Federal judge addresses web of connections in Trump legal world at hearing in classified documents case
One of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case told a federal judge Thursday that he's not concerned his defense lawyer previously represented three witnesses who could testify against him.
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Special counsel probe into Biden's handling of classified documents appears to be nearing end
Special counsel Robert Hur's interview of President Joe Biden is a sign that the classified documents investigation is nearing conclusion after casting a wide net that included dozens of witnesses during the ten-month long probe, multiple sources told CNN.
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Trump's access to classified information restricted as he heads to trial in documents case, federal judge rules
Former President Donald Trump will be restricted on how and when he can look at, and talk about, classified information, a judge decided Wednesday after a sealed hearing the day before.
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Mike Pence says he wasn't aware of any 'broad-based effort' by Trump to declassify documents
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he wasn't aware of any "broad-based effort" by Donald Trump to declassify documents before leaving the White House.
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Judge in Trump classified docs case cancels tentative August 25 hearing, scheduling sealed proceeding for another time
US District Judge Aileen Cannon has canceled tentative plans to hold a hearing on August 25 on a protective order for classified evidence in the Mar-a-Lago documents case against former President Donald Trump.
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Prosecutors raise another possible attorney representation issue in Trump documents case
Prosecutors from the special counsel's office have raised ethical questions about the attorney representing one of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents criminal case, marking the second time they've raised potential issues about lawyers representing multiple people who've worked for the former president.
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Prosecutors say Trump's bid to discuss classified evidence in documents case at Mar-a-Lago is 'unnecessary and unjustified'
Special counsel Jack Smith's office argued Monday that allowing Donald Trump to set up a secure room for discussing the classified evidence in the documents case at his Florida residence, as the former president has requested, would be giving him "special treatment" that no other defendant would receive.
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Mar-a-Lago property manager scheduled to appear in court in classified documents case
Carlos De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago property manager and newest co-defendant in the special counsel's criminal case charging former President Donald Trump and his staff with mishandling classified information, is scheduled to make his initial appearance in a Miami courtroom on Monday.
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Mar-a-Lago employee overseeing surveillance cameras previously received target letter in Trump classified documents probe
Yuscil Taveras, a Mar-a-Lago employee who oversees the property's surveillance cameras, received a target letter from federal prosecutors after former President Donald Trump was first indicted in June on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office, sources told CNN.
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Trump claimed classified document discussed on tape isn't real. But he still returned it to the National Archives
The top-secret document that former President Donald Trump discussed at a 2021 meeting at his New Jersey golf club was included in the 15 boxes returned to the National Archives in January of last year, according to a source familiar with the matter. But Trump has denied it was real.
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Prosecutors in documents case argue against Trump team's push to discuss classified information at his homes instead of SCIF
Donald Trump's lawyers want to be able to discuss classified information with the former president at his homes as part of his criminal case, for convenience sake, according to a new court filing from the Justice Department -- a proposal that federal prosecutors strongly oppose as out of line with how sensitive information can be handled.
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Takeaways from the new charges against Trump, aide and Mar-a-Lago worker in the classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith expanded his classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, making significant new allegations that Trump and two of his employees attempted to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage sought by the grand jury investigating the mishandling of the government records.
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