Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election
The president’s remarks were a surprisingly public acknowledgment that he had campaigned for his freedom as much as for the White House itself.
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Trump Administration Fires Prosecutors Who Aided Jack Smith Investigations
The termination of more than a dozen lawyers who worked with the special counsel, Jack Smith, came hours after the department’s most senior career official was reassigned.
Judge Stops Release of Jack Smith’s Report on Trump Documents Case
Judge Aileen M. Cannon said prosecutors should not be allowed to share the report outside the Justice Department, adding that it contained information that had not been made public.
Trump’s Targets Fear ‘Retribution’ He Promised in Second Presidency
Donald Trump is returning to the White House vowing to seek retribution. Those in his sights are worried both about him — and his supporters.
Judge Cannon Mulls Release of Trump Documents Report to Congress
The decision by Judge Aileen M. Cannon not to issue an immediate ruling raised the possibility that President-elect Donald J. Trump would take office in the meantime and have power over the report’s release.
Jack Smith’s Accountability Effort Ends With More Freedom for Trump
The Justice Department now enters a second Trump administration with less authority to pursue a president than it has had in half a century.
Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Report on the Trump Election Case
Jack Smith wrote that Donald Trump would have been convicted had the case been allowed to proceed and explained why he didn’t pursue charges of incitement of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.
Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case
The report by the special counsel, David C. Weiss, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” that threatened “the integrity of the justice system as a whole.”
Judge Allows Release of Half of Special Counsel’s Report on Trump Cases
Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case, blocked a volume about that matter from being shown to Congress but allowed the release of a volume about the election case.