Author: Rebecca Beitsch

Trump special master ruling ‘troubling,’ legal experts say

A federal judge’s ruling granting former President Trump’s request for a special master has generated a range of intense reactions from legal experts, who have called it unusual, lacking in legal reasoning, “absurd” and offering undue favoritism to a former president. The ruling in favor of Trump by federal district court Judge Aileen Cannon has…

Scrutiny builds over FBI’s discovery of empty folders at Mar-a-Lago

Among the material allegedly seized from former President Trump’s home were numerous empty folders that once contained classified information or intel designated to be returned to the military, renewing questions over fallout from the potential mishandling of records and if they have since been recovered. In an inventory from the Justice Department unsealed by a…

Jan. 6 panel alleges Gingrich involvement with Trump effots, seeks interview

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is asking former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) to voluntarily sit with its investigators, claiming he advised the Trump team in the days after the former president’s loss in the 2020 election. “You have knowledge and information directly related to our investigation. Information obtained…

Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano is suing the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, seeking to block the panel from enforcing its subpoena for his testimony. The suit makes a familiar argument that has largely been rejected by courts, asserting the committee has no authority to compel testimony…

Judge withholds ruling on special master in Trump, DOJ battle

A federal judge on Thursday declined to issue an immediate decision in a case brought by former President Trump, whose attorneys asked the court to appoint a third party legal expert to review evidence seized by FBI investigators when they searched his Florida home. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said she will issue a ruling…