Special counsel investigating false statements made by Trump employees in classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith's office is continuing to investigate whether two employees of Donald Trump gave false testimony to a grand jury as part of the criminal probe into the former president's retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, prosecutors revealed in a court filing Tuesday.
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Biden names former Obama-era lawyer as White House counsel
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden named former federal prosecutor and Chicago lawyer Ed Siskel as his top White
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Media organizations seek release of more court filings linked to Jack Smith's search warrant for Trump's Twitter account
A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, is asking the federal court in Washington, DC, to give more transparency into the legal fight over a search warrant special counsel Jack Smith obtained for materials from former President Donald Trump's Twitter account.
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Biden defers to Justice Department in first public answer on special counsel investigation into his son
President Joe Biden on Friday said he had no comment and deferred to the Department of Justice when asked for his reaction to the special counsel appointment in the case of his son, Hunter Biden.
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Special counsel investigating Jan. 6 sought Trump's direct messages from Twitter, court transcripts reveal
The special counsel's investigation into Donald Trump and the aftermath of the 2020 election sought the former president's Twitter direct messages, of which there were many, federal prosecutors and lawyers for Twitter revealed in newly unsealed transcripts from February court hearings about the search warrant.
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Special counsel says Hunter Biden's gun deal is 'withdrawn' and invalid
Special counsel David Weiss said the deal his team previously reached with Hunter Biden to resolve a felony gun possession charge was never approved by a probation officer and is not binding.
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Explainer-US special counsels work with independence and a spotlight
WASHINGTON The appointment of an outside prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden's son Hunter means there are now
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Why was Weiss named special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden? It's complicated.
Attorney General Merrick Garland did not provide a robust explanation on Friday for why he needed to give US attorney David Weiss special counsel status for the Hunter Biden probe, or why it was necessary five years after the investigation began.
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Who is David Weiss, US special counsel in the Hunter Biden case?
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON Prosecutor David Weiss has spent years probing allegations involving President Joe Biden's son, Hunter
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House Republicans plan to keep investigating Hunter Biden and still want to hear from David Weiss
Republicans are vowing to continue their investigations related to President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel to oversee the ongoing criminal probe.
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US attorney leading Hunter Biden probe is now a special counsel, Garland announces
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Trump-appointed US attorney who is investigating Hunter Biden has been given "special counsel" status.
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Special counsel obtained search warrant for Donald Trump's Twitter account
The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president's Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, according to a newly unsealed court filing.
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