In late November 2021, as officials at the National Archives were trying to persuade former President Donald J. Trump to return a trove of records he had taken from the White House when he left office, one of Mr. Trump’s associates advised him in the sharpest terms possible to give the materials back, newly unsealed […]
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Melania Trump Avoids Hush-Money Trial but Shares Her Husband’s Anger
In January 2018, when she first saw reports that her husband had paid off a porn star, Melania Trump was furious. She jetted off to Palm Beach, leaving the president to languish in Washington. She eventually returned, only to take a separate car to Donald J. Trump’s first State of the Union address. As a […]
Read MoreTrump and Mike Johnson to Make Announcement on ‘Election Integrity’
Speaker Mike Johnson had a difficult week. He is facing a revolt from one of the most conservative members of his caucus that could cost him his job. The prospect of providing additional aid to Ukraine continues to meet opposition. And it took three tries for the House to renew a warrantless surveillance bill. Then, […]
Read MoreTrump Co-Defendants Argue for Dismissal of Charges in Documents Case
Lawyers for co-defendants of former President Donald J. Trump argued in federal court in Florida on Friday to dismiss charges of aiding in the obstruction of efforts to recover classified documents. It was a rare hearing of the documents case in which Mr. Trump did not take center stage. His co-defendants, Walt Nauta and Carlos […]
Read MoreTrump to Meet Mike Johnson at Mar-a-Lago as Their Ties Fray
Speaker Mike Johnson may not have a functional majority in Congress, but his job is similar to the Republicans who preceded him in at least one respect: The duties include the difficult task of managing Donald J. Trump. Mr. Johnson on Friday will travel to Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s Florida estate, to join him for what […]
Read MoreTrump’s Co-Defendants in Documents Case Seek to Dismiss Charges
Almost from the moment former President Donald J. Trump was charged last June with mishandling a trove of highly secret classified documents, the spotlight in the case has been fixed — as it usually is — on him. But on Friday afternoon, the focus will shift, at least briefly, to Mr. Trump’s two co-defendants, Walt […]
Read MoreJohnson to Join Trump at Mar-a-Lago for ‘Election Integrity’ Announcement
Speaker Mike Johnson plans on Friday to join former President Donald J. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida to make what he called a “major announcement on election integrity.” It was not immediately clear what the pair were planning to discuss at their joint appearance, though Mr. Trump has continued to insist falsely that […]
Read MoreMelania Trump to Attend Fund-Raiser for the Log Cabin Republicans
Melania Trump, who has been mostly absent from public view while her husband, Donald J. Trump, campaigns for president this year, will appear at a fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago on April 20 for the Log Cabin Republicans, the group’s president said. The event, which was first reported by Politico, is a return of sorts to the […]
Read MoreProsecutors Want Judge to Act on Key Claim in Trump Documents Case
In an open display of frustration, federal prosecutors on Tuesday night told the judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s classified documents case that a “fundamentally flawed” order she had issued was causing delays and asked her to quickly resolve a critical dispute about one of Mr. Trump’s defenses — leaving them time to appeal […]
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