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Trump seeks 'neutral' special master to review Mar-a-Lago documents

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered from his Florida estate earlier this month until a neutral special master can be appointed. The attorneys on Monday asserted in a court filing, their first since the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago two weeks ago, that the sets of documents taken from the residence were presumptively covered by executive privilege. This matter has captured the attention of the American public. Merely adequate' safeguards are not acceptable when the matter at hand involves not only the constitutional rights of President Trump, but also the presumption of executive privilege, the attorneys wrote. Separately on Monday, a federal judge acknowledged that redactions to an FBI affidavit spelling out the basis for the search might be so extensive as to make the document meaningless if released to the public. But he said he continued to believe it should not remain sealed in its ...

Judge concedes that FBI affidavit on Trump may be heavily redacted

A federal judge has acknowledged that redactions to an FBI affidavit spelling out the basis for the search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate might be so extensive as to make the document meaningless if released to the public. But he on Monday said he continued to believe it should not remain sealed in its entirety because of the intense public interest in the investigation. A written order from US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart largely restates what he said in court last week, when he directed the Justice Department to propose redactions about the information in the affidavit that it wants to remain secret. That submission is due on Thursday at noon. Justice Department officials have sought to keep the entire document sealed, saying disclosing any portion of it risks compromising an ongoing criminal investigation, revealing information about witnesses and divulging investigative techniques. They have advised the judge that the necessary redactions to the affidav

Former US V-P Pence says he didn't leave office with classified material

Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that he didn't take any classified information with him when he left office. Pence made the comment during an interview with The Associated Press in Iowa a week and a half after the FBI seized classified and top secret information during a search at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Asked directly if he retained any classified information upon leaving office, Pence said, No, not to my knowledge. The disclosure which would typically be unremarkable for a former vice president is notable given that FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from his former boss's estate on August 8 while investigating potential violations of three different federal laws. Trump has claimed that the documents seized by agents were all declassified and argued that he would have turned them over if the Justice Department had asked. But although Pence said he and his team complied with rules requiring the submission of classified mater

Pence tells fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday implored fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald Trump's Florida home and denounced calls by some of the former president's allies to defund the FBI, saying that was just as wrong as a push by Democratic activists to shift money from police. Pence also said he would give due consideration if asked to testify before the House committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His pleas for restraint come as law enforcement officials warn of an escalating number of violent threats targeting federal agents and government facilities since agents last week searched Mar-a-Lago as part of the Justice Department's investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump's estate earlier this year. Speaking in New Hampshire, Pence said he has been troubled by what he called the politicization of the FBI. He also said the Justice Department and Attorney General .

Trump demands release of unredacted affidavit on raid for 'transparency'

Fox News host, considered a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, has said that a conflict-weary nation might be ready to move on from him and look for someone with his policies minus his baggage

Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago warrant

The US Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida

FBI 'stole' passports during search at Mar-a-Lago, says Donald Trump

Former US President Donald Trump has accused the FBI of stealing his passports during recent search of his Mar-a-Lago estate

Former US Prez Donald Trump potentially facing Espionage Act violation case

The FBI seized classified material from Donald Trump, and court filings revealed the former president may be under investigation for mishandling government records

Live news: Putin's war hurls Russian economy back four years in one quarter

Live news updates: The jolt of international sanctions over the war disrupted trade and threw industries like car manufacturing into paralysis while consumer spending seized up

FBI agents search Trump's premises for papers related to nuclear weapons

The FBI agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons, among others, in the unprecedented search they conducted of the premises of Donald Trump earlier this week in Florida.

Live: Zelenskyy urges world to react on Russian-controlled nuclear plant

Live news updates: The UN Chief has called for an immediate end to all military activity around Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Donald Trump's 'planted evidence' claim unlikely to stand up in court

Donald Trump and his supporters are ratcheting up their baseless claim that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents may have "planted" evidence when they searched his Mar-a-Lago home

Donald Trump's bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search

In Connecticut, state that launched the Bush family and its brand of compassionate conservatism, a fiery Senate contender who promoted Trump's election lies upset the state GOP's endorsed candidate

FBI's Wray denounces threats following search of Trump Mar-a-Lago home

The director of the FBI had strong words Wednesday for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency's search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. Christopher Wray, who was appointed as the agency's director in 2017 by Trump, called threats circulating online against federal agents and the Justice Department deplorable and dangerous. I'm always concerned about threats to law enforcement, Wray said. Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you're upset with. Wray made the remarks following a news conference during a long-planned visit to the agency's field office in Omaha, Nebraska, where he discussed the FBI's focus on cybersecurity. He declined to answer questions about the hours-long search Monday by FBI agents of Trump's Palm Beach, Florida resort. It has been easy to find the threats and a call to arms in those corners of the internet favoured by right-wing extremists since Trump himself announced the

Trump's Republican allies outrage over FBI raid, demand explanation

Outraged Republican allies have demanded an explanation after federal agents conducted an unannounced raid at former US President Donald Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.

Mar-a-Lago estate search just part of one of several probes against Trump

The potential legal peril from multiple quarters comes as Trump lays the groundwork for another presidential run in 2024

FBI probe renews focus on Donald Trump's haphazard handling of files

All of a president's official papers, no matter how trivial, are considered public property, not his alone, according to the Presidential Records Act of 1978

No one above law: AG Garland on FBI's search of Trump's Florida estate

FBI's unprecedented search of Trump's Florida residence ricocheted around government, politics and a polarized country along with questions as to why take such a drastic step now

FBI raids Trump's Florida home as part of presidential records probe

Trump, who was in New York City at the time of the raid, said in a statement that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were searching Mar-a-Lago

FBI agents raid ex-US president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida

The FBI search was related to the 15 boxes of documents that Trump took to Mar-a-Lago when he departed the White House in January 2021