USA v. TRUMP
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1:23-cr-00257
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January 04, 2024
Trump Wants Smith Held In Contempt For Ignoring Stay
Former President Donald Trump asked a D.C. federal court to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt Thursday, claiming the prosecutor engaged in "brazen misconduct" by filing headline-grabbing briefs in the election-interference case against Trump, despite a recent ruling that paused the case while Trump appeals the rejection of his presidential immunity defense.
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January 01, 2024
What To Watch In Donald Trump's Coming Year Of Trials
Numerous historic prosecutions of former President Donald Trump are poised to reach a head in 2024, with trial dates dotting the months preceding a November election in which Trump is predicted to be the Republican nominee.
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December 12, 2023
Why Enforcing Trump's DC Gag Order Could Get Tricky
The D.C. Circuit's revised gag order for Donald Trump in his federal criminal election-interference case is likely to survive further scrutiny from the appellate courts because it's so narrowly tailored, experts say — but that's also why it could be especially challenging to enforce.
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December 11, 2023
Feds Seek To Preserve Trump's March Trial Date In DC
Federal prosecutors urged a D.C. judge to preserve Donald Trump's March 4 trial date in the criminal case over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, saying the former president shouldn't be granted a stay while he appeals a finding that he isn't shielded by presidential immunity.
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December 08, 2023
DC Circ. Narrows Trump Gag Order
The D.C. Circuit on Friday issued a narrowed gag order restraining Donald Trump's public statements amid his criminal election-interference case after finding a lower court restricted "more protected speech than is necessary."
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December 07, 2023
Trump Appeals DC Court's Immunity Rejection, Seeks Stay
Former President Donald Trump launched an appeal Thursday claiming that a D.C. federal judge was wrong to reject his claim that presidential immunity frees him from criminal conspiracy and obstruction charges related to his alleged attempts to subvert the 2020 election, and requested a stay while the D.C. Circuit hears the appeal.
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December 01, 2023
Trump Can't Invoke Presidential Immunity In Jan. 6 Case
A District of Columbia federal judge on Friday firmly rejected Donald Trump's argument that "presidential immunity" shields him from the criminal charges stemming from allegations of election interference in 2020, ruling that Trump doesn't enjoy a "lifelong 'get-out-of-jail-free' pass" just because he was president.
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November 27, 2023
Trump Can't Subpoena Jan. 6 Docs In Election Criminal Case
The D.C. federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal election-interference case denied the former president's bid to subpoena records from the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building, saying Monday that Trump's "vague" motion resembled a "fishing expedition."
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November 20, 2023
DC Circ. Skeptical Of Trump Gag Order's Breadth
A D.C. Circuit panel appeared unconvinced Monday that the First Amendment prohibits a gag order restraining Donald Trump's public statements amid his criminal election-interference case but nevertheless signaled that the court may rein in the restriction's scope.
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November 17, 2023
Trump Can't Nix Jan. 6 Mentions In Election Interference Case
The D.C. federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal election-interference case won't strike from the indictment allegations of his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building, ruling on Friday that the former president had not shown the allegations are prejudicial.