#Hunter Biden attorney pushes back on GOP howls

#Hunter Biden attorney pushes back on GOP howls

Chris Clark, an attorney for Hunter Biden, pushed back on GOP claims that the president’s son received favorable treatment after accepting a plea deal. Biden, the president’s son, agreed to a plea deal on Monday to two counts of willful failure to pay income tax, concluding a five-year investigation. He separately agreed to enter a…

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#Trump compares Hunter Biden charges to ‘traffic ticket’

#Trump compares Hunter Biden charges to ‘traffic ticket’

Former President Trump and his allies on Tuesday bemoaned a plea deal struck between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors over tax and firearm crimes, comparing it unfavorably to the charges Trump is facing over his retention of classified documents after leaving office. Biden, the president’s son, reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to…

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#Judge orders Trump not to disclose evidence in documents case

#Judge orders Trump not to disclose evidence in documents case

A federal magistrate judge Monday agreed to a motion from the Justice Department to block former President Trump from disclosing information relating to the Mar-a-Lago case, after prosecutors said the investigation remains ongoing. The order sides with the Justice Department in allowing Trump to see evidence collected in the case — including classified documents — but…

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#DOJ seeks protective order to prevent Trump from releasing classified materials amid ongoing investigation

#DOJ seeks protective order to prevent Trump from releasing classified materials amid ongoing investigation

The Justice Department on Friday filed a motion seeking to block former President Trump from releasing any classified materials that will be shared with his legal team during his prosecution for the mishandling of records at Mar-a-Lago, noting that some are still being used in the course of their investigation.  The documents “include information pertaining…

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#Republicans play offense on student loans ahead of SCOTUS decision

#Republicans play offense on student loans ahead of SCOTUS decision

Republicans are taking advantage of a perceived opening on student loans, proposing legislation to tackle the issue in both the House and Senate this week ahead of the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on the legality of President Biden’s relief plan.  Experts are skeptical the conservative-majority justices will uphold Biden’s forgiveness proposal, but his administration has…

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#Scarborough says he thinks Trump kept documents to make deals: ‘This is all about money’

#Scarborough says he thinks Trump kept documents to make deals: ‘This is all about money’

MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough suggested Friday that former President Trump held on to government secrets after leaving the White House for financial reasons. “If you’re trying to figure out Donald Trump’s motive, whatever it is, we’ve been saying for eight years, it’s all about money,” Scarborough said on “Morning Joe,” before noting he has “absolutely…

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