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special counsel
July 1, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling Decimates Jack Smith’s Case
The court’s decision on Donald Trump’s immunity doesn’t just delay his trial. It guts the entire case against him.
June 24, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Judge Cannon Finds Another Way to Delay Trump’s Classified Docs Trial
The judge took issue with funding for special counsel Jack Smith’s team.
June 5, 2024
Ben Metzner
Judge Cannon Hands Trump His Second Major Win in 24 Hours
Cannon is delaying Trump’s trial into oblivion.
May 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
How Judge Cannon’s Petty Ruling Could Be Her Downfall
Her decision could turn into a win for Jack Smith, not Donald Trump.
May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Biden Clamps Down on Potentially Disastrous Special Counsel Recording
The president invoked executive privilege on the audio recording.
February 26, 2024
Tori Otten
Special Counsel: The Hur Report Is Bad for Trump, Actually
Special counsel Jack Smith argues that the controversial report shows how egregious Trump’s handling of classified material was.
June 9, 2023
Prem Thakker
Trump Privately Applauded Hillary Clinton’s Lawyer for Deleting Her Emails
He seemed to imply to his attorneys that they ought to be as “great” as Hillary’s lawyer.
June 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Here Are the Exact Charges Against Donald Trump in Classified Docs Case
Thirty-seven criminal counts
June 9, 2023
Tori Otten
Reader Poll: Who Do You Think Will Be Indicted Next?
The special counsel’s indictments are growing in the Trump classified documents case.
June 6, 2023
Tori Otten
House Republicans Think They Deserve “Unredacted” Memo on Special Counsel’s Trump Investigation
Representative Jim Jordan is once again leading the charge (impeding an investigation).
June 5, 2023
Tori Otten
Of Course a Mar-a-Lago Worker Drained the Pool Into Room Where Surveillance Video Was Kept
Amazing timing on this one.
May 31, 2023
Tori Otten
Trump Caught on Tape Bragging About Keeping Classified Pentagon Doc on Attacking Iran
And prosecutors have the recording, making it harder for Trump to just say he declassified all the documents.
March 22, 2023
Tori Otten
Trump’s Own Lawyers Could Be Forced to Testify Against Him in Special Counsel Case
The president’s legal issues seem to be growing day by day.
February 10, 2023
Tori Otten
There Was No Option but to Subpoena Mike Pence
The special counsel investigating Donald Trump’s role in January 6 has subpoenaed the former vice president, a key witness in what exactly went down that day.
January 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Attorney General Merrick Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Classified Documents
What to know about new special counsel Robert Hur, and how this case is still nothing like Trump’s.
April 18, 2019
Alex Shephard
Yes, Collusion
Even with redactions, the Mueller report contains ample evidence Trump and his campaign sought foreign help in 2016.
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