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Trump Lawyers Seek Meeting With Garland Over Special Counsel Inquiries

Trump Lawyers Seek Meeting With Garland Over Special Counsel Inquiries

by AoCEgWtx4o
May 24, 2023
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Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump sent a letter on Tuesday requesting a meeting with Attorney General Merrick B. Garland related to the special counsel investigations into Mr. Trump’s conduct.The letter cited no specifics but asserted that Mr. Trump was being treated unfairly by the Justice Department through the investigations led by the special counsel, Jack Smith. Mr. Smith is scrutinizing Mr. Trump’s handling of classified material that was discovered at his private Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, after his presidency, as well as his efforts to retain power after he lost the 2020 election.There...

Gearing Up for G.O.P. Gains, White House Braces for Barrage of Inquiries

Gearing Up for G.O.P. Gains, White House Braces for Barrage of Inquiries

by AoCEgWtx4o
May 14, 2022
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The Justice Department has been examining whether Hunter Biden broke tax and foreign lobbying laws, a matter that is expected to be resolved in the coming months. Regardless of what Attorney General Merrick B. Garland decides, he is likely to face accusations from Republicans that he gave the president’s son preferential treatment.Still, Republicans have been divided about whether it is smart to talk about impeachment already.In April, Representative Greg Murphy, Republican of North Carolina, told Fox News that there were “plenty” of grounds to impeach Mr. Biden, citing the border crisis, Afghanistan and other...

Ivanka Trump calls legal inquiries into Trump business political ‘harassment’

Ivanka Trump calls legal inquiries into Trump business political ‘harassment’

by rachelmeadows
November 20, 2020
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The president has been under investigation since 2019 by two independent inquiries in New York into his finances. One, led by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., was initially focused on the Trump Organization’s part in paying off the pornographic actor Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Trump. The other, a civil probe led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, was sparked after the president’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testified that Trump drastically exaggerated his wealth to secure loans. The Times reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of...