Donald Trump’s chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, 75, is likely to receive a sentence of five months in jail, to be served at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island complex.
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Trump Org. CFO expected to plead guilty in New York tax case
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was scheduled to be tried in October on allegations he took more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the company.
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LePage and Poliquin remain mum on revelations about classified documents seized at Mar-a-Lago
The Republican candidates for governor and U.S. House, respectively, had vigorously denounced the FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
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Timeline of events leading up to FBI search of Trump’s home
Here’s a look at how the investigation unfolded.
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Republicans back Trump, escalate dark rhetoric after FBI search
It’s all coming at a time of blistering attacks on the nation’s civic institutions that experts say is worrisome, if not dangerous, for the future of U.S. democracy.
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Biden plots a 2024 presidential run — and a Trump rematch
Biden and his aides have been careful to caveat answers about whether he’ll run again by saying that a decision isn’t final.
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FBI’s Wray denounces threats following search of Trump home
FBI Director Christopher Wray called threats circulating online against federal agents and the Justice Department ‘deplorable and dangerous.’
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Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
Whether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals.
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Trump claims political persecution after FBI search of Mar-a-Lago residence
A Trump attorney confirmed that authorities searched for classified documents related to the Presidential Records Act. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., threatened to investigate the Justice Department if Republicans win back the chamber.
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Top Republicans echo Trump’s evidence-free claims to discredit FBI search
The quick defense of Trump and combative posture by leading officeholders and potential 2024 presidential candidates underlined the former president’s status as a Republican standard-bearer.