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Trump Will Be ‘Prosecuted’ says Former FBI Lawyer

Andrew Weissmann, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor, said Friday that former President Donald Trump will be “prosecuted” over the way he handled classified documents after the FBI search warrant affidavit was unsealed. His comments come after the redacted affidavit was unsealed by Judge Bruce Reinhart on Friday, showing the way Trump handled classified […]

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Obstruction of Justice charges Loom Over Trump

When the Justice Department proposed redactions to the affidavit underlying the warrant used to search former President Donald J. Trump’s residence, prosecutors made clear that they feared the former president and his allies might take any opportunity to intimidate witnesses or otherwise illegally obstruct their investigation. “The government has well-founded concerns that steps may be […]

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Judge Reinhart formally rejects DOJ argument to keep Trump affidavit sealed

Judge Bruce Reinhart on Monday admitted the FBI’s raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was “unprecedented” and formally rejected the Justice Department’s argument to keep the affidavit leading to the search under seal, citing the “intense public and historical interest.” Reinhart, in a filing Monday morning, said he rejects “the Government’s argument that the […]

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Trump vows ‘Fourth Amendment based’ challenge to Mar-a-Lago raid

Former President Trump’s legal counsel said on the Mark Levin Show that he’s preparing to file a Fourth Amendment-related legal challenge “very soon” against the Department of Justice in relation to the Mar-a-Lago raid. James Trusty, a former federal prosecutor, said that Trump’s legal team is going to “weigh in very strong and very hard,” […]

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FBI sought Trump docs they feared he would ‘weaponize’

The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago last Monday was specifically intended to recover Donald Trump’s personal “stash” of hidden documents, two high-level U.S. intelligence officials tell Newsweek. To justify the unprecedented raid on a former president’s residence and protect the source who revealed the existence of Trump’s private hoard, agents went into Trump’s residence on the […]