Donald Trump engaged in an “unprecedented criminal effort” to “unlawfully retain power” after losing the 2020 election, special counsel Jack Smith said in a report published early Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department, expressing confidence in the prospect of a conviction at a trial that will not happen now that Trump is returning to the White House. CBC | World ...
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U.S. special counsel investigating Trump resigns after submitting report
U.S. special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on president-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead. CBC | World News
Read More »Special counsel asks court to revive classified documents case against Donald Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court on Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former U.S. president Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month. CBC | World News
Read More »Special counsel defends highlighting Biden’s memory lapses in testimony
U.S. lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Joe Biden furious at Special Counsel reference to Beau’s death: ‘None of your business!’
Speaking at a surprise White House press conference, Biden also denied “willfully” retaining classified documents after a report from the Special Counsel investigation was released. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Lindsey Graham’s Defense Of Donald Trump Doomed To Fail, Suggests Former Richard Nixon Counsel
In an interview with CNN broadcast on Saturday, former White House Counsel John Dean — who served President Richard Nixon — discussed South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham’s defense of President Donald Trump. Per Raw Story, Graham recently argued that there is no concrete evidence against Trump, suggesting that the House Democrats’ case for impeachment is based largely on hearsay, which ...
Read More »Jeff Sessions raises prospect of special counsel on Republican concerns
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is leaving open the possibility that a special counsel could be appointed to look into Clinton Foundation dealings and an Obama-era uranium deal, the Justice Department says. CBC | World News
Read More »Special counsel probe: Manafort, Gates due in court, Trump appointee withdraws
A former Trump campaign official who has been linked to the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has withdrawn his nomination for an agriculture post. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. special counsel files 1st charges in Trump-Russia probe: reports
A federal grand jury in Washington on Friday approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, CNN reported, citing sources briefed on the matter. CBC | World News
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