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ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY CLAIM
  • Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear
    | By Mark Sherman, Associated Press | April 25, 2024 Updated 2:56 PM CDT | BY MARK SHERMAN Updated 2:56 PM CDT, April 25, 2024

    Mar-a-Lago Search

    Donald Trump's Legal / Lawsuits History


    TRUMP INDICTED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. [Federal Court]


  • Trump's new judge is a tough Jan. 6 sentencer — and has a history with him Meet Tanya Chutkan, the Obama appointee who was randomly chosen to preside over Trump's newest case.
    By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein, Politico.com | August 2, 2023 04:30 EDT |

  • Read the Trump indictment Special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with four felony counts.
    By Politico Staff | August 1, 2023 05:54 PM EDT |

  • Trump Indictment [FULL TEXT]


    TRUMP INDICTED IN FLORIDA [Federal Court]


  • Trump charged with new crimes in classified documents case In a revised indictment, prosecutors accused Trump of seeking to erase security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago.
    By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein, Politico.com | July 27, 2023 06:33 PM EDT Updated: July 27, 2023 09:39 PM EDT |

  • Superseding Federal Indictment [FULL TEXT]

  • Trump's 2nd indictment: Read the full document text The former president is facing 31 counts of "willful retention" of classified records, as well as several counts related to his alleged effort to obstruct the investigation.
    By Politico Staff | June 9, 2023 02:01 PM EDT |

  • Trump Indicted in the Southern District of Florida [FULL TEXT]


    TRUMP INDICTED IN NEW YORK [State Court]


  • Read the full Trump indictment and statement of facts Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought felony charges of falsifying business records against the former president and 2024 contender for the GOP nomination.
    By Politico Staff | April 4, 2023 03:52 PM EDT |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "Prosecutors in New York unsealed an indictment and statement of facts Tuesday against former President Donald Trump on felony charges of falsifying business records in his alleged role in a hush money scheme."

  • First fact in the Statement of Facts
    "1. The defendant DONALD J. TRUMP repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election."

  • Meet the N.Y. prosecutor who could bring historic Trump indictment
    By Erin Doherty, Axios.com | March 21, 2023 |

  • Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago after arraignment - 4/4 (FULL LIVE STREAM) - (1 hr 49 min 30 sec) [April 4, 2023]

  • Donald Trump lashes out, resorting to old tactics after arraignment hearing
    By Domenico Montanaro, NPR | April 5, 2023 5:00 AM ET |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "Faced with criminal charges for the first time for any former president, Donald Trump ripped from a well-worn page in his playbook Tuesday night — lashing out with a, at times, bigoted speech full of lies and conspiracies."


    FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA INVESTIGATION [State Court]


  • Charges related to Trump's alleged attempt to overturn 2020 election in Georgia could come soon. Here are the details.
    BY Graham Kates, CBS News.com | UPDATED ON: July 17, 2023 6:01 PM |

  • Fulton DA: Trump's federal indictment will not impact our case
    By Bill Rankin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution | June 14, 2023 |

  • The legal woes surrounding Trump and his Manhattan indictment
    By Erin Doherty, Axios.com | Updated Apr 4, 2023 |

  • What to know about 4 criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump
    By Graham Kates, CBS News. Robert Legare, CBS News, contributed reporting. | Updated April 4, 2023 6:57 PM |

  • Donald Trump: His four biggest legal problems
    By Gareth Evans, BBC (in Washington, DC) | March 22, 2023 |

  • Fulton County, Georgia's Trump Investigation An analysis of the reported facts and applicable law: Second edition
    By Norman Eisen, Donald Ayer, Noah Bookbinder, Gwen Keyes Fleming, Colby Galliher, Joshua Matz, Debra Perlin, and Jason Powell, Brookings Institution | November 14, 2022 |
    [NOTE: At the end of this document, click to >> Download and read the full report << ]
    [NOTE: This 2020 federal election-interference Georgia investigation is being conducted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.]


    SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH


    JANUARY 6, 2021
  • 'It can happen again': Judge set to preside over Trump trial delivers her toughest Jan. 6 sentence to date U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sentenced a Maryland man to five-and-a-half years in federal prison.
    | By Kyle, Cheney, Politico staff | April 19, 2024 04:48 PM EDT |

  • Trump could have helped response to Jan. 6 riot — but didn’t — per new testimony Two senior leaders of the D.C. guard at the time of the Capitol attack painted a picture of the boost that never came, according to transcripts reviewed by POLITICO.
    | By Kyle Cheney, Politico staff | April 17, 2024 11:00 AM EDT |

  • Trump, Pence urge judge to reject special counsel bid to obtain former VP's testimony It’s one of the weightiest constitutional fights for the special counsel.
    By Kyle Cheney, Politico.com | March 23, 2023 12:28 PM EDT |

  • Special counsel is locked in at least 8 secret court battles in Trump investigations
    By Katelyn Polantz, Casey Gannon and Evan Perez, CNN | February 16, 2023 Updated 6:00 AM ET |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "Special counsel Jack Smith is locked in at least eight secret court battles that aim to unearth some of the most closely held details about Donald Trump's actions after the 2020 election and handling of classified material, according to sources and court records reviewed by CNN."

  • Pence to fight special counsel subpoena on Trump's 2020 election denial The former vice president is prepared to raise a novel claim of legislative privilege to challenge a bid for his testimony in the 2020 election probe.
    By Kyle Cheney & Josh Gerstein, Politico.com | February 14, 2023 05:01 AM EST |

  • Fact check: Trump responds to special counsel news with debunked claim about Obama and the Bushes
    By Daniel Dale, CNN | Saturday November 19, 2022 Updated 12:19 PM EST |

  • Garland names Jack Smith special counsel for Trump criminal probes Smith, a former chief of the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, will oversee criminal matters related to former President Donald Trump.
    By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney, Politico.com | November 18, 2022 01:42 PM EST Updated November 18, 2022 03:19 PM EST |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "The special counsel's purview will include the Justice Department’s ongoing probe of Trump's alleged retention of highly sensitive national security secrets at his Mar-a-Lago estate, as well as aspects of the effort by Trump and his allies’ effort to subvert the 2020 election and disrupt the transition of power to President Joe Biden."

  • DOJ names Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee Trump criminal investigations
    By Carrie Johnson and Ryan Lucas, NPR.org | Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Updated November 18, 2022 9:16 PM ET |


    CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
  • The Presidential Records Act (National Archives.gov)
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "The Presidential Records Act (PRA) changed the legal status of Presidential and Vice Presidential materials. Under the PRA [Presidential Records Act], the official records of the President and his staff are owned by the United States, not by the President."


  • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1929-1991)

  • National Archives asks former U.S. leaders to re-check for classified documents
    By Colleen Long, Associated Press and Zeke Miller, Associated Press, as seen on the PBS Newshour Web site | January 26, 2023 2:41 PM EST |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "The Archives sent a letter Thursday to representatives of former presidents and vice presidents extending back to Ronald Reagan to ensure compliance with the Presidential Records Act."

  • Former U.S. presidents, VPs asked to check files for classified documents
    By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, and Zeke Miller, Associated Press (as seen on ABC11.com) Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and Farnoush Amiri contributed. | January 26, 2023 6:44 PM |


    Mar-a-Lago Search

    (Click here to compare Biden documents case.)
    Former President Donald Trump and Classified Documents removed from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago home
    THE AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF THE SEARCH WARRANT
  • Mar-a-Lago Redacted Affidavit

  • Takeaways from the unsealed Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
    By Jill Colvin and Nomaan Merchant, AP News | August 27, 2022 |
    THE SEARCH WARRANT
  • THE SEARCH WARRANT

  • Read the unsealed DOJ documents underpinning search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Read the unsealed version of the search warrant and an accompanying receipt below.
    By Politico Staff | August 12, 2022 04:15 PM EDT |

  • Read the full warrant documents from FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
    By NPR Washington Desk | August 12, 2022 4:54 PM ET |

  • FBI search warrant shows Trump under investigation for potential obstruction of justice, Espionage Act violations A search warrant viewed by POLITICO reveals that the FBI is investigating Donald Trump for potential violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice laws.
    By Betsy Woodruff Swan, Kyle Cheney, and Nicholas WU, Politico Staff | August 12, 2022 03:03 PM EDT Updated August 12, 2022 04:05 PM EDT |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "The warrant shows federal law enforcement was investigating Trump for removal or destruction of records, obstruction of justice and violating the Espionage Act — which can encompass crimes beyond spying, such as the refusal to return national security documents upon request. Conviction under the statutes can result in imprisonment or fines."

  • Trump Mar-a-Lago search warrant, property receipt show agents found trove of classified docs A federal judge Friday unsealed documents, previously obtained by NBC News and other news organizations, related to Monday's search at the former president's home.
    By Marc Caputo, Rebecca Shabad and Dareh Gregorian, NBC News.com | Aug. 12, 2022, 2:01 PM CDT / Updated Aug. 12, 2022, 4:45 PM CDT |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "Federal agents removed 11 sets of classified documents, including some that were labeled secret and top secret, according to documents obtained by NBC News shortly before the judge unsealed them."


    BIDEN & PENCE DOCUMENTS CASE COMPARISON
  • How the Biden and Trump classified documents cases compare
    By Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America correspondent | January 13, 2023 |

  • EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers
    By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press AP News.com | January 24, 2023 |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "A look at similarities and differences among the various situations:...."

  • How does the Biden classified documents matter compare to Trump's? Each president had a markedly different response.
    By Luke Barr, ABC News. ABC News' Alexander Mallin contributed to this report. | January 10, 2023, 12:39 PM |

  • Here's what we know about the classified documents found at Biden's home and office
    By Becky Sullivan and Elena Moore, NPR.org | Updated January 14, 20232:20 PM ET |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "On Thursday, the White House described the review as being over. "The search is complete," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.

    But on Saturday, Sauber, the White House lawyer, said he had found five more pages at Biden's Wilmington home on Thursday when he was working with DOJ officials to hand over what he had days earlier described as one final page of classified material.

    ....On Saturday, Sauber explained that Biden's personal lawyers — led by Bob Bauer — had been conducting the searches of Biden's home. Those lawyers did not have security clearances. So when they had found a classified document on Wednesday, they stopped searching that area, he said.

    It wasn't until Thursday evening when Sauber, who has a security clearance, went to Wilmington with DOJ officials to give them the final document that they found five additional pages of classified materials, he said."


    DONALD TRUMP'S LEGAL / LAWSUITS HISTORY


    [NOTE: Click HERE to see the New York state indictment and the latest on the Georgia county investigation.]

  • Trump's potential indictment caps decades of legal scrutiny
    By Jill Colvin, AP News.com | March 22, 2023 |
    QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE:
    "For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated countless legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges. That record may soon come to an end."

  • President Trump's staggering record of uncharged crimes
    By Conor Shaw, Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington | September 27, 2022 |

  • Legal affairs of Donald Trump (Wikipedia)

  • List of lawsuits involving Donald Trump (Wikipedia)


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