Rick Scott predicts the Trump civil fraud lawsuit won’t hurt the GOP’s chances of retaking the Senate much and says the Mar-a-Lago raid ‘revved up the base’

Republican Sen. Rick Scott talks to congressional reporters as Senate GOP leaders look on during a press conference at the US Capitol on September 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Sen. Rick Scott downplayed the chances of a new lawsuit against Trump endangering the midterms. Scott said kitchen table issues like rising crime […]

Legal experts criticized the judge who denied an FBI request to access classified info seized from Trump at Mar-a-Lago

In this aerial view, former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen on September 14, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Legal analysts criticized a judge's ruling on the FBI's Mar-a-Lago probe.  The judge refused a request by the FBI to resume inspecting classified information retrieved there.  They say the judge's claim […]

Judge says she can’t accept DOJ’s claim that Trump ‘could not possibly have a possessory interest’ in some documents seized from Mar-a-Lago until 3rd party looks at them

Former President Donald Trump gestures while playing golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on September 13, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP The DOJ's appeal to continue to review classified documents for its probe was rejected on Thursday. A federal judge was not convinced that Trump couldn't have "possessory interest" in the documents. The […]

Here are the 4 people who Trump and the DOJ proposed to be the special master to review the Mar-a-Lago documents

Police presence outside Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on August 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee A judge granted Trump's request for a special master to review the Mar-a-Lago materials. The DOJ is appealing the decision, but each side submitted its picks on Friday. A new court filing showed each proposed two people. […]

White House documents seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home included secret information about a foreign government’s nuclear defense capabilities, The Washington Post reports

This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and redacted by in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Department of Justice via AP Before the FBI […]

Federal judge grants Trump’s request for a special master to look through docs seized in the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC in Dallas, Tex., on August 6, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A federal judge granted Trump's request for a special master to review seized docs.  The special master would screen for "potentially privileged material."  The DOJ had opposed the move, arguing that Trump "lacked standing." A federal judge in […]

Documents from the empty folders seized in the Mar-a-Lago raid could ‘already’ be ‘with someone else,’ legal expert says

Documents seized by FBI at Mar-a-Lago. Department of Justice The FBI recovered dozens of empty folders in the Mar-a-Lago probe, according to a court filing. Nearly 100 folders marked "classified" or "return to staff secretary" turned up empty in the raid. The contents of each folder might be "nowhere to be found because they are […]

Trump lashed out at Bill Barr after the former attorney general said the DOJ was justified in raiding Mar-a-Lago

Former Attorney General Bill Barr says then-President Donald Trump did not have a "good idea" about what the roles of the DOJ and the President were. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Bill Barr said the Justice Department probably had "pretty good evidence" before the Mar-a-Lago raid. He also said Trump's request for a special master […]

The FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Here’s what classified documents are.

Getty Images // James Devaney/GC Images The FBI retrieved several boxes of classified documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort last month. Classified documents are sensitive materials that require legal protections to ensure national security. There are three levels of classification in the US: confidential, secret, and top secret.  Federal agents seized 11 sets of classified documents […]

‘Fox & Friends’ host Steve Doocy calls out Donald Trump: ‘Why did he have all that secret stuff at Mar-a-Lago?’

Former President Donald Trump slammed the "Fox & Friends" show in July, saying that it had "gone to the dark side." Joe Raedle/Getty Images Fox News host Peter Doocy wondered aloud why Trump kept "all that secret stuff at Mar-a-Lago." Doocy said he couldn't recall any president "carting off" so many files during their time […]