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DOJ Opens Investigation After Incarcerated Man Dies From Untreated Cancer
The DOJ's announcement comes after a federal judge condemned the Bureau of Prisons for its role in the man's death.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Documents Appeal
The court’s action means that the special master cannot examine documents marked as classified.
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Following DOJ Subpoena, Trump Told Mar-a-Lago Worker to Hide Docs Elsewhere
Trump’s order to a Mar-a-Lago employee constitutes “an indictable offense,” one legal expert said.
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DOJ to Trump’s Lawyers: We Believe He’s Still Hiding White House Docs
More than 300 classified documents have been retrieved from Mar-a-Lago so far.
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Court Error Exposes Judge Aileen Cannon’s “Obvious” Trump Sympathy
Judge Cannon's descriptions of potentially privileged documents are in stark contrast with the actual documents.
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Calls Grow for Clarence Thomas to Recuse Himself From Trump Mar-a-Lago Docs Case
Thomas was the sole dissenter in a case involving Trump and presidential records earlier this year.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear 2 Cases on Federal Bump Stock Ban
Fewer than four Supreme Court justices wanted to hear the appeals cases.
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Trump Judge Issues “Outrageous” Decree Overturning Special Master’s Order
Judge Aileen Cannon is “basically one of Trump's lawyers at this point,” one observer noted.
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Trump’s Lawyers Dodge Special Master’s Questions on Mar-a-Lago Inventory List
Trump has insinuated, without proof, that the FBI planted evidence during their August search of Mar-a-Lago.
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Judge Cannon Assigns Special Master, Refuses to Let DOJ Examine Classified Docs
More than 11,000 docs were retrieved from Trump's Florida home in August, including around 100 with classified markings.