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Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Special counsel Jack Smith: Trump ‘stands alone’ among those who challenged U.S. elections

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump comments to the media during a break of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump, including Kevin Seefried, center, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. Seefried, who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol, has been sentenced to three years in prison. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Supreme Court justices asked to weigh in on Jan. 6 defendants’ cases

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. A slim majority of Americans approve of the U.S. Justice Department indicting Donald Trump over his efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump’s comments risk tainting a jury in federal election subversion case, special counsel says

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

An aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is seen Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. A third defendant has been charged alongside former President Donald Trump and his valet in the classified documents case in Florida, court records show. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Witness in Trump classified documents case retracted ‘prior false testimony,’ DOJ says

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Carlos De Oliveira, center, the property manager of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, arrives at the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Fort Pierce, Fla. De Oliveira was scheduled to be arraigned on charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jack Smith says lawyer for Trump co-defendant might have conflict of interest in documents case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before boarding his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Aug. 3, 2023, in Arlington, Va. The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump will hear arguments over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Judge Chutkan to hear arguments in protective order fight in Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy case

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Michael Kunzelman and Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Windham High School in Windham, N.H., on Tuesday Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) **FILE**

Fake electors play starring role in Jan. 6 charges against Trump

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In this June 4, 2009, photo, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik stands outside the Federal Court in Washington. Kerik has met with investigators from special counsel Jack Smith’s team. Kerik's meeting is part of the government's case accusing former President Donald Trump of working to overturn his 2020 election loss. Kerik's attorney says Kerik met with government officials Monday to discuss Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani's efforts to overturn the Republican president's loss to Democrat Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Bernie Kerik, who advised Giuliani after Trump’s 2020 election loss, meets with Jack Smith’s team

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday Aug. 8, 2023, at Windham High School in Windham, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Special counsel got a search warrant for Trump’s Twitter account

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about the verdicts in the Proud Boys trial, May 4, 2023, at the Department of Justice in Washington. The Justice Department is facing the biggest test in its history in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. It is navigating unprecedented conditions in American democracy while trying to fight back against relentless attacks on its own credibility and that of the U.S. election system. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Justice Department faces biggest test in its history with election conspiracy case against Trump

Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking during the North Carolina Republican Party Convention in Greensboro, N.C., June 10, 2023. The latest indictment of Donald Trump alleges the former president conspired to overturn the will of voters and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. Yet Trump's most devoted followers claim these serious criminal charges actually show that Trump is the victim of political persecution. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

Curious timing: Trump hit with indictments whenever incriminating evidence emerges in Biden probes

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks before he boards his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Arlington, Va., after facing a judge on federal conspiracy charges that allege he conspired to subvert the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump pleads not guilty on ‘sad day’; Capitol riot case poised to put free political speech on trial

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to an indictment unsealed on Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Special counsel Jack Smith outlaws free speech, elections and democracy

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence officiates as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Pence’s revenge: VP turns star witness against Trump in Jan. 6 case

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump lawyer calls indictment an ‘attack on free speech and political advocacy.’ Follow live updates

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Then-U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks speaks with reporters outside the Alabama Capitol Friday, June 10, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Ex-Rep. Mo Brooks: I’m surprised Jack Smith didn’t reach out over Trump’s ‘blatant’ post-2020 effort

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Concord, N.H. A federal judge in Florida has set a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. The May 20, 2024, trial date was set Friday by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

New charges filed against Trump in classified documents case; third defendant added

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

This exhibit from video released by the House Select Committee, shows President Donald Trump recording a video statement on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, from the Rose Garden, displayed at a hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (House Select Committee via AP)

Trump lawyers warn prosecutor another indictment will destroy America

By Jeff Mordock and Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump boasts ‘productive’ meeting with Justice Department as indictment looms

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times