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Justice Department drops classified documents case against Trump co-defendants
Merrick Garland had agreed not to make the special counsel's findings in the classified documents investigation public while the DOJ appealed a judge's dismissal of the case.
Justice Department seeks to dismiss classified documents case against Trump's former co-defendants
Walt Nauta, an aide to President Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, were charged alongside the president in 2023. They all pleaded not guilty.
Trump Justice Department files to drop charges against former Nebraska U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
The Justice Department’s second push to prosecute former U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., appears headed to an end under the new management of a Republican president. Federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed to withdraw the felony charges lodged against the Lincoln Republican in Washington,
Justice Department drops criminal proceedings against Trump co-defendants in classified records case
The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the case against them could ever be revived.
Justice Department moves to end appeal of classified documents case against Trump co-defendants
The Justice Department under President Donald Trump moved to drop an appeal by former special counsel Jack Smith in his classified documents case, tying up one of the final loose ends in the case.
Justice Department drops case against Trump’s former co-defendants in classified documents investigation
President Donald Trump’s administration is ending the case against his former co-defendants in the classified documents investigation brought by former special counsel Jack Smith.
Department of Justice moves to dismiss former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s case
The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss the case against former U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry from Nebraska.
Justice Department moves to drop prosecution of Mar-a-Lago staff in Trump classified docs case
The request seeks to drop obstruction charges against two former Trump co-defendants charged with obstructing justice in the ...
Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
The Trump Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into ...
Trump Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump and launches ‘special project’ into January 6 cases
More than a dozen officials who worked on the criminal investigations into Donald Trump have been fired, according to sources ...
Justice Department fires more than a dozen key officials on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team
EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is firing more than a dozen key officials who worked on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team ...
Justice Dept. seeks to drop appeal of Cannon’s ruling in Trump docs case
Judge Aileen M. Cannon’s ruled that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed and had no authority to prosecute ...
Justice Department Fires Lawyers Who Prosecuted Trump
The firings come as a Trump appointee opened an internal review of the department’s decision to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 ...
Across Justice Dept., Fear, Anxiety and Angry Bosses
At the department’s headquarters in downtown Washington, lawyers described the uncertainty that has rippled across the agency ...
City of Erie seeks answers as Trump administration seeks to put federal funding on hold
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan on Tuesday temporarily paused part of the Trump administration's sweeping directive.