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Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
Read full article: Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutorsA lawyer for Donald Trump’s personal valet is accusing federal prosecutors of targeting his client for prosecution because he refused to cooperate against the former president in the classified documents case.
Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request
Read full article: Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution requestThe federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump has granted a request by prosecutors aimed at protecting the identities of potential government witnesses.
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next week
Read full article: Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to visit former president Donald Trump at Florida home next weekHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former President Donald Trump next week at Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans.
Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'
Read full article: Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team's version of events 'inaccurate and distorted'Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have told a judge that defense lawyers had painted an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” and had unfairly sought to “cast a cloud of suspicion” over government officials who were simply trying to do their jobs.
Report: Deputies were justified when they fired at SUV that blasted through Mar-a-Lago checkpoint
Read full article: Report: Deputies were justified when they fired at SUV that blasted through Mar-a-Lago checkpointA Florida sheriff's office has concluded that two of its deputies were justified when they opened fire on a driver who sped through a checkpoint outside then-President Donald Trump's home.
Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents case
Read full article: Judge scolds prosecutors as she delays hearing for co-defendant in Trump classified documents caseA judge has scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest.
Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony
Read full article: Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimonyThe Justice Department says a witness in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump over the hoarding of classified documents retracted “prior false testimony” after switching lawyers last month and provided new information that implicated the former president.
Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager's arraignment postponed
Read full article: Trump valet pleads not guilty in classified documents case; property manager's arraignment postponedDonald Trump’s valet, Walt Nauta, has pleaded not guilty to new charges in the case accusing the ex-president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate.
Mar-a-Lago manager De Oliveira makes his first court appearance in Trump's classified documents case
Read full article: Mar-a-Lago manager De Oliveira makes his first court appearance in Trump's classified documents caseThe property manager of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate has made his first court appearance on charges in the ex-president's classified documents case.
Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents case
Read full article: Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents caseFormer President Donald Trump is facing new accusations that he and aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the classified documents investigations.
Trump lawyers meet with Justice Dept. officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case
Read full article: Trump lawyers meet with Justice Dept. officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago caseLawyers for Donald Trump were meeting with Justice Department officials on Monday as a decision nears on whether to bring charges over the handling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate.
Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office: reports
Read full article: Prosecutors have tape of Trump discussing holding onto classified doc after leaving office: reportsThere are media reports that Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former President Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified document related to a potential attack on Iran.
Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim
Read full article: Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claimAn attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
Trump due back in NY for questioning in AG's fraud lawsuit
Read full article: Trump due back in NY for questioning in AG's fraud lawsuitDonald Trump is scheduled to return to New York City for a deposition Thursday in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ business fraud lawsuit against him and his company, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Former President Trump returns to Florida after historic day in court
Read full article: Former President Trump returns to Florida after historic day in courtFormer President Donald Trump returned to his home at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening before addressing his supporters, speaking for the first time since being taken into custody.
PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former president
Read full article: PHOTOS: Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors gather over possible indictment of former presidentAs we sit and wait to find out of former President Donald Trump will be arrested at some point over the next few days, pro-Trump and anti-Trump protestors have gathered around the country to let their voices be heard.
AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classified
Read full article: AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classifiedLawyers for former President Donald Trump have in recent months turned over to federal investigators additional documents with classified markings as well as a laptop belonging to a Trump aide.
How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documents
Read full article: How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documentsThere are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence.
US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump documents
Read full article: US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump documentsThe Biden administration has offered to brief congressional leaders on its investigation into the classified documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence.
EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papersThere are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence.
A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
Read full article: A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documentsRevelations that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at the president's Delaware home, have prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of hundreds of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Florida residence.
Trump Org. was secretly held in contempt for hindering probe
Read full article: Trump Org. was secretly held in contempt for hindering probeAccording to a judge's secret contempt ruling, Donald Trump’s company impeded a grand jury investigation last year by repeatedly failing to turn over evidence in a timely fashion, leading to a $4,000 fine.
Trump lawyers in court for sealed hearing in Mar-a-Lago case
Read full article: Trump lawyers in court for sealed hearing in Mar-a-Lago caseLawyers for Donald Trump are in federal court in Washington for sealed arguments as part of the ongoing investigation into the presence of classified information at the former president’s Florida estate.
Report: Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Fla.
Read full article: Report: Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Fla.A published report says lawyers for former President Donald Trump found at least two items marked as classified during a recent search of a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Florida, and have provided them to the FBI.
Trump probe: Appeals court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review
Read full article: Trump probe: Appeals court halts Mar-a-Lago special master reviewA federal appeals court has halted an independent review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, removing a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information.
More questioning sought of Trump aide in Mar-a-Lago probe
Read full article: More questioning sought of Trump aide in Mar-a-Lago probeThe Justice Department is seeking to again question an associate of Donald Trump who was seen on security camera footage moving boxes of classified records at the former president’s Florida estate.
Trump lawyer who vouched for documents meets with FBI
Read full article: Trump lawyer who vouched for documents meets with FBIA lawyer for former president Donald Trump who signed a letter stating that a “diligent search” for classified records had been conducted and that all such documents had been given back to the government has spoken with the FBI.
Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special master
Read full article: Trump records probe: Tensions flare over special masterThe FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate has spawned a parallel “special master” process that has slowed the Justice Department's criminal investigation and exposed simmering tensions between department prosecutors and lawyers for the former president.
Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search case
Read full article: Phony document lands on court docket in Trump search caseA document purporting to be from the U.S. government and claiming the Treasury Department had information related to the search at Donald Trump's Florida estate was a fabrication.
Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district
Read full article: Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago districtPresident Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the search warrants at the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump.
Judge grants Trump bid for special master in document search
Read full article: Judge grants Trump bid for special master in document searchA federal judge has granted a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida home last month.
Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure
Read full article: Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizureAlong with highly classified government documents, FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month found dozens of folders marked classified but with nothing inside and no explanation of what might have been there.
US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already over
Read full article: US: Review of possibly privileged Trump papers already overA legal filing shows the Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate this month.
FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other items
Read full article: FBI: Trump mixed top secret docs with magazines, other itemsFourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate early this year contained classified documents, many of them top secret, mixed in with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines and personal correspondence.
Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump search
Read full article: Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump searchA judge has ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents.
FBI's Wray denounces threats following search of Trump home
Read full article: FBI's Wray denounces threats following search of Trump homeThe director of the FBI has strong words for supporters of former President Donald Trump who have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of his agency’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions
Read full article: Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questionsWhether 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.
Former President Donald Trump says FBI is searching Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida; circumstances unclear
Read full article: Former President Donald Trump says FBI is searching Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida; circumstances unclearFormer President Donald Trump says FBI is searching Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida; circumstances unclear.
Trump's stash of documents shows 'fragile' historical record
Read full article: Trump's stash of documents shows 'fragile' historical recordThe discovery of more than a dozen boxes of records at Mar-a-Lago has alarmed historians and archivists, who rely on government documents to eventually provide a more complete picture of every presidential administration.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID-19 outbreak
Read full article: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID-19 outbreakThe security boat patrols near Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, has been partially closed after staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. An email sent to members said that service had been temporarily suspended in the club’s dining room and at its beach club because some staff members had recently tested positive. A senior Brazilian official tested positive last year after spending time at Mar-a-Lago, where he posed for a photo next to Trump and attended a family birthday party. The club in Palm Beach has been a flurry of activity in recent weeks, hosting events and fundraisers, including one to benefit rescue dogs. AdIn January, Palm Beach County issued a warning to Mar-a-Lago’s management after a New Year’s Eve party that violated an ordinance requiring employees and guests to wear masks.
Trump at Mar-a-Lago? Palm Beach has other issues to consider
Read full article: Trump at Mar-a-Lago? Palm Beach has other issues to considerPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Palm Beach Town Council spent close to seven hours Tuesday considering issues important to the wealthy island community: the availability of the coronavirus vaccine. Each agenda item provoked a litany of questions, comments and observations, except one: whether former President Donald Trump may continue living at his Mar-a-Lago Club. AdTown attorney Skip Randolph said there is nothing in the club’s 1993 agreement with Palm Beach that prohibits Trump from residing there. If by “the slightest” chance Trump gets booted from Mar-a-Lago, Marion said, he would likely move into one of the other nearby homes he owns.
‘Donald J. Trump’ week officially declared in this Central Florida city
Read full article: ‘Donald J. Trump’ week officially declared in this Central Florida cityFILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. Former President Trump has named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)The first week of February has been declared “Donald J. Trump” week in Frostproof, Florida. AdGood to be in the City of Frostproof tonight to speak in favor of a Proclamation declaring this week “Donald Trump Week.” First city in the nation to do this! Agenda for Frostproof City Council Meeting on Monday, February 1st at 6:00 p.m.
House Democrats ask Trump to testify under oath for impeachment case
Read full article: House Democrats ask Trump to testify under oath for impeachment caseFormer President Trump has named two lawyers to his impeachment defense team, one day after it was revealed that the former president had parted ways with an earlier set of attorneys. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Thursday asked Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial, challenging him to respond to their charge that he incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol. Hours after the Democrats' request was revealed, Trump adviser Jason Miller dismissed the trial as “an unconstitutional proceeding” and said the former president would not testify. Separately, Trump’s lawyers denounced the request as a “public relations stunt.”AdThe impeachment trial starts Feb. 9. Raskin said in the letter that if Trump refuses to appear, the managers will use his refusal against him in the trial — a similar argument put forth by House Democrats in last year’s impeachment trial, when many Trump officials ignored subpoenas.
Republican National Committee will stay neutral if Trump runs again: AP report
Read full article: Republican National Committee will stay neutral if Trump runs again: AP report(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK – The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary. The national GOP, under McDaniel's leadership, spent the past four years almost singularly focused on Trump's 2020 reelection. I’m not telling anybody to run or not to run in 2024,” McDaniel told The Associated Press when asked whether she wanted to see Trump run again in the next presidential election. But she repeatedly called for party unity and discouraged elected officials from attacking other Republicans — even those who voted to impeach Trump. I think it’s dangerous.”Moving forward, she said that voters, not Trump, are the head of the Republican Party, though Trump continues to maintain “a huge, huge presence” with his base.
Supreme Court ends lawsuits over whether Trump illegally profited off his presidency
Read full article: Supreme Court ends lawsuits over whether Trump illegally profited off his presidencyPresident Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to lawsuits over whether Donald Trump illegally profited off his presidency. The high court also ordered the lower court rulings thrown out as well and directed appeals courts in New York and Richmond, Virginia, to dismiss the suits as moot now that Trump is no longer in office. The outcome leaves no judicial opinions on the books in an area of the law that has been rarely explored in U.S. history.
Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic
Read full article: Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic“The golf business has never been stronger. Revenue at the family's golf club in Aberdeen dropped by roughly the same proportion. The financial blow from former clients and business partners cutting ties to Trump is unclear, but it could be sizable. Revenue at that course, the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, fell 20% last year to $6.4 million. Eric Trump dismissed the backlash, saying parts of the business that get less attention, such as its commercial buildings, are thriving.
Revenue at Trump hotels, resorts hit hard by pandemic
Read full article: Revenue at Trump hotels, resorts hit hard by pandemic(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK – Donald Trump is returning to a family business ravaged by pandemic shutdowns and restrictions, with revenue plunging more than 40 percent at his Doral golf property, his Washington hotel and both his Scottish resorts. “The golf business has never been stronger. The disclosure report filed each year with federal ethics officials shows only revenue figures, not profits, but the hit to Trump's business appeared widespread. The National Doral Golf Club outside of Miami, his biggest money maker among the family's golf properties, took in $44.2 million in revenue, a drop of $33 million from 2019. Revenue at the family's golf club in Aberdeen also dropped by roughly the same proportion.
Florida could become home to President Donald J. Trump Highway
Read full article: Florida could become home to President Donald J. Trump HighwayPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida could one day be home to the Trump Highway. Trump on Wednesday flew to Florida, where he will make Mar-a-Lago his home in Palm Beach, before Joe Biden was sworn in as president. Florida’s Turnpike is officially known as the Ronald Reagan Turnpike, though it’s rarely called by the former president’s name.
Networks stick with Trump in his unusual goodbye speech
Read full article: Networks stick with Trump in his unusual goodbye speechPresident Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)NEW YORK – At the end of Donald Trump's presidency, television networks left the mute button unused. CNN's Wolf Blitzer, meanwhile, called it “totally inappropriate” and said it was “pretty repulsive” that Trump didn't cite Biden. The Washington Post updated its count of lies and misstatements by Trump: 30,534 heading into his last day as president. Over on CNN, Dana Bash watched Trump leave the White House for the final time as president and walk to the Marine One helicopter.
Florida legislator: Punish Mar-a-Lago for mask-free party
Read full article: Florida legislator: Punish Mar-a-Lago for mask-free partyThey show patrons packed together on the dance floor as rapper Vanilla Ice, Beach Boys co-founder Mike Love and singer Taylor Dayne performed. He said Mar-a-Lago will be treated just like any other business and a decision should be made shortly. Vanilla Ice is playing the Mar-a-Lago New Years Eve party. The video showed tightly packed attendees bouncing and singing along as the rapper performed his decades-old hit, “Ice Ice Baby.”Mar-a-Lago managing director Bernd Lembcke and the Trump Organization did not return calls Monday seeking comment. Last month, a Mar-a-Lago neighbor filed a complaint with the Town of Palm Beach challenging Trump’s possible move to Mar-a-Lago after he leaves office this month.
Hundreds turn out for Trump boat parade in South Florida
Read full article: Hundreds turn out for Trump boat parade in South FloridaPublished: May 4, 2020, 9:18 amPresident Donald Trump tweeted his appreciation for a parade in his honor. The parade took Sunday with a few dozen boats Sunday near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Supporters waved Trump flags and signs praising the president. Trump thanked participants on Twitter. He promised to “never let you down!”
Hundreds turn out for President Trump boat parade in South Florida
Read full article: Hundreds turn out for President Trump boat parade in South FloridaPresident Trump tweeted his appreciation for a parade in his honor. Published: May 4, 2020, 9:02 amIf you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.
Orange County man with virus was at event the same time as President Trump
Read full article: Orange County man with virus was at event the same time as President TrumpOrange County man with virus was at event the same time as President TrumpPublished: March 14, 2020, 7:07 pmMan who tested positive for Covid-19 was at Mar-a-Lago the same time President Trump was there.
Woman charged in Mar-a-Lago chase refuses to appear in court
Read full article: Woman charged in Mar-a-Lago chase refuses to appear in courtPalm Beach County Judge Ted Booras said Hannah Roemhild's first hearing would be held Monday if she could be brought from the jail to the court without endangering herself or deputies, local media reports. Roemhild, 30, is charged with two state counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer after Friday's wild chase through Palm Beach and past the president's Mar-a-Lago club. She is being held at the Palm Beach County jail without bond. Authorities there say she swerved around concrete barriers and through two checkpoints, endangering the lives of Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County deputies staffing them. At some point, Roemheld picked up a female relative before automatic license plate readers soon tracked her to a motel near Palm Beach International Airport.
Woman in custody after Jeep crashes through security checkpoints near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club
Read full article: Woman in custody after Jeep crashes through security checkpoints near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ClubPALM BEACH, Fla. – A woman dancing on top of her Jeep outside The Breakers Palm Beach caught the attention of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper working a security detail at the luxury resort. When he approached the woman, she got into her Jeep, ignored him and drove away, breaching two security checkpoints near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club and prompting authorities to open fire, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said Friday, according to WPLG. The woman, identified as Hannah Roemhild, 30, continued driving onto Southern Boulevard and crossed the bridge into West Palm Beach, where she and another woman were taken into custody, Bradshaw said. We didn’t know if somebody was there to try to hit as many pedestrians as possible.”After authorities opened fire, the Jeep continued onto Southern Boulevard and crossed a bridge connecting Palm Beach to West Palm Beach. The rental Jeep was later found near Palm Beach International Airport at a Studio 6 motel, where she and another woman were taken into custody, Bradshaw said.
Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in Hurricane Dorian's path
Read full article: Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in Hurricane Dorian's pathPALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump's prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is potentially sitting directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm. The resort, which is currently closed for the summer, is on the wealthy barrier island of Palm Beach. During the cooler months, Trump visits the property frequently and has held several high-level meetings there with world leaders. The National Hurricane Center's most recent track for Dorian places Mar-a-Lago in the crosshairs of a possible Category 4 storm with winds of almost 140 mph (225 kph). Still, the resort dates from the 1920s and has seen more than its share of hurricanes in the past.