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Politico reports: A federal indictment unsealed Friday charges former President Donald Trump with 37 felony counts. Prosecutors allege that Trump arranged to remove a massive collection of highly sensitive classified material — much of which consists of intelligence about the “defense and weapons capabilities” of the United States and foreign countries — to his private residence as he left the …

Just posted to Trump’s Truth Social account: This is the man who caused the Lois Lerner catastrophe with the IRS. He went after Evangelicals and Great Americans of Faith. The United States had to apologize, and pay major damages for what this deranged lunatic did. He had a unanimous loss in the Supreme Court. His wife is a Trump Hater, …

The Hill reports: Special Counsel Jack Smith is now preparing to address the public Friday afternoon after the Justice Department has faced criticism over its silence in the wake of Donald Trump’s announcement the agency has indicted him. It’s a familiar pattern for prosecutors dealing with Trump, who have seen him beat law enforcement to the punch in announcing both …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump faces a seven-count indictment in connection with keeping hundreds of classified documents in his possession after leaving the White House. The indictment was unsealed Friday afternoon. The federal case against Trump for alleged obstruction and mishandling of classified documents is expected to be overseen at least initially by Judge Aileen M. Cannon …

Reuters reports: Two lawyers defending Donald Trump quit the case on Friday, one day after the former U.S. president was indicted on federal charges of illegally retaining classified documents, obstruction and other crimes. The surprise announcement by Trump’s lawyers John Rowley and Jim Trusty [photo] could prompt further legal complications ahead of Trump’s scheduled appearance in federal court in Miami …

CNN reports: Walt Nauta, an aide to former President Donald Trump, has been indicted in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the mishandling of classified documents from the Trump White House, two sources familiar with the indictment tell CNN. The Wall Street Journal first reported the indictment. Nauta’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. From Trump’s …

“I think it’s important to note that we don’t know the facts in this case. No one does. But you know, after years of politicization at the Justice Department, two and a half years in our administration where we fought against the Russia hoax that the Durham report recently confirmed, was an investigation that should never even been started. “And …

The Huffington Post reports: “By all appearances, the Justice Department and special counsel have exercised due care, affording Mr. Trump the time and opportunity to avoid charges that would not generally have been afforded to others,” Romney said in a statement. “Mr. Trump brought these charges upon himself by not only taking classified documents, but by refusing to simply return …

ABC News reports: The summons sent to former President Donald Trump and his legal team late Thursday indicates that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will be assigned to oversee his case, at least initially, according to sources briefed on the matter. Cannon’s apparent assignment would add yet another unprecedented wrinkle to a case involving the first federal charges against a …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump acknowledged on tape in a 2021 meeting that he had retained “secret” military information that he had not declassified, according to a transcript of the audio recording obtained by CNN. “As president, I could have declassified, but now I can’t,” Trump says, according to the transcript. CNN obtained the transcript of a portion of …

NBC News reports: In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said: “The corrupt Biden Administration has informed my attorneys that I have been Indicted, seemingly over the Boxes Hoax.” Trump appeared prepared when he was the first to make the existence of the indictment public. Minutes after he announced he’d been indicted on Truth Social, he …

Reuters reports: Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury for retaining classified government documents and obstruction of justice, according to a lawyer for the former U.S. president and another source familiar with the matter. A spokesperson for Special Counsel Jack Smith, the Justice Department official who is handling the investigation, declined to comment. It is illegal for …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump says he has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida – the second indictment he has been handed in recent months. ABC News confirmed the indictment, citing sources. Trump has been a target in a federal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents, with special counsel Jack Smith using a …

CNN reports: A key former White House official was interviewed earlier this year by special counsel prosecutors investigating the handling of classified materials by both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, CNN has learned. The former career official, who was in charge of advising the Trump and Obama administrations on the declassification process, is the only known witness …

The Washington Post reports: An unhappy reality of being a Republican these days is that the things Donald Trump does, by and large, must be defended. That’s true even if you are trying to defeat him for the GOP presidential nomination. And even if you don’t really know what you’re vouching for. A case in point: the telling exchange Mike …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump went on a new late-night social media binge to rail against the Justice Department, even as he denies having been told of his imminent indictment on criminal charges. Throughout Wednesday, Trump ranted on Truth Social about the “WEAPONIZED DOJ & FBI” and the “ELECTION INTERFERENCE” he faces from the ongoing investigations into his various …

The New York Times reports: Federal prosecutors have informed the legal team for former President Donald J. Trump that he is a target of their investigation into his handling of classified documents after he left office, according to two people familiar with the matter. The notification to Mr. Trump’s team by prosecutors from the office of the special counsel, Jack …

CNN reports: Steve Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and former White House adviser to Donald Trump, was subpoenaed to provide documents and testimony to a federal grand jury investigating January 6, 2021, according to a person familiar with the matter. Neither Bannon nor his attorney responded to request for comment. The subpoena was first reported by NBC News. Bannon was …

Bloomberg News reports: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office in recent weeks has issued federal grand jury subpoenas out of southern Florida to multiple witnesses linked to the classified documents probe involving former President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the investigative steps. One witness is expected to testify this week before a grand jury in Florida, the people …

Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account: How many times did Chris Christie use the word SMALL? Does he have a psychological problem with SIZE? Actually, his speech was SMALL, and not very good. It rambled all over the place, and nobody had a clue of what he was talking about. Hard to watch, boring, but that’s what you …