penalties over mortgage fraud prior to 2008 crisis

Banking group settles government lawsuit alleging fraud related to residential mortgage-backed securities in 2006 and 2007

The Guardian - US

Hunter Biden’s lawyer fight to keep plea deal

Hunter Biden’s attorneys are pushing to keep part of a plea deal they reached with the prosecutor whose new status as special counsel intensified the tax investigation into the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election

The Independent UK

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EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?

The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s probe of Hunter Biden is bringing renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in history

The Independent UK

Special counsel wants to interview Biden about classified documents, report says

President’s legal team is said to be negotiating with Robert Hur over when and where the interview would take place

The Independent UK

Garland names special counsel in Hunter Biden investigation

David Weiss, a Trump appointee as U.S. attorney who was retained during the Biden administration, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.

WEKU

Judge delivers mixed ruling on protective order in Trump's Jan. 6 case

A protective order would bar Trump and his attorneys from improperly using any evidence that prosecutors share with the defense team.

WEKU

Law profs: Trump gets special treatment

"We wish that our clients received the advantages that prosecutors are giving Trump"

Salon

White supremacist accused of threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman

A self-proclaimed white supremacist has been arrested on charges that he made online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue

The Independent UK

Appeals court weighs order on social media content moderation - Roll Call

An appellate court panel heard arguments Thursday about the government's ability to contact social media companies on content moderation.

Roll Call

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The Week

What will Donald Trump do now?

Donald Trump made his third court appearance in four months last week when he was arraigned before a judge in Washington DC on charges related to his alleged attempt to subvert the 2020 election. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

The Independent UK

Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election

The latest federal indictment against Donald Trump vividly illustrates the extent to which the former president’s final weeks in office were consumed by a struggle over the law, with two determined groups of attorneys fighting it out as the future of American democracy hung in the balance

The Independent UK

Mar-a-Lago property manager and Trump's aide are due back in court in the classified documents case

The property manager of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and an aide to the former president are due back in federal court in Florida to face charges in the case accusing Trump of illegally hoarding classified documents at his club

Reason

The Dangers of Giving Trump Impunity are Far Worse than those of Prosecuting Him

Giving presidents impunity for using force and fraud to try to nullify election results is far worse than any potential risk of prosecuting Trump.

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The Conversation

Donald Trump's right − he is getting special treatment, far better than most other criminal defendants

Former President Donald Trump often complains that he is being treated unfairly by the prosecutors charging him with crimes.

The Independent UK

US Navy sailor's mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says

A federal prosecutor has told a judge that the mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China encouraged him to cooperate with a Chinese intelligence officer

The Independent UK

Justice Department stands with Ukraine in war crimes investigations, Attorney General Garland says

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the U.S. Justice Department is cooperating with the International Criminal Court and supporting Ukrainian prosecutors carrying out war crime investigations

Salon

US cities criminalize feeding the hungry

Political and religious nonprofits are pushing back against the ordinances, saying they violate their rights

WEKU

Why prosecutors want a protective order in the criminal case against Trump

The order could bar Trump from improperly using any evidence shared with the defense team, such as witness statements.

WEKU

Trump lawyers denied extension for responding to DOJ's protective order

The protective order would limit what information the former president could share publicly about the ongoing criminal case related to the 2020 presidential election.

WEKU

DOJ asks judge to issue protective order after Trump posts apparent threat of revenge

The DOJ asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Trump to step in after he released a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him.

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