Smith asks court to reject Trump's challenge to his appointment in Jan. 6 case

Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a judge to decline to take up former President Trump’s latest bid to toss his Jan. 6 election interference case by arguing Smith was unlawfully ...

Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago

Trump asks for dismissal of Jan. 6 case over Jack Smith’s appointment

Attorneys for former President Trump on Thursday asked a judge to toss out his federal election subversion case by arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed. The new ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Trump Seeks to Challenge Jack Smith’s Appointment in Election Case

The former president’s request to file a new motion contesting how the special counsel got his job came on the same day he vowed to fire him if re-elected.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case rejects 'strained' argument about his false 2020 election claims

WASHINGTON — A judge overseeing the federal election interference case against Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected the former president's claim that he was actually concerned about foreign influence ...

Politics - NBC News - October 16

Georgia prosecutor asks appeals court to reinstate 6 charges in Trump case

Lawyers for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said a judge "erred" when he dismissed the charges in March.

Smith fights Trump bid to toss Jan. 6 case, charges faced by rioters

Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday contested an effort by former President Trump to toss his Jan. 6 prosecution citing the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of a Jan. 6 rioter facing one of the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

More Trump sealed files released in Jack Smith Jan. 6 election case

The records were made public after Judge Tanya Chutkan denied a request by Trump's lawyers to keep them sealed until after the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Chutkan unseals much-redacted Jack Smith evidence used to build Trump's Jan. 6 case

A judge on Friday unsealed nearly 1,900 pages of evidence special counsel Jack Smith assembled in building the election interference case against former President Trump, publicly posting the highly ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case rules additional evidence will be unsealed Friday

The judge in Donald Trump's election interference case has ordered that a filing containing additional evidence gathered by the special counsel be released on Friday.

Harris will ask voters to 'turn the page' on Trump era at the site of his Jan. 6 speech

Kamala Harris will hold a rally Tuesday near the White House — the site where Donald Trump spoke on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump argues Smith unlawfully appointed in documents and election cases

Former President Donald Trump urged two separate courts to toss out the cases brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith.

Trump calls judge overseeing his Jan. 6 case 'the most evil person'

Donald Trump called Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the Jan. 6-related case against him, "evil" despite threats against her from his supporters.

Politics - NBC News - October 18

Special counsel urges judge to reject Trump's bid to toss Jan. 6 obstruction charges

Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the judge in Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case to reject an effort by Trump's attorneys to throw out the case's obstruction-related charges.

Trump bears responsibility for Jan. 6 attack, Jack Smith argues in new filing

A team of federal prosecutors led by special counsel Jack Smith said in a filing on Wednesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump bears responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.

Trump calls Jack Smith ‘sick puppy’ as latest Jan. 6 evidence unsealed

Former President Trump on Friday railed against special counsel Jack Smith and the judge overseeing his case on efforts to subvert the 2020 election as Smith released a slew of new documents. "The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Trump again asks appeals court to move New York hush money case to federal court

Former President Trump has again asked an appeals court to move his New York hush money case into federal court in a bid to stall his sentencing or toss his conviction.

Unsealing of filing offers limited look at evidence in Jan. 6 case against Trump

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case has unsealed a highly redacted filing offering a limited look at the evidence amassed by Jack Smith's team.

Prosecutor in Menendez Brothers Case to Ask Court for Resentencing

The request from George Gascón, the Los Angeles County district attorney, could lead to Lyle and Erik Menendez being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Fulton County DA Fani Willis asks appeals court to reinstate six charges in Trump election case

The district attorney requested the Georgia Court of Appeals restore charges, including three against Trump, that she said were wrongly discarded in the 2020 election case.

Politics - NBC News - October 16

RNC's overseas ballot challenge in North Carolina rejected by appeals court

A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday rebuffed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to not process certain overseas ballots in the upcoming election unless the voter shows they ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Ocasio-Cortez says Trump's Madison Square Garden event one of his 'mini Jan. 6 rallies'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called former President Trump’s Madison Square Garden event one of his “mini Jan. 6 rallies,” saying he is readying his supporters to reject the results of ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Appeals court upholds Jan. 6 trespassing misdemeanor faced by scores of rioters

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Jan. 6 rioter's misdemeanor trespassing conviction in connection with the 2021 Capitol attack. Couy Griffin, a founder of “Cowboys for Trump" and former ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

RNC asks Supreme Court to intervene in Pennsylvania mail ballot case

The Republican National Committee (RNC) asked the Supreme Court on Monday for an emergency order that would prevent Pennsylvanians whose mail ballots are rejected for technical reasons from having ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Trump's lawyers ask for delay in election interference case

The judge in former President Donald Trump's election interference case could unseal more evidence before the 2024 election. Trump's lawyers are requesting U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan delay ...

Trump says 'nothing' was done wrong on the Jan. 6 riot

During a Univision town hall event, a former Republican voter told former President Donald Trump that he would not vote for him due to his actions on the Jan. 6 riots. Trump responded that ...

Politics - NBC News - October 17

Harris campaign hits Trump for calling Jan. 6 ‘day of love’

The Harris campaign and its allies seized on former President Trump’s comments at a Univision town hall Wednesday in which he called the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol a “day of love.” A voter ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Trump says Jan. 6 was a "day of love," glossing over supporters' violence

A voter at the Univision town hall Wednesday challenged Trump to win back his vote by answering a question about Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the Capitol riot. Trump said it was a "day of love."

Trump compares imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans during WWII

Former President Trump on Friday alleged nobody had been treated worse than those imprisoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, other than Japanese Americans who were put in internment camps ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Trump Tries to Rewrite History of Jan. 6 in Campaign’s Final Stretch

Donald J. Trump amplified a conspiracy theory that the federal government had staged the Capitol attack and compared jailed rioters to people of Japanese descent in internment camps.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Harris to make 'closing argument' speech at the site of Trump's Jan. 6 remarks

Kamala Harris will deliver a “closing argument” speech in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday at the site where Donald Trump spoke shortly before the Jan. 6 riot, according to a senior campaign official.

Harris urges voters to remember Trump's role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

In her closing argument address, Vice President Kamala Harris underscored the stakes of the upcoming election, calling out former President Trump’s actions on January 6. She highlighted the ...

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Trump over tell-all book

The Supreme Court rejected Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Donald Trump alleging he was put in solitary confinement for refusing to stop writing a tell-all book.

Two Key Prosecutors in Trump Documents Case Leave Jack Smith’s Office

The departures amount to a tacit acknowledgment that any trial in that case will not happen for many months, if not years.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Trump election interference case evidence unsealed after Jack Smith filing

Just weeks before the 2024 general election, Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed evidence in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump after his lawyers requested a delay until ...

Judge Releases Redacted Trove of Jack Smith’s Evidence in Trump Election Case

The former president’s legal team had objected to any release of material, saying it would amount to election interference.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Trump legal team motions to dismiss Jack Smith election interference case

Former President Donald Trump's defense team has filed a motion to dismiss the federal election interference case against him arguing special counsel Jack Smith's appointment was illegal. CBS News' ...

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