Trump’s retention of classified documents likely violates the Espionage Act because he refused to return them.
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Trump campaign asks Meta to reinstate his Facebook account
A Meta spokesman said the company will announce its decision about reinstating Donald Trump’s access this month.
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Trump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
A fine was the only penalty a judge could impose on the Trump Organization after its conviction last month for 17 tax crimes, including conspiracy and falsifying business records.
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Trump Organization sentenced to pay $1.6 million penalty in tax fraud case
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office described egregious and deliberate long-term conduct that benefited both former president Donald Trump’s namesake company and the executives involved in the cheating.
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Trump campaign officials got subpoena asking new questions about Jan. 6
A subpoena received Dec. 9 sought information and documents on legal representation, voting machines, fundraising around false election claims and more.
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Biden ‘surprised’ government records found at old office
There are significant differences between the Trump and Biden situations, including the gravity of an ongoing grand jury investigation into the Mar-a-Lago seizure.
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A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
While unlikely to affect the Justice Department’s decision-making with regard to charging Trump in his own case, President Biden’s document disclosure could intensify skepticism among Republicans and others.
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Trump executive Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence for dodging taxes
Allen Weisselberg is expected to be locked up at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex.
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Georgia special grand jury completes Trump investigation
The special grand jury has spent the last eight months examining potential criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
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Commentary: Trump’s disciples succeed, once again, in shutting down the Capitol
Rep. Kevin McCarthy is the avatar of a much broader national failure to come to terms with what’s been happening in the last two years.