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Lawyers for Comey seek grand jury transcript, bringing fresh challenge to a case pushed by Trump

Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey want to review a transcript and audio recording of grand jury proceedings in his criminal case, citing what they say were “irregularities” in the process that should result in the dismissal of an indictment pushed by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Former FBI Director James Comey wants his case thrown out over ‘vindictive prosecution’ fueled by Trump’s ‘personal spite’

‘The government has singled out Mr. Comey for prosecution because of his protected speech and because of President Trump’s personal animus,’ Comey’s lawyers wrote

The Independent UK

Trump ally says criminal investigations into Obama and Biden are imminent

‘The Democrats set the precedent that former presidents are fair game,’ says Mike Davis

The Independent UK

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Pam Bondi turning DoJ into Trump’s ‘personal law firm’, top experts warn

Attorney general accused of targeting political foes, halting prosecutions and placing premium on loyalty to president

The Guardian - US

‘The authoritarian playbook’: Trump targets judges, lawyers … and law itself

Attacks on key US institutions seek to stifle dissent, exact revenge and subordinate them to the president, experts say

The Guardian - US

Kleptocrats to benefit from Trump DoJ’s anti-corruption pause, experts warn

Former prosecutors criticize Pam Bondi’s decision to halt enforcement of bribery laws as short-sighted and dangerous

The Guardian - US

‘Incredibly harmful’: why Trump’s FBI and DoJ picks scare civil liberties experts

Ex-DoJ prosecutors fear loyalists Kash Patel and Pam Bondi will pursue Trump’s calls for revenge on ‘deep state’ foes

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Gaetz pick raises fears that Trump will seek ‘retribution’ on political foes

With president-elect likely to use DoJ to crush enemies, only hope lies in staffers refusing to carry out illegal orders

The Guardian - US

Trump’s threats to ‘go after’ opponents will subvert rule of law, experts warn

Trump’s escalating legal threats against lawyers, donors and others raise concern as Project 2025 seeks to curtail DoJ

The Guardian - US

Ex-justice department officials raise alarm over US supreme court’s immunity ruling

Scholars also warn it would embolden Donald Trump’s authoritarian streak should he win the presidency again

The Guardian - US

Trump Trying To Run Out The Clock On Prosecutors

Facing a total of 88 felony charges in four separate federal and state cases, Donald Trump is employing a simple tactic that has always served him well in the past -- running out the clock.

International Business Times

Experts "worried" DC delay helps Trump

Trump's immunity claim is likely to be rejected — but the delay may help push the trial into summer or fall

Salon

‘A formulaic game’: former officials say Trump’s attacks threaten rule of law

Ex-president has made increasingly conspiratorial and authoritarian broadsides against prosecutors pursuing him

The Guardian - US

Trump’s free-speech defense in January 6 case is danger to democracy, experts say

Ex-president and allies portray drive to stay in power as free speech matter, but ex-DoJ officials say his actions went beyond

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Cohen: Kushner "probably cooperating"

Others cited key indictment excerpts to suggest Kevin McCarthy and Mark Meadows may have flipped as well

WEKU

Trump's classified documents trial date is set. What to know about this complex case

The legal complexities tied to former President Donald Trump's classified documents case are unique and the judge's lack of experience in such a case could contribute to lingering delays, lawyers say.

Los Angeles Times

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents used their house to bail him out. But they rent the land from Stanford

Shortly before Christmas, FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried, indicted on federal charges of fraud and money laundering, was released on a $250 million bail bond that was secured by his parents’ Palo Alto-area home.

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