Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump has granted a request by prosecutors aimed at protecting the identities of potential government witnesses.
Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'
Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have told a judge that defense lawyers had painted an โinaccurate and distorted picture of eventsโ and had unfairly sought to โcast a cloud of suspicionโ over government officials who were simply trying to do their jobs.
Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
A judge has scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest.
Prosecutors say witness in Trump's classified documents case retracted false testimony
The Justice Department says a witness in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted โprior false testimonyโ after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president.
Reports: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office
There are media reports that Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified document related to a potential attack on Iran.
PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former president
As we sit and wait to find out of former President Donald Trump will be arrested at some point over the next few days, pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors have gathered around the country to let their voices be heard.
A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
Revelations that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at the president's Delaware home, have prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of hundreds of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review
A federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trumpโs Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information.
Hurricane Nicole forms; Florida awaits rare November storm
A Florida-bound storm has strengthened into Hurricane Nicole after pounding the Bahamas and state officials ordered evacuations that included former President Donald Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago club. Itโs a rare November hurricane for storm-weary Florida, where only two hurricanes have made landfall since recordkeeping began in 1853 โ the 1935 Yankee Hurricane and Hurricane Kate in 1985. At 6 p.m. EST, the storm was 105 miles (170 kilometers) east of West Palm Beac h, Florida, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. Its maximum sustained winds were recorded at 75 mph (120 kph), and the system was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph).
Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special master
The FBI search of Donald Trumpโs Florida estate has spawned a parallel โspecial masterโ process that has slowed the Justice Department's criminal investigation and exposed simmering tensions between department prosecutors and lawyers for the former president.
Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district
President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the search warrants at the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump.
Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure
Along with highly classified government documents, FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trumpโs Florida home last month found dozens of folders marked classified but with nothing inside and no explanation of what might have been there.
Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate
The Justice Department says classified documents were โlikely concealed and removedโ from former President Donald Trumpโs Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records.
FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trumpโs Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence.
What we learned from former US attorney in Trump estate search
Local 4 talked to an expert to contextualize what federal agents took out of Mar-a-Lago. To put into context exactly what federal agents took out and whether the situation is an argument of paperwork or something far more serious, we spoke with former United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
Whether an FBI search of Donald Trumpโs Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown โ especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals.
Nightside Report Feb. 13, 2021: Trump acquitted in historic impeachment trial; Michigan Dems contend Trump is responsible, but are ready to move on
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. WATCH Local 4 News at 11Metro Detroit weather: Snow winds down Saturday, starts again SundaySnow continues to fall Saturday evening, especially in Detroit, northern Washtenaw County and throughout areas north of Eight Mile Road. Sunday will have some sunshine, but will remain much colder than average with a snowflake here and there. 4 Fast FactsFriday, Feb. 12, 2021 --
Trump rejects Dems' request to testify at impeachment trial
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON โ House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats' request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as โan unconstitutional proceedingโ and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trumpโs lawyers denounced the request as a โpublic relations stunt.โAdThe impeachment trial starts Feb. 9. He asked that Trump provide testimony about his conduct โeither before or during the Senate impeachment trial,โ and under cross-examination, as early as Monday, Feb. 8, and not later than Thursday, Feb. 11. The Senate could vote to subpoena Trump, or any other witnesses, on a simple majority vote during the trial.
AP Exclusive: GOP to stay neutral should Trump run again
FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020 file photo, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee in Washington. The head of the Republican National Committee is declining to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK โ The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay โneutralโ in its next presidential primary. Iโm not telling anybody to run or not to run in 2024,โ McDaniel told The Associated Press when asked whether she wanted to see Trump run again in the next presidential election. I think itโs dangerous.โMoving forward, she said that voters, not Trump, are the head of the Republican Party, though Trump continues to maintain โa huge, huge presenceโ with his base.
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON โ The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The high court also ordered the lower court rulings thrown out as well and directed appeals courts in New York and Richmond, Virginia, to dismiss the suits as moot now that Trump is no longer in office. Other cases involving Trump remain before the Supreme Court, or in lower courts. Like the emoluments cases, Trumpโs appeal would seem to be moot now that he is out of office and also had his Twitter account suspended.
Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic
โThe golf business has never been stronger. Revenue at the family's golf club in Aberdeen dropped by roughly the same proportion. The financial blow from former clients and business partners cutting ties to Trump is unclear, but it could be sizable. Revenue at that course, the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, fell 20% last year to $6.4 million. Eric Trump dismissed the backlash, saying parts of the business that get less attention, such as its commercial buildings, are thriving.
Networks stick with Trump in his unusual goodbye speech
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK โ At the end of Donald Trump's presidency, television networks left the mute button unused. CNN's Wolf Blitzer, meanwhile, called it โtotally inappropriateโ and said it was โpretty repulsiveโ that Trump didn't cite Biden. The Washington Post updated its count of lies and misstatements by Trump: 30,534 heading into his last day as president. Over on CNN, Dana Bash watched Trump leave the White House for the final time as president and walk to the Marine One helicopter.
The Latest: Trump predicts 'success' for new administration
The federal government has launched a new website that will serve as a clearinghouse for records from former President Donald Trumpโs administration. Biden brought a dark blue rug out of storage to replace a lighter colored one installed by former President Donald Trump. Workers removed the giant sign from the departmentโs C Street lobby on Wednesday shortly after President Joe Biden was inaugurated. ___4:55 p.m.President Joe Biden has directed that federal agencies halt all rulemaking until his administration has time to review proposed regulations. Former President Donald Trump flew to Florida before Biden was sworn into office.
Former Mar-a-Lago official gets probation for lying in child porn case
(CNN) - A US serviceman who oversaw Army communications at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida was sentenced to three years of probation for lying during a child pornography investigation, according to court documents. Richard Ciccarella told federal agents that he was the "Non-commissioned Officer in Charge" of White House communications at Mar-a-Lago, the documents state. In July, about two months after his arrest, Ciccarella pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federal agent during the child pornography investigation. While the photos didn't constitute child pornography, his lies were troubling, Assistant US Attorney Gregory Schiller said, according to the newspaper. When asked by federal agents, Ciccarella denied ever using the Yahoo email that was connected to that username.