Tag: FBI Raids Trump Resort

‘Dark Day for the United States of America,’ McCarthy Criticizes Biden Over DOJ Trump Indictment

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other top House Republicans have criticized the Biden administration, after former President Donald Trump announced that he had been charged over his handling of classified documents. “Today is indeed a dark day for the United States of America,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter on June 8, shortly after Trump…


Trump Seeks Probe of DOJ for Alleged Bribe, Misconduct

Former President Donald Trump revealed “shocking” allegations against the Department of Justice (DOJ) amid reports that a federal prosecutor is poised to indict him for alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump took to his Truth Social platform and wrote: “Shocking! One of the top prosecutors at the Department of Injustice was reportedly so obsessed with…


‘Most Partisan, Most Political’: Ted Cruz Accuses AG Merrick Garland of Harboring Hatred Against Trump

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s dislike of Donald Trump is pushing him to indict the former president, according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), adding that federal agencies have become corrupted under Garland. “Merrick Garland is the most partisan; he is the most political attorney general in our nation’s history. And he has corrupted the Department of…


Jim Jordan, Judiciary Committee Press Garland for Answers on FBI Investigations

Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is building on his reputation as a tenacious legislator who aggressively chases information and holds government officials to task. Spearheaded by Jordan, the committee is looking into FBI actions that Republicans contend are misdeeds and improper conduct aimed at derailing Donald Trump’s campaigns for president.   To that…


Trump Decries ‘Marxists and Fascists’ in DOJ, FBI ‘Going After Me’ in Classified Documents Probe

Former president and Republican 2024 frontrunner Donald Trump lashed out at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI in a series of posts on his Truth social media account on Tuesday over their ongoing investigation of his handling of classified documents. “The Marxists and Fascists in the DOJ & FBI are going after me…


Ex-Trump Lawyer Says DOJ May Decline to Charge Former President Over Classified Docs

Former President Donald Trump may not face charges over his handling of classified documents, according to one of his former attorneys. During a June 4 interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Timothy Parlatore said he would be “not at all” surprised if special counsel Jack Smith were to decline to prosecute the case. “You…


Rep. Jordan Investigates FBI’s Role in Trump Special Counsel Probe After Durham Report

On the heels of the Durham Report, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has written Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding answers about an ongoing special counsel investigation into former President Donald Trump. “The Special Counsel’s report details how the FBI abused its law-enforcement authorities to achieve a political end—that is, hamstring the campaign and presidency of President…


ANALYSIS: January 6 Convictions Suggest Trump Could Face Sedition Charges, Experts Say

Recent convictions of high-profile defendants in Jan. 6, 2021, cases may tempt prosecutors to pursue charges of “seditious conspiracy” against former President Donald Trump in connection with unrest at the U.S. Capitol, legal analysts say. Yet Trump appears to have strong plausible defenses to such a charge. And prosecutors risk stoking more political backlash if…


Trump Lawyers Request Meeting With Garland Over Special Counsel Probes

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Tuesday requested a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over the work of a special counsel who is handling two investigations into the former president. “No President of the United States has ever, in the history of our country, been baselessly investigated in such an outrageous and…


Trump Legal Team Responds to Former Member’s Claims of Infighting: ‘Categorically False’

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has responded to assertions by Timothy Parlatore, a lawyer who said he left the team because of disagreements on strategies in the wake of the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago. Parlatore discussed his departure from Trump’s legal team on CNN’s “Newsroom” on Saturday, saying that the presence of “certain individuals”…