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Ryan Wedding, former Olympic snowboarder on FBI's 'Most Wanted,' has been arrested
ONTARIO, Calif. — Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who was among the FBI's top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, has been arrested in Mexico, top Justice Department officials said Friday. kAm(655:?8[ cc[ :D 244FD65 @7 CF??:?8 2 5CF8 EC277:4<:?8 @A6C2E:@?[ 2?5 @77:4:2=D D2J 96 @C496DEC2E65 D6G6C2= <:==:?8D E@ 7FCE96C E96 5CF8 4C:>6D] w6 H2D @? E96 uqxVD %6?
Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department
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Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself the “president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power. kAm“x H2D 42AEFC65[” |25FC@ D2:5 :?
Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. There was no specific reason given for her firing, according to one of the people. They spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
DOJ says Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, walking back theory Bondi had promoted
WASHINGTON — Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a "client list," the Justice Department acknowledged Monday as it said no more files related to the wealthy financier's sex trafficking investigation would be made public despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.
FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was '100%' inspired by Islamic State group
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he likely worked with others in the deadly attack that officials said was inspired by the Islamic State group.
Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and "resorted to crimes" in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a newly unsealed court filing from prosecutors that offers new evidence from the landmark criminal case against the former president.
Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania this month, a special agent said Monday in disclosing how the gunman prior to the shooting had researched mass attacks and explosive devices. The expected interview with the 2024 Republican presidential nominee is part of the FBI's standard protocol to speak with victims during the course of its criminal investigations.
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed.
Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say
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BUTLER, Pa. — Donald Trump appeared to be the target of an assassination attempt Saturday as he spoke during a rally in Pennsylvania, law enforcement officials said.
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A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom – KION546
A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — News that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a plea deal with Julian Assange brings a stunning culmination to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents and has had as its central character a quixotic internet publisher with a disdain for government secrets.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison – KION546
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday.
Prosecutors in classified files case to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI – KION546
Prosecutors in classified files case to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI By ERIC TUCKER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Special counsel Jack Smith’s team says the restrictions are necessary in light of Trump’s false comments that the FBI agents who searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022 for classified documents were out to kill him and his family.
Motion after motion puts Trump Florida case in slow motion as 3-day hearing begins – KION546
Motion after motion puts Trump Florida case in slow motion as 3-day hearing begins By ERIC TUCKER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out on grounds that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed.
US government's top hostage negotiator defends prisoner swaps with foreign adversaries – KION546
US government’s top hostage negotiator defends prisoner swaps with foreign adversaries By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top hostage negotiator is defending prisoner swaps that free Americans wrongfully detained by foreign countries in exchange for the release of convicted criminals. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, denies that the swaps incentivize additional arrests of U.S. citizens.
Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction – KION546
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republicans are responding to Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges with some version of, “That’s it?” Loyal to Donald Trump, they largely echoed the former president’s claim that the Justice Department has treated President Joe Biden’s son with kid gloves while zealously prosecuting Trump.
Judge denies bid to dismiss certain counts in Trump classified documents indictment – KION546
Judge denies bid to dismiss certain counts in Trump classified documents indictment By ERIC TUCKER Associated Pres WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and two of his associates has denied a request to dismiss some of the charges in the indictment.
Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don't forget your fellow citizens – KION546
Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don’t forget your fellow citizens By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Ruby Chen longs to recover the remains of his 19-year-old son, Itay — a soldier who Israeli intelligence says was killed in the Oct. 7 attack — so that he can be buried and his “soul” finally given “a place to rest” in accordance with Jewish practices. But the families of the Americans taken hostage are laser-focused on one thing: their loved ones.
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated' – KION546
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: ‘I will not be intimidated’ By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland forcefully rebuked what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling Republicans who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” During a hearing before the the House Judiciary Committee, Garland condemned the “conspiracy theory”...
How Trump's deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing – KION546
How Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week.
Trump’s NY case was the first of four to go to trial. It could be the last one for a while – KION546
Trump’s NY case was the first of four to go to trial. It could be the last one for a while By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The hush money case that culminated in a conviction of Donald Trump this week was the first of four criminal prosecutions brought against the former president — and likely the only one to reach trial before the November elections.
Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money case finishes first deliberations, asks to rehear key testimony
NEW YORK — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case. The 12-person jury was sent home around 4 p.m. after about 4½ hours of deliberations. The process is to resume Thursday. The 12-person jury was sent home around 4 p.m. after about 4 1/2 hours of deliberations.
Two ex-FBI officials who traded anti-Trump texts close to settlement over alleged privacy violations – KION546
Two ex-FBI officials who traded anti-Trump texts close to settlement over alleged privacy violations By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former FBI officials have reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump.
In Trump's hush money trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers are poised to make final pitch to jury – KION546
In Trump’s hush money trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers are poised to make final pitch to jury By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are set to deliver closing arguments to the jury Tuesday, each side looking to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating the fate of the first former American president to be charged with felony crimes.
Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement – KION546
Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution.
US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told – KION546
US intelligence suggests American who vanished in Syria in 2017 has died, daughter says she was told By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Maryam Kamalmaz said in an interview with The Associated Press that during a meeting in Washington this month with eight senior American officials she was presented with detailed intelligence about the presumed death of her father, Majd, a psychotherapist from Texas.
Justice Dept makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers – KION546
Justice Dept makes arrests in North Korean identity theft scheme involving thousands of IT workers By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced three arrests in a complex stolen identity scheme that officials say generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean government, including for its weapons program.
Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump's lawyers – KION546
Michael Cohen to face bruising cross-examination by Trump’s lawyers By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER, MICHELLE L. PRICE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press Michael Cohen returns to the stand Tuesday as the prosecution’s star witness, where a day earlier he delivered matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” Cohen said.
Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand – KION546
Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president.
Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial – KION546
By JENNIFER PELTZ and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press But if Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider’s view of the dealings at the heart of prosecutors’ case, he also is as challenging a star witness as they come. There is his tortured history with Trump, for whom he served as personal attorney and problem-zapper until his practices came under federal investigation.
Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony – KION546
Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court this past week as porn actor Stormy Daniels shared her account before a rapt jury.
Judge in Trump's classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set – KION546
Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely.
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case – KION546
Trump faces jail threat over gag order as prosecutors zero in on transactions at heart of the case By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returns to his hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses in the final weeks of the case.
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony – KION546
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court Thursday for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.
Number of FBI intelligence database searches on Americans has dropped in last year, report says – KION546
Number of FBI intelligence database searches on Americans has dropped in last year, report says By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of FBI searches of a vast foreign intelligence repository for information about Americans and people in the United States plummeted over the last year from the prior 12 months, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday.
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help – KION546
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they call cruel and inhumane treatment.
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity – KION546
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
'Catch-and-kill' to be described to jurors as testimony resumes in hush money trial of Donald Trump – KION546
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime tabloid publisher was expected Tuesday to tell jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign as testimony resumes in the historic hush money trial of the former president.
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next – KION546
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press In addition to establishing a potentially historic ruling about the scope of presidential power, the court’s decision — whenever it comes — will undoubtedly go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee faces. WHAT IS THE COURT DECIDING?
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next - Local News 8
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences. The high court will consider whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump – KION546
Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former American president to a jury Monday as they accuse Donald Trump of a hush money scheme aimed at preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public.
Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to court – KION546
Jury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former president returns to court By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New Yorkers that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former president.
Trump's historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
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NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being chosen. The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday.
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Trump's historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors picked
NEW YORK — The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being seated. The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday.
FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says – KION546
FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says By ERIC TUCKER and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter.
House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
WASHINGTON — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data. The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-147, though it will still have to clear the Senate to become law. The surveillance program will expire April 19 unless Congress acts.
Trump's co-defendants in classified documents case ask judge to dismiss charges against them – KION546
Trump’s co-defendants in classified documents case ask judge to dismiss charges against them By STEPHANY MATAT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case have asked a judge to dismiss charges against them.
House will try again on reauthorization of US spy program after Republican upheaval – KION546
House will try again on reauthorization of US spy program after Republican upheaval By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will again try to advance a bill reauthorizing a crucial national security surveillance program. The second attempt Friday comes just days after a conservative revolt prevented similar legislation from reaching the floor.
House struggles with surveillance measure amid deep Republican opposition – KION546
House struggles with surveillance measure amid deep Republican opposition By ERIC TUCKER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is considering whether to take up a bill that would reauthorize a crucial national security surveillance program. But the prospects were uncertain amid intense Republican opposition as well as an edict earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to “kill” the measure.
Judge in Trump's classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request – KION546
Judge in Trump’s classified files case agrees to redact witness names, granting prosecution request By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 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.
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