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A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s effort to throw out his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, dismissing the Republican’s claims that he's immune from prosecution.

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Judge rejects Donald Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution

December 1, 2023 at 7:29 p.m.

A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s effort to throw out his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, dismissing the Republican’s claims that he's immune from prosecution.

The statements from Eastman and Giuliani provide early foreshadowing of at least one of the defenses they seem poised to raise: that they were merely doing their jobs as attorneys when they maneuvered on Trump's behalf to undo the results of that election.

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Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make.

August 29, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

The statements from Eastman and Giuliani provide early foreshadowing of at least one of the defenses they seem poised to raise: that they were merely doing their jobs as attorneys...

The documents reveal how university visits are a convenient way for justices to sell their own books. That’s especially true in the case of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a prolific author who has kept the court’s most active travel schedule over the past decade, according to the records reviewed by the AP.

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Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics

July 11, 2023 at 8:51 a.m.

The documents reveal how university visits are a convenient way for justices to sell their own books. That’s especially true in the case of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a prolific author...

A stone-faced Donald Trump has been confronted with a 34-count felony indictment accusing him in a scheme to bury allegations of extramarital affairs that arose during his first White House campaign. The arraignment Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom was a stunning — and humbling — spectacle for the former president. It put him face-to-face with prosecutors who bluntly accused him of criminal conduct and set the stage for a possible criminal trial in the city where he became a celebrity decades ago. Trump pleaded not guilty. Speaking later at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump bitterly attacked the prosecutor and the judge despite being admonished hours earlier about incendiary rhetoric.

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Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme

April 4, 2023 at 7:37 p.m.

A stone-faced Donald Trump has been confronted with a 34-count felony indictment accusing him in a scheme to bury allegations of extramarital affairs that arose during his first White House...

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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in swap for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout

December 8, 2022 at 10:40 a.m.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another...

In a stark repudiation of Donald Trump's legal arguments, a federal appeals court on Wednesday permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from the former president's Florida estate as part of its ongoing criminal investigation.

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Trump docs probe: Court lifts hold on Mar-a-Lago records

September 22, 2022 at 9:49 a.m.

In a stark repudiation of Donald Trump's legal arguments, a federal appeals court on Wednesday permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from the former...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent arbiter tasked with inspecting documents seized in an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home said Tuesday he intends to push briskly through the review process and appeared skeptical of the Trump team's reluctance to say whether it believed the records had been declassified.

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Arbiter in Trump docs probe signals intent to move quickly

September 20, 2022 at 6:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent arbiter tasked with inspecting documents seized in an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home said Tuesday he intends to push briskly through...

Bashir Noorzai, center, a senior Taliban ...

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US contractor freed by Taliban in swap for drug trafficker

September 19, 2022 at 4:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United...

A federal judge on Thursday appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records that were seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home last month.

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Veteran N.Y. judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

September 15, 2022 at 7:42 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter and review records that were seized during an FBI search of former President...

The Justice Department said Thursday that it was appealing a judge's decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Florida home.

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Trump documents probe: U.S. is appealing special master ruling

September 8, 2022 at 3:36 p.m.

The Justice Department said Thursday that it was appealing a judge's decision granting the appointment of an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald...

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