#Legal chaos engulfs Biden and Trump

#Legal chaos engulfs Biden and Trump

A dramatic day in Washington on Friday shook up the 2024 presidential race, causing big problems for President Biden and former President Trump. The more shocking development came when Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the president’s son, Hunter Biden. The special counsel will be David Weiss, who had already…

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#Trump faces uphill battle in moving case from DC

#Trump faces uphill battle in moving case from DC

Legal experts have cast doubts that former President Trump and his legal team will succeed in attempting to move his case on Jan. 6 charges out of Washington, D.C., especially before jury selection is even conducted. Trump has floated the idea of moving his case to nearby West Virginia in the hopes he might face…

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#Trump directs rage at DC judge handling his Jan. 6 case

#Trump directs rage at DC judge handling his Jan. 6 case

From the attorneys prosecuting his cases to his allies-turned-foes, few who have gone up against former President Trump have been spared his wrath. Now, in the days after his indictment over efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, Trump is directing his anger at a new target: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing that…

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#Trump: Jack Smith going before ‘judge of his dreams’

#Trump: Jack Smith going before ‘judge of his dreams’

Former President Trump claimed Monday that special counsel Jack Smith was going before the “judge of his dreams” in U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the case linked to Trump’s efforts to hold power after the 2020 election. Trump has repeatedly attacked the venue of the case…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump unleashes ‘political speech’ as legal weapon

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump unleashes ‘political speech’ as legal weapon

© The Associated Press / Artie Walker Jr. | Former President Trump on Saturday in Columbia, S.C. Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy….

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#Judge orders Trump response to DOJ request for protective order in 2020 election case

#Judge orders Trump response to DOJ request for protective order in 2020 election case

The federal judge presiding over former President Trump’s election fraud case has ordered his attorneys to respond to prosecutors’ request for a protective order by Monday, according to a court filing Saturday. Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Trump’s attorneys a single business day to respond to special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a strict protective order which would prevent Trump from discussing case evidence…

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#Judge warns Trump against bribing or influencing witnesses

#Judge warns Trump against bribing or influencing witnesses

The magistrate judge handling former President Trump’s arraignment on charges related to trying to overturn the 2020 election warned him Thursday against bribing or influencing witnesses. U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya reminded Trump during the arraignment proceedings that bribing, influencing or retaliating against witnesses is a crime. While Upadhyaya will oversee Trump’s arraignment, she will…

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#Trump pleads not guilty to Jan. 6 charges

#Trump pleads not guilty to Jan. 6 charges

Former President Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday on charges he faces stemming from his efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election.  Trump faces four counts, including on efforts to defraud the U.S. and obstruct Congressional proceedings, as the Justice Department contends his plot to remain in power was “fueled by lies.”  His…

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