A grand jury indicted Donald Trump on conspiracy and obstruction charges related to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on June 13, 2023, after being arraigned in Miami.
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Donald Trump has been indicted for crimes in connection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A legal scholar looks at the law to determine whether he can boycott his upcoming trials.
Former President Donald Trump is under legal scrutiny.
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Scholarly experts explain many aspects and angles of the criminal cases involving former president Donald Trump.
Congressional staffers stand beneath a monitor showing House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., in a hearing, July 19, 2023.
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The GOP in the House and Senate is doing lots of investigations; Democrats did the same in the past. A scholar of congressional oversight asks: When are investigations justified?
Boxes containing classified documents are stored in a bathroom of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club.
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The Justice Department issues target letters to people who are about to be charged with crimes, giving them a warning and a chance to get legal counsel.
Donald Trump, left, may yet face off again in federal court against Jack Smith.
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Before there was Jack Smith, there was the House January 6 committee. Its work and findings may provide a hint about what new charges Smith might lodge against former President Donald Trump.
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters on June 9, 2023, in Washington about the investigation of Trump’s retention of classified records.
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A former national security staffer, now a scholar of secrecy law, says criticisms of Trump’s federal indictment for hoarding classified documents are unfounded.
The Constitution says that a trial must be held where an alleged crime happened – while Trump’s indictment mentions Washington, D.C. and Florida, there are a few reasons why Florida was the pick.
Supporters, including one wearing a t-shirt bearing former President Donald Trump’s photo that says “Political prisoner,” watch as Trump departs the federal courthouse after arraignment, June 13, 2023, in Miami.
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The indictment identifies categories of risk to the United States and its allies due to his alleged mishandling of classified documents. A scholar of intelligence studies examines four of them.
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Like all criminal defendants, Trump will enjoy the protection that a jury will offer from abuse by government prosecutors.
Former President Donald Trump on his airplane on June 10, 2023, two days after his federal indictment.
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If you were Trump’s lawyer, what would you advise him to do now? Two national security specialists have some words for and about the former president after his federal indictment.
Trump’s indictment on serious charges is no “witch-hunt”, but his ability to keep attracting supporters remains undimmed.
Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to talk to reporters on June 9, 2023, after the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
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There are 38 felony charges against former President Donald Trump, and while it’s unlikely, he could potentially be sentenced to serve 400 years if found guilty on all of them.
Former President Donald Trump was on the campaign trail in early June 2023, as an investigation continued that led to his indictment on federal charges.
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Spy cases are rare. More typically, as in the Trump indictment, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting of certain sensitive government information.
Former President Donald Trump arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on April 4, 2023, before his arraignment.
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Presidents have historically criticized judicial decisions. But Trump is taking it a step further with potentially dangerous personal attacks on judges.