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Garland set to appoint special counsel for Trump probes after presidential campaign launch

Attorney General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate and aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6 insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election

Jesse Benton, who is married to Paul's niece, was pardoned by Trump in a different campaign finance scheme

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed a special counsel Friday to oversee criminal investigations of Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump either abandoned or failed to prove core privilege issues that he originally raised in pushing for a special master to review documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago home, the Justice Department said.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — More than 100 people braved the cold Thursday to urge the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a pattern-or-practice investigation of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is pushing to complete its final report for release in early December, with unfinished business that includes whether to recommend criminal charges to prosecutors.

Four-member panel focused on whether they have uncovered sufficient evidence that Trump violated civil and criminal statutes

The United States is deeply concerned about the Chinese government setting up unauthorized 'police stations' in U.S. cities to possibly pursue influence operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Thursday.