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‘Got to be kidding me’: GOP officials pan Trump’s claims of shocking new election threats
By Marshall Cohen, Gabe Cohen, CNN Boston (CNN) — Four days after President Donald Trump declared that his administration uncovered “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure,” dozens of state election officials from across the country gathered in Boston. But they weren’t there for an emergency summit to tackle the supposed crisis, even though the midterm elections are only 15 weeks away.
‘People are feeling betrayed’: They paid taxes in good faith and now fear it could lead to their deportation
By Catherine E. Shoichet and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Undocumented immigrants who’ve been paying taxes in the US are facing an unsettling possibility: This year, that may be used against them. A recent data-sharing deal between the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Homeland Security is sparking widespread concern in immigrant communities – though some details about how the deal could work haven’t been disclosed.
‘Principled and fair’: Judge Boasberg had nonpartisan record before facing Trump’s fury
By Marshall Cohen and Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — James Boasberg wasn’t supposed to be famous. As the chief judge for the federal court in Washington, DC, Boasberg is well-liked in wonky legal circles and in the courthouse community. He’s a former law school roommate of Brett Kavanaugh and his personality has poked through his rulings with quirky uses of Star Trek quotes and Fugees lyrics. Even with 23 years as a judge in DC, Boasberg is very far from a household name.
How Trump and Musk have shaken the federal workforce
By Jeremy Herb, Rene Marsh, Tami Luhby and Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — In less than three weeks, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have upended the federal workforce, firing top officials, grinding billion-dollar agencies to a halt and convincing tens of thousands of workers to voluntarily leave their jobs. And they say they’re just getting started. The Musk-led hostile takeover of the federal workforce has been applauded by Trump supporters.
Trump plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some convicted January 6 rioters
By Alayna Treene, Alison Main and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump and his team have drafted a slate of pardons for people convicted for their role in the January 6 Capitol attack to be issued on Day 1, shortly after Trump is sworn in as president, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. Trump has repeatedly said he planned to swiftly pardon people who were convicted for their role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
Special counsel who investigated Hunter Biden ends probe and releases final report
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department special counsel, whose six-year case into Hunter Biden was short-circuited last month by the unconditional pardon President Joe Biden granted to his son, has completed his investigation and released his final report. Special counsel David Weiss investigated Hunter Biden since 2018, when he was the Donald Trump-appointed US attorney for Delaware.
‘Fully staffed’: Election offices relieved after feared poll-worker shortages don’t materialize
By Marshall Cohen, Curt Devine and Bob Ortega, CNN (CNN) — Threats and smears against election officials and the voting process haven’t killed Americans’ confidence in the system and willingness to work the polls this year.
At least 30 election deniers and 2020 fake electors serving as Trump electors this year
By Marshall Cohen, Danya Gainor, Alison Main, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Casey Tolan and Bob Ortega, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen Republicans who were “fake electors” in 2020, including several facing criminal charges, are serving as former President Donald Trump’s official electors in battleground states this year, according to a CNN survey. Another 16 GOP electors from these states are election deniers who say President Joe Biden’s victory in 2020 was fraudulent.
Arizona Supreme Court rules voters caught in proof-of-citizenship glitch can still get 'full ballot,' including state races
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 100,000 residents who may not have fulfilled the state's proof-of-citizenship requirements can still vote in state and local races this year, quickly resolving how election officials should address a clerical glitch that had left the eligibility of those registered voters in question.
More than 20 election offices have been targeted with suspicious packages this week
By Marshall Cohen, Sara Murray and Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — Suspicious packages were sent this week to election offices in more than 20 states, leading to an FBI investigation, triggering evacuations and rattling staff, according to a CNN survey of state offices and Associated Press reporting.
In blow to Newsmax, judge rules Smartmatic’s case over 2020 election lies will go to trial this month
Washington (CNN) — A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election to be relitigated during the final stretch of the 2024 race. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis rejected Newsmax’s attempt to shut down the case, which was brought by the voting technology company Smartmatic, without even holding a trial.
WATCH: Special counsel files reworked indictment against Donald Trump in January 6 case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, slimming down the allegations against the 2024 presidential nominee in light of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. Prosecutors have not dropped any of the four charges that they initially brought against the former president.
Judge removes election-denying lawyer from Dominion defamation case for ‘egregious misconduct’
Judge removes election-denying lawyer from Dominion defamation case for ‘egregious misconduct’ (CNN) — A judge barred an indicted, election-denying lawyer from being involved in one of Dominion Voting Systems’ 2020 election defamation cases after she publicly leaked the company’s internal emails.
Takeaways from the House hearing with Secret Service Director Cheatle on the Trump assassination attempt
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced off Monday with angry lawmakers from both parties, who grilled her over the stunning security failures that led to the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over ‘mock trial’ miniseries
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden on Sunday abruptly dropped a lawsuit he filed last month against Fox News over the network’s fictionalized miniseries that he alleged included sexually explicit images of him without consent. Biden dropped the lawsuit just hours after his father, President Joe Biden, announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, though it’s not clear if the timing is related.
Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family seeks to dismiss charges, citing decision in Trump documents case
William T. Robles/AP/File via CNN Newsource This artist sketch depicts defendant Alexander Smirnov in federal court in Los Angeles Published July 15, 2024 6:49 PM By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The fallout continues from Judge Aileen Cannon’s shock ruling that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed, invalidating his classified documents case against former President Donald Trump.
Indicted RNC ‘election integrity’ official accused of dodging deposition in 2020 election defamation case
(CNN) — Christina Bobb, the indicted RNC official and former One America News host, is dodging a deposition in a 2020-related defamation lawsuit, according to Dominion Voting Systems, which is battling her in court. Bobb’s attorneys previously argued that the Dominion defamation lawsuit, and the routine deposition they are seeking, should be paused in the wake of her indictment in Arizona on charges related to her role in the Trump campaign’s fake electors plot.
Newsmax denies destroying evidence in 2020 defamation case after Smartmatic alleges ‘cover-up’ - Local News 8
Newsmax denies destroying evidence in 2020 defamation case after Smartmatic alleges ‘cover-up’ Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The right-wing cable channel Newsmax denied Friday that it intentionally destroyed or concealed internal emails in an ongoing defamation case filed by voting technology company Smartmatic over the network’s airing of false claims about the 2020 election.
Special counsel plans to use infamous Hunter Biden laptop as evidence at gun trial - Local News 8
Special counsel plans to use infamous Hunter Biden laptop as evidence at gun trial By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss plans to introduce Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop as evidence against him at his upcoming trial on felony gun charges.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments over obstruction charge used against January 6 rioters
By John Fritze, Marshall Cohen, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority indicated Tuesday that it may toss out a charge prosecutors have lodged against hundreds of people who took part in the January 6, 2021, riot on the US Capitol, a decision that could force the Justice Department to reopen some of those cases.
Federal judge won’t dismiss Hunter Biden’s tax charges, paving way for trial in June
Published April 1, 2024 5:28 PM By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has denied Hunter Biden’s attempts to throw out his felony tax indictment, paving the way for a trial in June. The judge was skeptical of Biden’s arguments at a hearing last week in Los Angeles. Biden has pleaded not guilty to all nine charges.
Federal judge won’t dismiss Hunter Biden’s tax charges, paving way for trial in June - NewsBreak
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Supreme Court won’t review ruling that removed New Mexico official from office over January 6 insurrection
Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP/FILE via CNN Newsource Otero County New Published March 18, 2024 6:36 AM By John Fritze and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the appeal of a former New Mexico county commissioner who was removed from office because of his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection – a case that was similar to the one the high court recently decided involving former President Donald Trump.
RNC to add new lawyers focusing on claims of election fraud – including one key figure from 2020 challenges - NewsBreak
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RNC to add new lawyers focusing on claims of election fraud – including one key figure from 2020 challenges | KRDO
By Kristen Holmes, Daniel Strauss and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee, now under the control of former President Donald Trump and his campaign, is bringing on a slate of new lawyers both internally and externally who will focus intensely on election fraud, an issue Trump has remained fixated on.
House GOP alleges January 6 committee withheld transcripts that undercut some of their most explosive claims
By Marshall Cohen, Melanie Zanona and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The January 6 committee withheld witness transcripts from the public that undercut some of their most explosive claims about the insurrection, House Republicans alleged in a report released Monday.
Highlights from the transcript of Hunter Biden’s closed-door interview with House Republicans
By Jeremy Herb, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN Hunter Biden unequivocally denied that his father was ever involved in his business dealings or took any government actions on his behalf during a roughly six-hour deposition Wednesday where President Joe Biden’s son frequently clashed with the Republicans questioning him.
Who is Norma Anderson? The Colorado Republican leading the 14th Amendment challenge against Trump - NewsBreak
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Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges - NewsBreak
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Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges
(CNN) — In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell, with a spreadsheet claiming to contain passwords of employees from the voting technology company Smartmatic, according to court filings. The existence of the spreadsheet was recently disclosed by Smartmatic, which is suing OAN for defamation.
Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges
2 days ago Even Rudy Giuliani thought her plan to seek blanket immunity, before breaching Georgia voting machines, was “over the top,” according to a new book by reporters Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman. As allies of Donald Trump schemed to seize voting machines in swing states after the 2020 election, …
Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges
In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell, with a spreadsheet claiming to contain passwords of employees from the voting technology company Smartmatic, according to court filings. The existence of the spreadsheet was recently disclosed by Smartmatic, which is suing OAN for defamation.
Illinois election board hears objection to Trump candidacy based on January 6 insurrection
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Illinois election board hears objection to Trump candidacy based on January 6 insurrection
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A retired judge hired by the Illinois State Board of Elections held a hearing Friday on whether the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” applies to former President Donald Trump. Several voters filed the challenge against Trump, arguing that Illinois should join Colorado and Maine in removing him from their 2024 presidential ballots based on his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.
Colorado voters emphasize January 6 violence as they urge Supreme Court to keep Trump off the ballot
The Colorado voters trying to disqualify Donald Trump from the state ballot told the Supreme Court on Friday that the violence the former president provoked on January 6, 2021, qualifies as an insurrection under the terms of the Constitution and bars him from holding future office.
Colorado voters emphasize January 6 violence as they urge Supreme Court to keep Trump off the ballot
Colorado voters emphasize January 6 violence as they urge Supreme Court to keep Trump off the ballot
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Fact Check: Trump falsely claims Democrats can vote in New Hampshire’s GOP primary - NewsBreak
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