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Trump’s Latest Legal Peril Threatens to Bring Down His New York Empire
Claiming you have money that you do not have is “the art of the steal,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James.
![Former President Donald Trump looks on during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022, in Bedminster, New Jersey.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0830-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Demands to Be Reinstated as President, Citing Hunter Biden, Mar-a-Lago
There is no provision in the Constitution that would legally allow a former president to be reinstated mid-term.
![Sen. Lindsey Graham holds a news conference outside the Supreme Court building on April 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0829-lindsey-graham-400x300.jpg)
Graham Says Trump Loyalists Will React Violently If Former President Is Indicted
The senator's words “straddle the line between warning and threat,” one commentator noted.
![Former President Donald Trump reacts after his shot from the second tee during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022, in Bedminster, New Jersey.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0824-trump-golf-400x300.jpg)
National Archives Has Asked for Documents Trump Improperly Took Since Early 2021
The email debunks Trump’s claim that he was "working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies."
![Former President Donald Trump addresses the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis on July 26, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0824-trump--400x300.jpg)
Former FBI Agent: Trump “Admits” He Took Docs Through Executive Privilege Claims
In claiming "executive privilege" with classified documents Trump's lawsuit inadvertently admits he acted improperly.
![Police outside of Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022, the day after the FBI searched Donald Trump's estate.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0823-mar-a-lago-400x300.jpg)
More Than 300 Classified Docs Have Been Retrieved From Mar-a-Lago — So Far
Both the ongoing inquiry and request for more surveillance footage suggest the DOJ may think more docs are being hidden.
![Former President Donald Trump addresses the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis on July 26, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0817-trump-cl-400x300.jpg)
Officials Feared Trump Would Use Classified Documents to Boost His 2024 Chances
Some of the files kept at the Trump property included material on the Russia investigation, sources told Newsweek.
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Trump Hires Florida Insurance Lawyer as Top Attorneys Refuse to Work for Him
"Everyone is saying no," a prominent Republican lawyer told The Washington Post.
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The Far Right Doesn’t Want to Defund FBI. They Want It to Follow Their Orders.
The FBI should be defunded. It has a legacy of repressing left movements. The right just wants to change its leadership.
![Former President Donald Trump enters a rally in support of Arizona GOP candidates on July 22, 2022, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/2022_0816-donald-trump-f-400x300.jpg)
Trump May Announce His Presidential Run “Soon,” Fundraising Off FBI Search
The GOP’s outraged response to the FBI search appears to have prompted a shift.