Washington Post – Politics:
Ex-DOJ employee George Higginbotham had testified against Fugees rapper Pras Michél in a criminal case arising from one of the world’s biggest financial scandals.
Author: Spencer S. Hsu
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Trump and media want a televised trial in D.C. The U.S. doesn’t.
Washington Post – Politics:
Donald Trump and the media want to make the historic prosecution of the former president in D.C. the first time federal courts allow TV cameras to broadcast or record a criminal trial.
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Trump files new challenges to federal election obstruction case in D.C.
Washington Post – Politics:
In filings before a midnight deadline, Donald Trump’s legal team sought to toss his indictment, claiming First Amendment and double jeopardy protections.
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Special counsel urges judge to deny Trump’s Jan. 6 claim of immunity
Washington Post – Politics:
Donald Trump is “not above the law,” prosecutors say in opposing the former president’s bid to toss out his federal 2020 election subversion prosecution case in D.C.
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Officer admits to covering up crash after unauthorized Georgetown chase
Washington Post – Politics:
Former U.S. Capitol police officer Thomas Smith, 46, admitted to covering up an unauthorized vehicle pursuit and collision in 2020 that injured a motorized cyclist.
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Prosecutors cite Trump’s supposed gun purchase as possible crime
Washington Post – Politics:
Prosecutors arguing for a gag order against Donald Trump cite a recent retracted claim of him purchasing a weapon as a possible violation of the law.
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Chutkan rejects Trump request to step aside as judge in his D.C. trial
Washington Post – Politics:
Trump attacked the veteran jurist and demanded recusal within days of his Aug. 1 indictment for obstructing the 2020 election.
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Trump fights Jack Smith request for narrow gag order in Jan. 6 case
Washington Post – Politics:
Prosecutors asked a judge to bar the former president’s ‘inflammatory’ attacks on case participants, citing a threat of violence and intimidation of jurors and others.
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Ex-FBI counterspy chief McGonigal set to plead guilty in payment plot
Washington Post – Politics:
Charles McGonigal is accused of taking $225,000 from a former Albanian intelligence worker while still at the FBI. He previously pleaded guilty to aiding a Russian oligarch.