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New Indictment Adds 6 Charges Against Leak Suspect, 21

Jack Teixeira was found viewing classified intelligence unrelated to his job over months

(Newser) - The Air National Guard member already jailed on suspicion of posting classified information on social media was hit with more charges Thursday. A new indictment adds six counts of illegal retention and transmission of national defense information to the charges facing Jack Teixeira, the Washington Post reports. Conviction on the...

Florida Lawyers Reject Trump Case
Florida Lawyers
Reject Trump Case
Jun 13, 2023 6:49 AM CDT

Florida Lawyers Reject Trump Case

Multiple attorneys decline to join former president's legal team ahead of arraignment

(Newser) - A day before his arraignment in Miami federal court, former President Trump spent his Monday afternoon scrambling to find a Florida lawyer to join his legal team. Two lawyers on Trump's defense team, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, resigned suddenly after his indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents...

Trump Case Isn&#39;t a Slam Dunk. It&#39;s a Tough 3-Pointer
The Case Is
Strong. Here's
How Trump
Can Beat It
OPINION
Jun 12, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

The Case Is Strong. Here's How Trump Can Beat It

Paul Rosenzweig lays out the obstacles faced by prosecutors, starting with the judge

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith has laid out what many observers see as a damning case against Donald Trump over classified documents. Take the view of William Barr, who served as Trump's own attorney general: "If even half of it is true, then he's toast," he told...

Highlights From Trump's Unsealed Indictment

He allegedly shared a military 'plan of attack' against Iran, as well as a classified map

(Newser) - Donald Trump faces 37 counts related to the mishandling of classified documents , according to the indictment unsealed Friday. The charges include counts of retaining classified information, obstructing justice, and making false statements, among other crimes, per the AP . Some early highlights:
  • The indictment says Trump illegally kept documents regarding “
...

Details of Charges Against Trump Trickle Out

He faces 7 counts, including one charge under the Espionage Act

(Newser) - Former President Trump was indicted on seven counts related to the probe into his handling of classified documents, his attorney confirmed. Trump is facing one charge under the Espionage Act, plus charges including obstruction of justice, destruction or falsification of records, conspiracy, and false statements, CNN reports. Trump himself weighed...

Historic First: Trump Indicted Over Classified Documents

Former president has been summoned to appear in federal court next week

(Newser) - Donald Trump has been indicted over his handling of classified documents . The former president posted on Truth Social Thursday evening that his lawyers informed him of the development, reports the Hill . The New York Times confirmed the news, reporting that the Justice Department filed the indictment in federal court in...

All Signs Point to Looming Trump Indictment

His legal team has been informed he is a target of the special counsel investigation

(Newser) - Former President Trump's legal team has been informed he is a target of special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump's post-presidency handling of classified documents, a sign that an indictment could be coming soon. NBC News reports the notification took place Monday during the Trump team's...

Trump Has Much to Say. Jack Smith Does Not

Ex-president vents about potential indictment over classified documents while special counsel remains silent

(Newser) - We're apparently going to learn very soon whether the Justice Department will criminally charge Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents . And a day after Trump's legal team met with DOJ officials to make their case, Trump himself had plenty to say on the matter, reports the...

Trump Lawyers Make Case in Person on Classified Papers

Decision on whether the former president will face criminal charges is expected soon

(Newser) - Mike Pence is off the hook . Now lawyers for Donald Trump say he should be as well in regard to his handling of classified documents. The Washington Post reports that three Trump attorneys went to the Justice Department Monday morning and met with DOJ officials to make their case that...

Mike Pence Is in the Clear Over Classified Documents

Justice Department won't file charges after classified material was found at his home

(Newser) - Mike Pence won't face criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. The Department of Justice sent a letter to Pence's attorney on Thursday informing him that, after an investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information, no criminal charges will be sought,...

Trump Owns Having Classified Document on Recording: Report

Former president also reportedly mentions limitations on his ability to declassify records

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors have obtained a 2021 recording in which former President Trump speaks of having kept a classified military document about a potential attack on Iran after leaving the White House, while noting that it is secret and that he hadn't declassified it, according to CNN and the New ...

Prosecutors Are Probing Trump's Ties to LIV Golf

Classified documents investigation also examines possible gaps in security footage

(Newser) - The Justice Department has found an insider witness in its intensifying investigation into former President Trump's handling of classified documents. That's according to the New York Times , which reports the unknown witness, who worked for Trump at Mar-a-Lago, has handed over a photo of the storage room where...

&#39;Here, Have Some Leaked Documents&#39;
'Here, Have Some
Leaked Documents'
the rundown
Apr 10, 2023 9:01 AM CDT

'Here, Have Some Leaked Documents'

Latest intelligence leak first surfaced on a gaming forum

(Newser) - Two things to know about the latest leak of US intelligence reports in the news over the last few days: It appears to be both serious and bizarre. The Justice Department is still trying to figure out what happened and assess the damage, reports the Washington Post . Many of the...

US Leak Reveals More Than War Secrets

Justice Department investigates while Pentagon assesses the damage

(Newser) - The leak of US classified documents concerning Ukraine's defense against the Russian invasion has done more than reveal information that could help opposing nations on the battlefield. The files also provide a detailed look at US intelligence operations, including whom the US is spying on and how, the Washington ...

Possible Trouble for Trump in Separate Case

'Washington Post' reports obstruction charges over classified documents are possible

(Newser) - Tuesday is a big day in Trump World, with the former president expected to be arraigned in a Manhattan courtroom on charges related to hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels. But the Washington Post is out with a story that serves as a reminder of a separate legal headache he faces....

Feds Score a Win in Mar-a-Lago Documents Case

Trump lawyer ordered to hand over documents connected to investigation

(Newser) - A federal appeals court in a sealed order Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president's retention of classified records at his Florida estate. The ruling is a significant win for the Justice Department, which has focused...

Judge: Trump's Attorney-Client Privilege May Be 'Pierced'

Sources say special counsel Jack Smith claimed Trump misled his lawyers over classified docs

(Newser) - Friday was federal Judge Beryl Howell's last day as chief judge on DC's US District Court, but before she stepped down, she entered a sealed filing with developments on the case involving classified documents seized from former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last August. Within that filing, sources...

Mar-a-Lago Staffers Called to Testify About Classified Docs

Dozens of subpoenas apply to servers, housekeeper, Trump aides: CNN

(Newser) - While a grand jury in Manhattan is hearing from witnesses as it considers an indictment of former President Trump over a hush money payment to a porn star, another in Washington, DC, is expected to hear from at least two dozen witnesses as it weighs Trump's handling of classified...

Classified Folder Helped Trump Sleep: Lawyer

Empty 'Classified Evening Summary' folder blocked light on phone, Timothy Parlatore says

(Newser) - A lawyer for Donald Trump has explained what one folder labeled "classified" was used for at the former president's Florida home. "He has one of those landline telephones next to his bed, and it has a blue light on it, and it keeps him up at night,...

One More Classified Document Found at Pence Home

Justice Department conducted an hours-long search in Indiana

(Newser) - The FBI discovered an additional document with classified markings at Mike Pence’s Indiana home during a search Friday, per the AP . Pence adviser Devin O’Malley said the Department of Justice completed “a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours" and removed “one document with classified markings...

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