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Politics & Government

National security leaders campaigning for Harris have continuing concerns over Trump classified documents case

5:37am October 28, 2024

Regardless of the court status of the case, the accusations alone are enough to raise serious concerns, says Steven J. Lepper, a retired Major General and former Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force.

Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters as he leaves federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Thursday.

Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against Trump in documents case

7:23pm March 14, 2024

by Greg Allen

Former President Donald Trump was in court in Florida where he's seeking dismissal of criminal charges related to classified documents he allegedly withheld and concealed from investigators.

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Robert Hur, the special counsel who led an investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents, testifies alongside video of Biden to the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Special counsel Hur defended Biden classified documents probe before Congress

4:43pm March 12, 2024

Special counsel Hur defended his work in the Biden classified documents probe in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.

President Biden speaks to reporters about the special counsel report on his handling of classified documents in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Feb. 8.

Politics & Government

Interview transcript shows more nuance on Biden's memory than special counsel report

11:32am March 12, 2024

by Tamara Keith

The 258-page transcript paints a more nuanced portrait of the president than was described in Robert Hur's report. The most confusing part concerned the timeline surrounding the death of his son Beau.

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President Biden defended his handling of classified documents and his mental acuity in a fiery news conference Thursday evening at the White House.

Politics & Government

Biden defends how he handled classified docs after scathing special counsel report

9:13pm February 08, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity and his conduct after a special counsel concluded Biden willfully held onto classified materials. The special counsel recommended no charges.

President Biden, seen at the White House on Sept. 25, 2023. The Justice Department has concluded its investigation into classified documents found in Biden's residences and office space.

Justice Department will not charge Biden in classified documents probe

8:37pm February 08, 2024

After classified documents were discovered in Biden's home and a Washington, D.C. office, the DOJ tasked special counsel Robert Hur to investigate.

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Walt Nauta (left), an aide to former President Donald Trump, arrives with defense attorney Stanley Woodward for a July hearing in federal court in Fort Pierce, Fla.

Judge says Trump aide can keep his lawyer in Mar-a-Lago documents case

6:26pm October 20, 2023

by Greg Allen

Stanley Woodward represents aide Walt Nauta and once represented another Trump employee who is now cooperating with the government. Federal prosecutors had argued there was a conflict of interest.

Former president and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 11. He did not appear in nearby Fort Pierce for a court hearing the next day.

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Donald Trump's classified documents case gets new questions from judge and attorneys

7:39pm October 12, 2023

by Greg Allen

At a hearing Thursday, prosecutors asked a U.S. district judge to decide whether a lawyer representing one of Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case has a conflict of interest.

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President Biden in New York City on Sept. 19, 2023.

Biden was interviewed this weekend in special counsel probe into classified documents

8:31pm October 09, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

An investigation was launched after Biden's lawyers found classified documents in multiple areas in his Delaware residence and in an office in Washington, D.C.

Former President Donald Trump waves before boarding his personal plane at Miami International Airport on June 13, in Miami after his first court appearance in the classified documents case.

Judge hears arguments for the timing of the Trump classified documents trial

7:58pm July 18, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Federal prosecutors want to proceed with a speedy trial to begin in December. But Trump's lawyers are seeking a delay until after the 2024 presidential election