Trump Corruption

The New York Times reports: At least one lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump signed a written statement in June asserting that all material marked as classified and held in boxes in a storage area at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and club had been returned to the government, four people with knowledge of the document said. The written declaration …

“These are heavyweight statutes. The first, statute, [18 U.S.C. §§] 793, is basically the espionage statute. It talks about things that he may have done with the documents that would result in injury to this country and… he did these things willfully. “That is serious enough that is a ten-year penalty if he’s convicted. Now, the third statute, which is …

The Insider reports: Former President Donald Trump said that everyone takes work home sometimes, as he sought to develop a new line to explain why top secret government documents were stored at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.  “As we can all relate to, everyone ends up having to bring home their work from time to time. American presidents are no …

The Washington Post reports: The National Archives and Records Administration issued a statement Friday in an attempt to counter misstatements about former president Barack Obama’s presidential records after several days of misinformation that had been spread by former president Donald Trump and conservative commentators. Since the FBI search of his Florida home and club this week for classified documents, Trump …

The Insider reports: The Justice Department is investigating if former President Donald Trump violated three federal laws involving the handling of national security information when he moved government records from the White House to Mar-a-Lago upon leaving office. That’s according to the right-wing news website Breitbart, which appeared to have obtained the warrant the FBI got to search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has agreed the historic search warrant that authorized the seizure of federal records from his home at Mar-a-Lago should be released. The Justice Department had told the court it believes that unsealing the confidential investigative documents is in the public interest. The DOJ said it supports releasing four documents: The search warrant …

CBS News reports: A New York State judge ruled Friday that a criminal fraud and tax evasion prosecution against the Trump Organization and its former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, can proceed. Weisselberg and the company asked a judge in February to dismiss all 15 counts charged against them. Judge Juan Merchan dismissed one of several tax fraud counts against the Trump …

The Hill reports: FBI agents found dozens of classified documents during their search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago on Monday, sources confirmed to NewsNation. Investigators discovered classified documents in two areas: Trump’s personal office above a ballroom and in a storage room near the pool. Sources say there were “boxes everywhere,” with some containing Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). Those are …

CNN reports: CNN, joined by The Washington Post, NBC News and Scripps, asked a court on Thursday to unseal documents connected to the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence this week — including documents not covered by the Justice Department’s own bid to unseal a selection of the warrant materials. Specifically, CNN and the other outlets are …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump has hired a prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney known for defending famous rappers to represent him in matters related to the special grand jury that’s investigating whether the former president illegally tried to interfere with the 2020 election in Georgia. Drew Findling’s clients have included Cardi B, Migos and Gucci Mane, as well as …

“FBI agents were scouring Trump’s residence in search of nuclear documents. Now, that could be anything, right? It could be a printout from the nuclear regulatory agency, or the Department of Energy. It could be an email, whatever. “And if that’s the excuse that they want to run with for this raid, how could they possibly justify letting Hillary Clinton …

The Insider reports: Former President Donald Trump said on Thursday night that he would not oppose the Department of Justice’s intended release of documents related to the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid. In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump continued to rage against the investigation while addressing the DOJ’s motion to unseal the search warrant. According to multiple reports and legal experts, …

The Washington Post reports: Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence on Monday, according to people familiar with the investigation. Experts in classified information said the unusual search underscores deep concern among government officials about the types of information they thought could be located …

NBC News reports: The House Jan. 6 committee is set to interview former National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien Friday as it expands its inquiry into former President Donald Trump’s role in the insurrection, a source familiar with the panel’s work confirmed. Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who resigned the day after the Capitol riot, has already spoken with the committee, …

Raw Story reports: Federal Magistrate Judge William Matthewman has set an expedited schedule after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Department of Justice moved to unseal the Mar-a-Lago search warrant and property receipt. Matthewman instructed DOJ to “immediately serve a copy of its Motion on counsel for former President Donald Trump.” “On or before 3.:00 p.m. Eastern time on August …

Vice News reports: Many of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies are promising revenge after the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property on Monday. But his former campaign lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, went a step further. Giuliani predicted to the New York Post that if Trump returns to the White House after the 2024 election, he’ll use the …

The Associated Press reports: The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the search warrant the FBI received before searching the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday. Garland cited the “substantial public interest in this matter” in announcing the request at a hastily scheduled Justice Department news conference. “Faithful adherence to the …

The Associated Press reports: Attorney General Merrick Garland will deliver a statement at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Department of Justice did not specify why Garland was calling the last-minute briefing. It is unknown if he will address the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ execution of a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence. The FBI and DOJ have faced …

CNN reports: The FBI search at Mar-a-Lago this week came months after federal investigators served an earlier grand jury subpoena and took away sensitive national security documents from former President Donald Trump’s property during a June meeting, people familiar with the matter tell CNN. Investigators executed Monday’s search in part because they had developed evidence, including from at least one …

Politico reports: Mick Mulvaney, the former Trump administration acting chief of staff, said on Thursday that the reported informant who tipped off authorities about where Donald Trump was storing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago would have to be “very close” to the former president. “This would be someone who was handling things on day to day, who knew where documents were, …