Former President Donald Trump has been referencing the QAnon movement more frequently since the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on August 8. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Some people close to Trump are confused as to why he is suddenly leaning hard towards QAnon. Some sources suggested to Rolling Stone that Trump was trolling for […]
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Trump’s own former intel chief worried that Russia had compromising material on him, book says
President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive to waiting media during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. Chris McGrath/Getty Images Dan Coats, former director of national intelligence, worried about Trump's relations with Putin. According to a new book, Trump's behavior at a summit with […]
Mike Pence’s former chief of staff chides Trump’s lawyers for ‘potentially lying’ to DOJ: ‘There’s a difference between playing a lawyer on TV’ and ‘good legal counsel’
Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, speaks with reporters at the White House, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/Associated Press Marc Short said the documents Trump had taken to Mar-a-Lago were "baffling." He also said it appeared Trump's lawyers had lied to the Department of Justice. Legal experts and […]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says Trump’s rhetoric is fueling the rise in threats to Congress members after an armed man showed up to her home and shouted ‘go back to India, I’m going to kill you’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa.) at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Seattle, Wash Jovelle Tamayo/ forThe Washington Post via Getty Images Rep. Pramila Jayapal says former President Trump's rhetoric encourages violence against Congress members. Jayapal released voicemails on Thursday that included threats to "go back to India." Capitol Police data shows that threats […]
The DOJ is looking into Trump’s main fundraising arm, Save America, as part of its larger probe into the Capitol Riot: reports
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a Save America rally on July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Arizona. Ross D. Franklin/AP One of the DOJ's ongoing probes of Donald Trump includes an investigation into the Capitol riot. The DOJ appears to be expanding that inquiry by looking into Trump's PAC, Save America, per reports. Several aides […]
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 […]
Jan. 6 committee members say Trump’s calling the FBI ‘vicious monsters’ at a rally may constitute incitement
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on September 3, 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Trump called the FBI "vicious monsters" controlled by left-wing radicalists at a Saturday rally. Two Jan. 6 panel members warned that Trump may be inciting attacks on the FBI with that speech. The attack came after the FBI […]
Meet Evan Corcoran — Trump’s most recent lawyer who previously represented Steve Bannon and Jan. 6 defendants
Evan Corcoran also represents a former Capitol police officer charged in connection with January 6. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Evan Corcoran is one of Donald Trump's most recent legal hires. The Baltimore attorney previously represented Steve Bannon and January 6 defendants. Corcoran has since found himself embroiled in Trump's most recent drama: the Mar-a-Lago raid. […]
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 […]