Laura Jarrett
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Assessing Trump's risk if he mishandled White House documents
Reports of former President Donald Trump's possible mishandling of federal documents found at his Mar-a-Lago resort have prompted legal experts this week to handicap: Could Trump be charged with a crime? → Read More
Assessing Trump's risk if he mishandled White House documents
Reports of former President Donald Trump's possible mishandling of federal documents found at his Mar-a-Lago resort have prompted legal experts this week to handicap: Could Trump be charged with a crime? → Read More
Trump and GOP lawsuits thus far challenging few ballots with no proof of fraud
President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee's vows to challenge the election results and win through the courts appear unlikely to be successful with so few ballots at issue in litigation to make any difference in enough states to matter. → Read More
Trump and GOP lawsuits challenging election flail in court
The Trump campaign and President Donald Trump peppered Thursday with tweets and news conferences boasting of success in courts as states continue to count ballots, but the legal efforts repeatedly failed to gain traction or affect significant enough numbers of votes, if any, in key states. → Read More
US election: Tensions escalate in some areas ahead of Election Day
Tensions are escalating in some areas across the country with stores boarding up in anticipation of protests ahead of Election Day. CNN's Laura Jarrett reports the Secret Service is taking measures to add back a "non-scalable" fence around the White House. → Read More
Getting schools back open could take distancing, disinfecting and a lot of handwashing
Teachers, parents and children are anxious for schools to reopen but new measures are almost certainly needed to counter coronavirus. → Read More
Coronavirus forces parents to change screen-time plans
Screen time for Rachel Lubchansky's 5th grade triplets used to be limited to two hours a week. That was before the coronavirus pandemic resulted in months-long school closures nationwide. → Read More
More than 1,100 former prosecutors and other DOJ officials call on Attorney General Bill Barr to resign
More than 1,110 former Justice Department officials who served in Republican as well as Democratic administrations posted a statement Sunday calling on Attorney General Bill Barr to resign. → Read More
Trump withdraws Treasury nomination of ex-US attorney who oversaw Stone prosecution
President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly withdrew the nomination for Jessie Liu, the former US attorney who headed the office that oversaw Roger Stone's prosecution, to serve in a top Treasury Department position, three sources told CNN. → Read More
DOJ releases legal opinion supporting Treasury refusal to turn over Trump tax returns
The Justice Department released Friday a new legal opinion supporting the Treasury secretary's refusal to hand over President Donald Trump's tax returns. → Read More
US submits formal Assange extradition request
The United States has submitted its formal request to the United Kingdom to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a US official with knowledge of the matter. → Read More
Trump orders intel agencies to assist Barr with review of Russia probe
President Donald Trump ordered all intelligence agencies late Thursday evening to assist Attorney General William Barr in his review of surveillance issues surrounding Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, delegating significant authority to Barr to declassify intelligence documents as the attorney general sees fit. → Read More
White House directs former counsel Don McGahn not to testify before House panel
Former White House counsel Don McGahn is not expected to appear Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee, defying the committee's subpoena and setting the stage for another contempt vote to retaliate against the Trump administration for rejecting the demands of Congress. → Read More
Nadler prepares to punish Don McGahn after White House directs former counsel not to testify
Former White House counsel Don McGahn will not appear Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee, his lawyers said in a letter Monday, defying the committee's subpoena. → Read More
No Democrats have read the less-redacted Mueller report. But five Republicans have.
None of the six Democrats who have been provided access to a less-redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report have gone to the Justice Department to read it, according to a source familiar with the matter. → Read More
William Barr faces Senate after furor over Mueller letter
Attorney General William Barr will defend his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report and his decision there wasn't sufficient evidence to prosecute an obstruction of justice case on Wednesday from the Senate hot seat. → Read More
Mueller expressed misgivings to Barr about 4-page letter
Special counsel Robert Mueller expressed concerns in a letter to Attorney General William Barr that Barr's four-page letter to Congress summarizing the "principal conclusions" of Mueller's findings didn't fully capture his 448-page report, according to a source with knowledge of Mueller's letter. → Read More
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein resigns
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation letter to the White House Monday. → Read More
DOJ to allow Hill leadership and Judiciary committee leaders to see less redacted Mueller report
The Justice Department will allow congressional leaders to view a less-redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report beginning on Monday, according to a letter obtained first by CNN. → Read More
Mueller report released
BREAKING: Attorney General William Barr has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report detailing the findings of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. → Read More