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Get Caught Up On Donald Trump's Complex Web Of Legal Challenges

Saturday, May 05, 2018

The president is dealing with three lawsuits from two women, a federal criminal investigation of his longtime attorney and the Justice Department's probe of the 2016 election.

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Rudy Giuliani Says Trump Was Aware Of Payments To Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels

Thursday, May 03, 2018

Rudy Giuliani, the newest member of President Trump's legal team, said that Trump was aware of payments made to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had a sexual encounter with the president. Trump has previously denied knowledge of the payment.

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Trump Acknowledges Lawyer Michael Cohen Represented Him In Stormy Daniels Deal

Thursday, April 26, 2018

President Trump in an interview with Fox News acknowledged for the first time that Michael Cohen represented him in "the crazy Stormy Daniels deal." Cohen, who is currently under investigation in New York, said Wednesday that he will assert his Fifth Amendment rights in connection with the Daniels' case.

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Federal Judge Blocks Transfer Of American Being Held In Syria

Friday, April 20, 2018

The U.S. is holding a dual American-Saudi citizen who was captured in Syria and is suspected of being a member of ISIS. The man has been held overseas for more than seven months without charge. The ACLU is challenging his detention in court.

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What We Learn From Comey's Memos

Friday, April 20, 2018

A series of memos written by former FBI Director James Comey that detail his meetings with President Donald Trump have been published.

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News Brief: Justice Department Developments, National School Walkout, South Korea

Friday, April 20, 2018

Some of James Comey's memos detailing his meetings with President Trump have been released. Also, students are expected to walk out of classes to protest gun violence on Friday.

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Justice Department Turns Over 15 Pages Of Comey Memos To Congress

Thursday, April 19, 2018

A lot of the stories in the memos have been previously reported, but there is greater detail than seen before, and some new conversations.

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Federal Judge Blocks U.S. From Transferring Citizen Held In Iraq To Another Country

Thursday, April 19, 2018

U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued the preliminary injunction Thursday evening, minutes before an 8 p.m. deadline to stop the transfer of the man.

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Examining The Case Against Trump Attorney Michael Cohen

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The federal court case in New York involving President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has received no shortage of attention. Presiding over it all is judge Kimba Wood, a veteran of the bench.

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Sean Hannity Is Also A Client Of Trump's Lawyer Michael Cohen

Monday, April 16, 2018

President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen was in federal court Monday in New York City. A federal judge ordered Cohen's attorney to identify another client as part of a battle of seized evidence.

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Comey Book Blasts Trump

Friday, April 13, 2018

Former FBI Director James Comey has a new book out, in which he calls President Trump "unethical" and "untethered to truth." The White House is trying to discredit him.

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News Brief: Comey's Book, Trump Talks TPP Again, Syria And Pompeo

Friday, April 13, 2018

James Comey's new book is making waves as it details some of the president's interactions with the former FBI director. Also, President Trump suggested re-entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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Does FBI Raid On Trump Lawyer Cohen Mean Attorney-Client Privilege Is 'Dead'?

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

President Trump complained that investigators have violated a fundamental part of the legal system, but there are exemptions to the well-known privilege between lawyers and clients.

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Trump Blasts FBI After His Attorney's Office Is Raided

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

President Trump has lashed out at federal investigators after agents raided his personal attorney's office. It was not immediately clear why investigators targeted Michael Cohen.

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Trump Blasts 'Total Witch Hunt' After FBI Raids His Longtime Attorney's Office

Monday, April 09, 2018

The president unloaded on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions hours after the FBI executed search warrants against Michael Cohen.

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Federal Prosecutor Takes On New Case As DOJ Point Person For Opioid Crisis

Monday, April 09, 2018

The scale of the opioid addiction problem is immense. It has become so widespread, touching so many in states across the country that the administration has begun calling it "the crisis next door."

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Sessions Says 'No' To Republican Requests For A Second Special Counsel

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Sessions said a special counsel is reserved for extraordinary circumstances, and argues that the GOP allegations do not rise to that level. Instead, Sessions has assigned the U.S. attorney for Utah.

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Justice Department's Internal Watchdog To Review Alleged Surveillance Abuses

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The decision comes after Republicans and Democrats on the House intelligence committee released dueling memos in February about surveillance of a onetime Trump campaign foreign policy adviser.

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Man Arrested In Connection With D.C.-Area Suspicious Packages, Authorities Say

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

The packages contained "potential destructive devices," the FBI said. A person taken into custody was set to appear in federal court on Tuesday.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Recommends More Security For Midterms, Not How To Fund It

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

The Senate intelligence committee met Wednesday to review its recommendations about improving election security ahead of the 2018 midterms. Senators recommend more funding and IT support, but there is no consensus about how much or how to pay for it.

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