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Trump classified documents judge to shield witnesses’ names

Judge in former President Trump’s classified documents case approved for suppressing the names of potential government witnesses in a ruling issued Tuesday. Special Counsel Jack Smith had asked for the names of potential government witnesses to be suppressed in a motion by Trump’s defense team, saying the witnesses could face intimidation or harassment. “The special […]

Trump classified documents judge sets hearing over co-defendants’ bid to toss indictment

A Florida federal judge presiding over the criminal classified documents case of former President Donald Trump set a hearing for his two co-defendants’ efforts to toss out their indictments next week. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon called on Monday for a nonevidentiary hearing at 10 a.m. on April 19 over separate motions from Mar-a-Lago property […]

Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Dismiss Classified Docs Case Based On Presidential Records Act

The judge overseeing the classified documents lawsuit against former President Donald Trump on Thursday denied his motion to dismiss under the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Trump asked in February to dismiss the lawsuit under the PRA, but his lawyers said the PRA gives him “unreviewable discretion to designate the records at issue as personal.” claimed […]

Looming decisions set to shape Trump classified documents case

A pile of pending decisions in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in Florida is set to have an enormous impact on the future of the case and whether a trial featuring the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will occur during critical months of an election year. Trump and special counsel Jack Smith, […]

State secrets: Democrat targets Trump and Menendez with new rule guarding classified documents

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) introduced new legislation on Thursday barring federal officials, including former President Donald Trump and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), from viewing classified documents.  The legislation would bar elected officials and candidates who are charged with certain criminal offenses from having access to classified information. The legislation does not name Trump or Menendez, […]

House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Biden ghostwriter who reviewed classified files

The House Judiciary Committee on Friday issued a subpoena to President Biden’s ghostwriter, who was revealed to have had confidential material disclosed by the former vice president by federal investigators, for interviews that revealed classified information. The recording was also deleted. Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) served a subpoena on the attorney representing Mark Zwonitzer, […]

Air Force intel analyst accused of sharing classified documents with anti-gov ‘Boogaloo’ group

An Air Force intelligence analyst who pleaded guilty last year to distributing child pornography was also accused of sharing classified material with supporters of the Boogaloo anti-government movement, according to court filings released this week. Jason Gray, 28, used the online chat platform Discord to run channels for “supporting the boogaloo movement” and “complaining about […]