Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations who has worked to secure the releases of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, visited Moscow this week and …
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Justice Department to appeal special master ruling in Trump raid
The Justice Department said Thursday that it was appealing a judge’s decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
Trump legal team advances broad view of presidential powers
A newly unsealed FBI document about the investigation at Mar-a-Lago not only offers new details about the probe but also reveals clues about the arguments former President Donald Trump’s legal team intends to make.
Justice Dept. releases redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate earlier this year contained documents with classification markings, according to an FBI affidavit released Friday explaining the justification for the search of the …
Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump search
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents.
Memo sheds light on decision to clear Trump in Russia probe
Justice Department officials who evaluated then-President Donald Trump’s actions during the Russia investigation concluded that nothing he did, including firing the FBI director, rose to the level of obstruction of justice and that there was no precede…
Trump seeks special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed.
Judge concedes that Trump affidavit may be heavily redacted
A federal judge acknowledged Monday that redactions to an FBI affidavit spelling out the basis for the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate might be so extensive as to make the document “meaningless” if released to the public.
Iranian operative charged in plot to murder John Bolton
An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration National Security Adviser John R. Bolton in presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed a popular and powerful general in the country, the Justice Departmen…
An Oval Office visit and a Moscow trip: Inside the Reed deal
The worst possible moment for bringing Trevor Reed home turned out to be the best.