The Justice Department has painted a portrait of an indifference for the rules on a scale that some thought inconceivable after establishment of the Presidential Records Act in 1978.
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Lebanon wrestles with its relationship to man charged in Jan. 6 riot
Ahead of a ruling on the case of Kyle Fitzsimons, facing 11 federal charges for his role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol, neighbors and community leaders debate the impact on the small town.
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Trump’s attorney general says no ‘legitimate reason’ for former president to have classified documents
In his sharpest critique of his former boss, former attorney general William Barr said there is no reason classified documents should have been inside Donald Trump’s personal residence in Florida after he was no longer president.
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Trump White House lawyers arrive for Jan. 6 grand jury
Federal prosecutors have been especially focused on a scheme by Trump allies to elevate fake electors in key battleground states won by Biden as a way to subvert the vote.
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FBI list shows top-secret documents were mixed with Trump personal items
The inventory shows that 43 empty folders with classified banners were found in a box or container at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office, along with an additional 28 empty folders labeled as ‘Return to Staff Secretary’ or military aide.
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Jan. 6 panel asks former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for information
The request for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to cooperate voluntarily comes as the Jan. 6 committee has been quietly continuing its investigation and preparing for a new set of hearings next month.
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Biden warns ‘MAGA Republicans’ are threatening democracy
Holding little back, President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm about what he views as extremist threats to the nation’s democracy from what he views as the evil force of Trumpism.
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Republicans notably silent, split as Trump probe deepens
The deepening investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of sensitive government information has disclosed damaging and unsettling new details.
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LePage, other leading Maine Republicans, silent on revelations Trump had trove of secret documents
Paul LePage, Bruce Poliquin and the state party decline to address recent developments, including possible obstruction, while Sen. Susan Collins condemns violent threats against FBI and federal prosecutors.
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Unfinished business: Biden sharpens his attacks on Trumpism
President Biden, who largely avoided even referring to ‘the former guy’ by name during his first year in office, has grown increasingly vocal in calling out Donald Trump personally.