Katelyn Polantz
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Special counsel asks judge to limit Trump’s public statements in federal election subversion case
Prosecutors want a federal judge to reel in Donald Trump’s public statements in the federal 2020 election interference case, asking US District Judge Tanya Chutkan to place a court order limiting what he can say, according to a newly released filing. → Read More
Twitter turned over at least 32 direct messages from Trump’s account to special counsel
Twitter turned over at least 32 direct messages from former President Donald Trump’s account – @realDonaldTrump – to special counsel Jack Smith earlier this year as part of the federal election subversion investigation, according to newly unsealed court filings. → Read More
Takeaways from Thursday’s developments in the Georgia Trump election subversion case
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfeee on Thursday ended the effort by prosecutors to try all 19 defendants in the election subversion case together, and held an at-times heated hearing on motions related to the two people who will go on trial next month. → Read More
Attorney disciplinary committee recommends Rudy Giuliani be disbarred for 2020 election legal work
An attorney disciplinary committee has recommended Rudy Giuliani be disbarred in Washington, DC, for his efforts on behalf of then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results. → Read More
Exclusive: Special counsel prosecutors question witnesses about chaotic Oval Office meeting after Trump lost the 2020 election
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has signaled a continued interest in a chaotic Oval Office meeting that took place in the final days of the Trump administration, during which the former president considered some of the most desperate proposals to keep him in power over objections from his White House counsel. → Read More
Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty to charges of mishandling classified documents
Walt Nauta, an aide to former President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Thursday to multiple counts related to the mishandling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, including several obstruction and concealment-related charges. → Read More
Former Arizona House speaker spoke with FBI in 2020 election probe
A former top Republican official in Arizona, who rejected pressure from Donald Trump and his allies following the former president’s 2020 election defeat, told CNN Wednesday night that he has spoken with the FBI as part of the ongoing criminal probe related to efforts to overturn the vote. → Read More
Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood gives up law license amid 2020-related disciplinary case
Lin Wood, a prominent right-wing attorney and election denier, has given up his law license in an apparent move to stave off disciplinary proceedings tied to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. → Read More
Arraignment for Trump aide Walt Nauta rescheduled after flight canceled due to storms
Walt Nauta, an aide charged alongside former President Donald Trump for the alleged mishandling of classified documents from the White House, had an arraignment hearing rescheduled after his flight to Florida was canceled due to storms. → Read More
Special counsel asks for December trial date for Trump in Mar-a-Lago documents case
The special counsel’s office has asked for Donald Trump to be tried in December in the Mar-a-Lago documents matter, because of how classified records must be handled carefully within the criminal case. → Read More
Exclusive: Special counsel trades immunity for fake elector testimony as Jan 6 probe heats up
Special counsel Jack Smith has compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify to a federal grand jury in Washington in recent weeks by giving them limited immunity, part of a current push by federal prosecutors to swiftly nail down evidence in the sprawling criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. → Read More
Trump team handed over tapes of interviews to special counsel, sources say
Donald Trump’s legal team turned over multiple recordings of the former president’s interviews with members of the media and book authors to federal prosecutors during their investigation, according to sources familiar with the matter. → Read More
Washington Post: FBI slowed investigation into Trump’s role in January 6 for fear of appearing political
The FBI, mindful of not wanting to appear partisan, had for months held off on launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Monday, though the episode doesn’t appear to have significantly hampered prosecutors’ ability to look at Trump for federal crimes in the past two years. → Read More
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to classified documents charges
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. → Read More
Former Trump aide arrives at Miami courthouse to appear before grand jury in classified documents probe
Taylor Budowich, who has worked as a spokesman for Donald Trump, has arrived at the federal courthouse in Miami to appear before a grand jury as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents. → Read More
Mark Meadows testified to federal grand jury in special counsel probe of Trump
Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, has testified to a federal grand jury as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s ongoing investigation into the former president, according to one source familiar with the matter. → Read More
Federal prosecutors using a second grand jury in Florida as part of Trump classified documents probe
A grand jury based in southern Florida has heard testimony from multiple witnesses in recent weeks as part of the federal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, sources told CNN. → Read More
Exclusive: Mar-a-Lago pool flood raises suspicions among prosecutors in Trump classified documents case
An employee at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence drained the resort’s swimming pool last October and ended up flooding a room where computer servers containing surveillance video logs were kept, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House
Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting where Trump describes a Pentagon document about a potential attack on Iran. → Read More
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for plot to keep Trump in power
Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday for leading a far-reaching plot to keep then-President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election. → Read More