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FBI Director Wray Warns Terrorist Threat to US Has Reached 'Whole Other Level'
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FBI director huddles with officials in Israel on current, future threats: FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday made a surprise trip to Israel ...
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FBI director huddles with officials in Israel on current, future threats
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu says negotiations can move forward when Hamas drops 'delusional demands'
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu says negotiations can move forward ...
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Indiana man arrested over alleged threats to kill pro-Israel government officials
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Indiana man arrested over alleged threats to kill pro-Israel government ...
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Terror threats against US have surged in wake of October 7, FBI director says: US intelligence community predicts Hamas will engage in armed resistance for years ...
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Terror threats against US have surged in wake of October 7 ...
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Nancy Pelosi seeks FBI probe into protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza: Rep. Nancy Pelosi speculated that some of the demonstrators are "connected to ...
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Nancy Pelosi seeks FBI probe into protesters calling for a cease-fire in ...
Quick Glance: Pelosi's Allegations Against Gaza Cease-Fire Protesters Tied to Russia
  • U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suspects some Gaza cease-fire protesters may have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  • Pelosi made these remarks during a conversation at The 92nd Street Y on Oct. 16, 2023, in New York.

  • Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested on Sunday that some protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza could have connections to Russia and called on the FBI to investigate.

  • During an interview with anchor Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union, she stated, without evidence, her belief that some protesters are linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Antisemitic incidents surge amid Hamas-Israel war, dwarfing annual statistics: Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. in the three months since Hamas’s Oct ...
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Antisemitic incidents surge amid Hamas-Israel war, dwarfing annual ...
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Did FBI director warn that Hamas can ‘just walk in’ at border?: While in Texas, U.S. Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee misrepresented testimony from FBI Director ...
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Did FBI director warn that Hamas can ‘just walk in’ at border?
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Boston antisemitic hate crimes hit record high: Antisemitic hate crimes increased in Boston after Hamas' attack in Israel on Oct. 7.
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Boston antisemitic hate crimes hit record high
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How presidents Moi and Kibaki protected Masinde Muliro’s son: Wanted in the US for homicide, the US embassy tried in vain to have Karoli Masinde extradited.
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How presidents Moi and Kibaki protected Masinde Muliro’s son
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A white couple who burned a cross in their yard facing Black neighbors' home are investigated by FBI
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Authorities beef up security for New Years Eve celebrations across US after FBI warnings
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Authorities beef up security for New Years Eve celebrations across US ...
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The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t: The NYPD and the FBI accused an autistic ex-Marine of backing Islamist militants. Maybe his real crime was being extremely online ...
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The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t
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FBI working ‘around the clock’ to stop Hamas-inspired attacks in U.S.: director - National | Globalnews.ca
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Protests expected in Los Angeles: Police increase forces for Golden Globes: The Golden Globes will be awarded in Los Angeles on Sunday. Unrest and protests are ...
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Protests expected in Los Angeles: Police increase forces for Golden Globes
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FBI, DHS issue new warning of possible danger amid Israel-Hamas tension: Authorities said the elevated threat of violence from individuals who are motivated by ...
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FBI, DHS issue new warning of possible danger amid Israel-Hamas tension
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Musk spreads conspiracy theory that racists are actually from the FBI: After the anti-Semitism scandal and Pizzagate, Elon Musk is again spreading disinformation ...
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Musk spreads conspiracy theory that racists are actually from the FBI
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FBI sees surge of 1,800-plus reports related to Israel-Hamas war, top DOJ official says
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FBI director says bureau is working ‘around the clock’ against potential attacks inspired by Hamas
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FBI director says bureau is working ‘around the clock’ against potential ...
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Colorado teen planned Middle East trip to help ISIS terrorists, prosecutors say: A Denver-area teenager was charged with trying to help terrorists after he ...
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Colorado teen planned Middle East trip to help ISIS terrorists ...
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US Vulnerable to a 'Catastrophic Attack,' Ex-FBI Official Warns: A former FBI assistant director believes Islamic extremists will try to exploit the Israel-Hamas ...
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US Vulnerable to a 'Catastrophic Attack,' Ex-FBI Official Warns
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked for 'Major Blunder' During Wray Grilling: Greene was mocked after FBI Director Christopher Wray clarified he's not part of the ...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked for 'Major Blunder' During Wray Grilling
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No terror links in explosion at U.S-Canada border crossing, officials say: Two people were killed after a high-speed collision near a border checkpoint.
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No terror links in explosion at U.S-Canada border crossing, officials say
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Turner: FBI director's public comments on U.S. terrorist threats "unusual"
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Turner: FBI director's public comments on U.S. terrorist threats ...
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NYPD, FBI team up to investigate Hamas funding, high-ranking police source says: The NYPD has ramped up its investigations into anyone funding the terrorist ...
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NYPD, FBI team up to investigate Hamas funding, high-ranking police source ...
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Danger of terrorism due to the Middle East crisis: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of individual Islamist perpetrators
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Danger of terrorism due to the Middle East crisis: The Office for the ...
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Hamas could be planning terror attacks on American soil - FBI: Mayorkas' speech highlighted the rapidly evolving global threat landscape and the potential ...
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Hamas could be planning terror attacks on American soil - FBI
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San Francisco Bay Area is on guard for increase in hate crimes: Though San Francisco saw a drop in reported hate crimes last year, local advocates are ...
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San Francisco Bay Area is on guard for increase in hate crimes
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The truce between Israel and Hamas is in its seventh day after a last-minute agreement. Former FBI consultant Dr Nancy Zarse discusses the next steps of the ... Show more
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Terrorists trying to cross Texas-Mexico border unlikely, experts say: Experts say the rise in apprehensions of those on the FBI terror watchlist speaks more to ...
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Terrorists trying to cross Texas-Mexico border unlikely, experts say
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White House to use Civil Rights Act to deter antimsemitism, Islamophobia in federal programmes
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FBI Claims Secret Evidence Trumps Religious Discrimination Charges in Domestic Spying Case
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FBI Claims Secret Evidence Trumps Religious Discrimination Charges in Domestic Spying Case
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FBI Claims Secret Evidence Trumps Religious Discrimination Charges in ...
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Fear, burnout and insubordination: Insiders spill details about life at the highest levels of FBI
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Fear, burnout and insubordination: Insiders spill details about life at ...
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The FBI’s culture and recruiting have long favored conservative Christianity: The right’s claims about weaponization of the FBI don’t stand up to the historical ...
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The FBI’s culture and recruiting have long favored conservative ...
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Trump, FBI Director Wray can be deposed in lawsuits by ex-officials Strzok and Page, judge rules
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Trump, FBI Director Wray can be deposed in lawsuits by ex-officials Strzok ...
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FBI Investigation Into Donald Trump Reaches 'Big Turning Point': Prosecutors are trying to force a Trump lawyer to give additional testimony to a grand jury ...
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FBI Investigation Into Donald Trump Reaches 'Big Turning Point'
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Ex-FBI Agent Shares 'Femicide' Theory On Idaho Murders: The killer may be someone with "absolutely horrible, murderous desires against these women ...
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Ex-FBI Agent Shares 'Femicide' Theory On Idaho Murders
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Appeals court strikes down special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents case: A three-judge panel, including two Trump employees, said they would not "carve out ...
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Appeals court strikes down special master in Trump Mar-a-Lago documents ...
Quick Glance: Appeals Court Abandons Special Master Review in Trump Documents Case
  • The appeals court decision, however, did not address that question since it terminated Judge Cannon's review on jurisdictional grounds.

  • Mr. Trump's lawyers claimed during the early days of the special master's investigation that he personally possessed a large number of papers that the government claimed were public property under the Presidential Records Act.

  • The court of appeals stated that it was neither considering or endorsing that theory.

  • The appeals court decided in favor of the government within a week.
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US court strikes down appointment of special master to review Trump records: Decision marks decisive defeat as judges opine the request should never have been ...
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US court strikes down appointment of special master to review Trump ...
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In another legal blow to Trump, appeals court reverses special master in documents fight
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In another legal blow to Trump, appeals court reverses special master in ...
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Letter: Will FBI investigate local restaurant for discrimination?: Will FBI investigate local restaurant for discrimination?
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Letter: Will FBI investigate local restaurant for discrimination?
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The Justice Department has urged a special master to reject assertions by Donald Trump that he owns a range of documents the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago and ... Show more

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Antisemitic threats spotlight America’s issue with hate: Some researchers say addressing hate and extremism needs to be a priority.
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Antisemitic threats spotlight America’s issue with hate
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Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and lawyers for Donald Trump are at odds over whether the ...
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Trump team, Justice Dept. spar over seized Mar-a-Lago docs
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Donald Trump seeks to withhold two folders seized at Mar-a-Lago: The former US president is trying to exclude a specific set of seized documents from an inquiry ...
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Donald Trump seeks to withhold two folders seized at Mar-a-Lago
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What is known about Shanquella Robinson, woman who died in Cabo, Mexico?: Shanquella Robinson died a day after arriving in Mexico with six of her friends. Now ...
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What is known about Shanquella Robinson, woman who died in Cabo, Mexico?
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Justice Department seeks end to arbiter’s review of Trump docs: The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s appointment of an ...
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Justice Department seeks end to arbiter’s review of Trump docs
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Jeffersontown Fire settles suit from paramedic who said leaders forced her to have sex
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Jeffersontown Fire settles suit from paramedic who said leaders forced her ...
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Dispute with Justice Department: Trump calls for the next stage of escalation: In the dispute over documents seized from his estate, Donald Trump is now turning ...
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Dispute with Justice Department: Trump calls for the next stage of ...
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DOJ asks appeals court to shut down special master's review of Trump documents: Thousands of documents were seized from Donald Trump's estate.
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Quick Glance: Trump-backed candidates have funneled at least $1.4 million into his businesses.
  • He endorses, they pay: Donald Trump has devised a method of collecting campaign contributions from candidates wanting his endorsement.

  • It's a pittance for Trump, who is estimated to be worth $3 billion.

  • Only five candidates are responsible for half of the money Trump has received from his supporters.

  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the former Trump Press Secretary who is now running for governor of Arkansas, dropped $90,000.
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Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter's review of Trump docs: The appeal is the latest salvo in weeks of litigation over the scope of duties of the arbiter ...
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Justice Dept. seeks end to arbiter's review of Trump docs
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Cannon rules Trump lawyers don’t have to clarify claims on Mar-a-Lago documents: Special master Raymond Dearie had told Donald Trump’s attorneys lawyers to ...
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Cannon rules Trump lawyers don’t have to clarify claims on Mar-a-Lago ...
Quick Glance: Judge makes a decision Trump's lawyers are not required to provide clarification. Mar-a-Lago document assertions
  • Cannon appointed Dearie to analyze around 11,000 papers seized Aug. 8 from Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club and house and determine whether any should be concealed from investigators due to attorney-client or executive privilege.

  • Trump's legal team has warned that answering inquiries about the inventory list and whether the papers are secret could put them at a disadvantage in the event of a future criminal prosecution or judicial battle over the restoration of the confiscated materials to Trump.

  • When Cannon decided to appoint a special master, she stated that the review of the seized sensitive materials will be included.
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Mar-a-Lago special master orders Trump team to back up any claims of FBI ‘planting’ evidence
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Mar-a-Lago special master orders Trump team to back up any claims of FBI ...
Quick Glance: Trump Is Burdened by the Power to Declassify Documents With His Mind
  • The remark, on a broader level, is about how perception can affect everything.

  • And, while Donald Trump has given us little reason to believe he is conversant with Shakespeare, his most recent interview has changed my mind.

  • "Is there a procedure?"

  • "How did you go about declassifying?" Hannity inquired.

  • Days after the search, Trump issued a statement stating that he had a "standing order" to declassify any information brought to his home.

  • However, from Trump's point of view, the notion that the president may declassify just by thinking about it alters everything.
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Donald Trump 'Miscalculated' With Special Master Dearie—Legal Analyst: Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti was reacting to Trump's legal team arguing with ...
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Donald Trump 'Miscalculated' With Special Master Dearie—Legal Analyst
Quick Glance: Trump wants an appeals court to deny the Department of Justice's request to continue studying sensitive information. Documents from Mar-a-Lago
  • At a Save America Rally, former President Donald Trump takes the stage.

  • In the 40-page petition, Trump's legal team stated that the Department of Justice has failed to demonstrate that the papers "it claims are classified are, in fact, classified and their segregation is inviolable."

  • According to Trump's attorneys, a document with classification marks "does not necessarily negate privilege claims," which includes Trump's handwritten annotations.

  • In a letter to Judge Raymond Dearie, Trump's team highlights a draft plan that "requires that the Plaintiff disclose specific information regarding declassification to the Court and to the Government."
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Justice Dept. appeals judge’s rulings on classified material in Mar-a-Lago case: The Friday night filing asks a higher court to intercede against parts of the ...
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Justice Dept. appeals judge’s rulings on classified material in Mar-a-Lago ...
Quick Glance: Judge appoints Raymond Dearie as special master to analyze Mar-a-Lago materials while halting the DOJ probe against Donald Trump
  • Raymond Dearie, a former senior federal judge in Brooklyn who previously served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, was named as the special master evaluating the records seized at former President Donald Trump's Florida residence by a federal judge late Thursday.

  • The Justice Department, which had argued that a special master was unnecessary, agreed to accept Dearie because of his competence in national security cases and with attorney-client privilege issues.

  • However, Cannon refused to allow the Justice Department to continue its study of approximately 100 classified documents while the special master conducts his investigation.
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Justice Department appeals judge’s decision to grant ‘special master’ to review records seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
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Justice Department appeals judge’s decision to grant ‘special master’ to ...
Quick Glance: Trump Support Sinks, Majority of Independents Oppose 2024 Run: Poll
  • According to a new poll, 28 percent of the crucial demographic would vote for Trump again, compared to 41 percent who voted for him in 2020.

  • According to exit polling from the 2016 election, 41 percent of independents voted for Trump over Biden, implying that the former president has lost their favor since leaving office.

  • In example, 65 percent of Americans said they would oppose Trump running for President again if he was charged with a crime, while 61 percent of Republicans said they would support him even if he was prosecuted.

  • "Newsweek reached out to Trump for comment."
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Trump warns of 'big problems' if he's indicted over handling of classified documents
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Trump warns of 'big problems' if he's indicted over handling of classified ...
Quick Glance: Trump warns of "big problems" if he is charged with mishandling secret documents.
  • Durbin: Trump and his allies are to accountable for the "stunning" increase in FBI threats after the Mar-a-Lago search.

  • According to court records unsealed after the FBI's August 8 search, the former president kept classified materials labeled "secret" and "top secret" at his Mar-a-Lago residence.

  • Lindsay Graham: Lindsey Graham warns of "riots in the street" if Trump is charged, claiming a "double standard"

  • The FBI's investigation was criticized by Trump supporters and other conservatives, including Sen.
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Breaking news: The Mar-a-Lago special master on Thursday ordered Donald Trump’s lawyers to state in a court filing whether they believe FBI agents lied ... Show more

Quick Glance: 11 Republican Attorneys General Urge Appeals Court to Support Trump's Mar-a-Lago Special Master
  • A group of 11 Republican attorneys general submitted a brief in court in favor of former President Donald Trump's "s efforts to have a court-appointed arbiter sift through hundreds of classified documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago compound last month."

  • "Throughout this litigation the Biden Administration has attempted to trade on the reputation of the Department of Justice and the Intelligence Community to thwart the appointment of a neutral special master.

  • But the district court twice rejected that gambit, and this Court should too."

  • But the district court rejected that gambit twice, and this Court should as well."

  • Trump's most recent brief with the appeals court contends that the DOJ has failed to demonstrate that the records sought are "in fact, classified."
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Judge grants Trump request for special master to review documents found at Mar-a-Lago
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Judge grants Trump request for special master to review documents found at ...
Quick Glance: A US judge has agreed to appoint a special master in the Trump investigation.
  • WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge agreed on Monday to appoint a special master to evaluate evidence seized by the FBI during its unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump's Florida residence, putting the Justice Department's ongoing criminal investigation on hold.

  • An overhead picture of former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., after Trump claimed that FBI investigators searched it.

  • Trump's request, on the other hand, was one-of-a-kind.

  • Many former Justice Department lawyers, both Democrats and Republicans, have slammed Trump's request for a special master.
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Veteran New York judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe: A federal judge has appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and ...
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Veteran New York judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
Quick Glance: Raymond Dearie: Who Is He? A "scrupulously fair" judge has been appointed as Special Master.
  • The special master to evaluate records seized from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club has been appointed by a seasoned district judge with a track record of handling high-profile cases.

  • Dearie was also the district's head judge from 2007 until 2011.

  • According to Steve Gold, a law professor who previously worked as a clerk for the court, Dearie will not be "daunted" by the special master role because he has handled important cases with "intense" media interest in the past.

  • "Judge Dearie is scrupulously fair," Gold stated.
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In documents review, special master tells Trump team to back up privilege claims: The special master reviewing materials seized by the FBI from former President ...
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In documents review, special master tells Trump team to back up privilege ...
Quick Glance: Special master review questions judge Trump's claim of privilege: NYT
  • Trump and his lawyers have claimed that the documents are covered by attorney-client or executive privilege, preventing the Justice Department from accessing them for its criminal investigation into Trump's handling of sensitive government materials.

  • However, the special master, Judge Raymond R. Dearie, stated in a hearing that the batch of documents he reviewed lacked sufficient evidence to support the privilege claim, according to The New York Times.

  • Trump's lawyers reportedly cited concerns about finding a vendor to scan thousands of papers so that Dearie could evaluate them.

  • Dearie, not Drearie, is the correct spelling.
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren Says Trump's Attacks On FBI Could 'Potentially' Be Incitement: His invective is "meant to turn people against law enforcement officers ...
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Quick Glance: Judge Appoints Special Master in Surprising Victory for Trump's Legal Team
  • "The court hereby authorizes the appointment of a special master to review the seized property for personal items and documents and potentially privileged material subject to claims of attorney-client and/or executive privilege," wrote U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in an order issued Monday.

  • "It is unreasonable to allow the prosecutorial team to review them without meaningful safeguards," Trump's lawyers wrote in their plea.

  • In response, the DOJ stated that a special master was not required because a "filter team" had already determined whether documents included privileged information.

  • Trump's staff has until September 9 to submit a list of potential special masters.
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Hillary Clinton: Trump’s classified Mar-a-Lago docs 'should concern every American'
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Hillary Clinton: Trump’s classified Mar-a-Lago docs 'should concern every ...
Quick Glance: Barr: Trump accuses everybody who disagrees of lying
  • Former US Attorney General Bill Barr recently dismissed Donald Trump's claim that he was a RINO, or Republican In Name Only, claiming it's a derogatory term used by the former president against anyone who opposes his claims of election fraud.

  • ""A RINO for him is anyone who disagrees with him that the election was stolen," Barr scolded on Tuesday during an interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum.

  • Barr has recently largely defended the Justice Department's probe into Trump's handling of confidential White House materials.

  • "Barr is not the first person to be accused by the former president of being a RINO."
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Mar-a-Lago: Trump likely behind false statement to DOJ, analysts say: New information from the affidavit used by the FBI to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago ...
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Mar-a-Lago: Trump likely behind false statement to DOJ, analysts say
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Ex-Agent: FBI Has Long History of Abuse, But Trump Probe Shows Better, “More Effective” Path for Agency
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Quick Glance: Mar-a-Lago: Files would "just disappear" if Trump was elected, according to Grisham.
  • Former Trump White House press secretary Stephenie Grisham stated official paperwork would "just disappear" when Trump was around.

  • Grisham, who worked for Trump from July 2019 to April 2020, claimed Trump often took official paperwork from the White House's working spaces to his private presidential house.

  • According to her, "Any documents that made it to the White House residence were these boxes Trump carried around with him."

  • "They would get handed off to the residence and just disappear."
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Department of Justice Eviscerates Trump-Appointed Judge Aileen Cannon After Special Master Order
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Department of Justice Eviscerates Trump-Appointed Judge Aileen Cannon ...
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Trump lawyers, Justice Dept. to meet with Mar-a-Lago special master: The session in Judge Raymond Dearie's courtroom could address key questions about the seized ...
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Trump lawyers, Justice Dept. to meet with Mar-a-Lago special master
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Trump Brags Mar-a-Lago Search Improved His Polling — It Didn't: Trump told a radio host that his numbers "have gone through the roof" due to the search ...
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Trump Brags Mar-a-Lago Search Improved His Polling — It Didn't
Quick Glance: Trump's aides quickly packed his belongings as he prepared to leave the White House.
  • According to the Times, the former Trump officials interviewed indicated they had no recollection of seeing secret documents being placed in boxes.

  • Former aides told Politico last month that the Oval Office and an adjacent private dining room were only packed up the weekend before Trump left the White House.

  • Other intelligence officials told The New York Times that Trump lacked the same level of caution.

  • According to John Bolton, a former Trump national security advisor, if they requested for the documents back, Trump would think they didn't trust him.
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Trump’s Lawyers Renew Push for Special Master in Documents Inquiry: A filing claimed that the Justice Department was criminalizing the former president’s ...
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Trump’s Lawyers Renew Push for Special Master in Documents Inquiry
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Trump Will Be 'Prosecuted' Over Classified Documents: Former FBI Lawyer: Andrew Weissmann said Friday that Trump's mishandling of classified documents at ...
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Trump Will Be 'Prosecuted' Over Classified Documents: Former FBI Lawyer
Quick Glance: Takeaways from the Affidavit Used to Support Trump's Search
  • More materials were provided over by Mr. Trump's advisors in June.

  • However, the Justice Department was questioning witnesses in the case and concluded that Mr. Trump was in possession of further classified materials.

  • The search yielded a cache of very sensitive documents.

  • There were highly classified documents among the materials.

  • The affidavit did not reveal the substance of any of the documents or the subject matter they addressed, and the Justice Department has not addressed the risk to national security if any of the records fell into the hands of competing nations.
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The Trump Warrant Had No Legal Basis: A former president’s rights under the Presidential Records Act trump the statutes the FBI cited to justify the Mar-a-Lago ...
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The Trump Warrant Had No Legal Basis
Quick Glance: Trump seeks a "special master" to evaluate information seized by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago.
  • The Justice Department, for example, submitted a subpoena for papers with classified marks in May, only weeks before the search.

  • In June, FBI and Justice Department investigators paid a visit to Mar-a-Lago and requested to view a storage room.

  • Several news organizations, including The Associated Press, have petitioned the judge to release further documents related to the FBI's investigation of Mar-A-Lago earlier this month, when officials said they recovered 11 sets of classified materials, including top secret records, from the Florida estate.

  • The affidavit supporting the search is particularly interesting since it apparently contains critical data concerning the Justice Department's investigation into whether Trump maintained and mishandled secret and sensitive government records.