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by Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal appellate court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department may publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election, although the timing of that release remains unclear. The ruling did not distinguish between […]

by Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post A federal appellate court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department may publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 election, although the timing of that release remains unclear. The ruling did not distinguish between […]

By Paul Kane · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Jimmy Carter might not have believed the words of praise coming from Democrats and Republicans under the Capitol dome this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) hailed Carter as “a man who modeled the virtues of service.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) praised the 39th […]

By Paul Kane · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Jimmy Carter might not have believed the words of praise coming from Democrats and Republicans under the Capitol dome this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) hailed Carter as “a man who modeled the virtues of service.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) praised the 39th […]

By Perry Stein, Jeremy Roebuck · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court late Wednesday to block the release of both volumes of a special counsel report on his two dismissed federal cases – the latest attempt by the president-elect to fight the final remnants of his criminal cases. In their filing to […]

By Perry Stein, Jeremy Roebuck · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court late Wednesday to block the release of both volumes of a special counsel report on his two dismissed federal cases – the latest attempt by the president-elect to fight the final remnants of his criminal cases. In their filing to […]

By Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Justice Department said it would not publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s findingsonDonald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents until the ongoing litigation against his co-defendants concludes, according to a filing in a federal appeals court Tuesday morning. But prosecutorssaid Attorney General Merrick Garland does intend […]

By Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Justice Department said it would not publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s findingsonDonald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents until the ongoing litigation against his co-defendants concludes, according to a filing in a federal appeals court Tuesday morning. But prosecutorssaid Attorney General Merrick Garland does intend […]

By Ann E. Marimow, Shayna Jacobs · The Washington Post (c) 2025  President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay his planned sentencing Fridayin his criminal hush money case, setting up a potential test of the high court’s ruling to extend broad immunity from prosecution to former presidents. Ten days before his inauguration, Trump is scheduled […]

By Ann E. Marimow, Shayna Jacobs · The Washington Post (c) 2025  President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay his planned sentencing Fridayin his criminal hush money case, setting up a potential test of the high court’s ruling to extend broad immunity from prosecution to former presidents. Ten days before his inauguration, Trump is scheduled […]