Trump administration blocks Venezuela from paying Maduro’s legal bills amid federal charges

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has moved to block the Venezuelan government from covering the legal expenses of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as he fights federal drug trafficking and weapons charges in New York, according to a court filing from his attorney. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, … Read more

Judge blocks Trump DOJ from reviewing Washington Post reporter’s seized data

A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday rescinded the Trump administration’s ability to examine data seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson last month, saying he would “conduct an independent judicial review” of the materials obtained by the Justice Department through a search warrant. U.S. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter wrote that it was the court’s … Read more

Judge blocks DOJ from searching Washington Post reporter’s phone and laptop

A federal judge has blocked the Justice Department from searching through a Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices after they were seized by the FBI last month, instead ruling that the court would conduct a search. The FBI seized reporter Hannah Natanson’s phone, laptops, Garmin watch, and portable hard drives as part of an investigation into … Read more

Legal analysis after judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith report on Trump-documents case

Legal analysis after judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith report on Trump-documents case – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge has permanently blocked the release of a special counsel report on President Trump’s alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the decision. Source link

GOP blocks Democratic effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Republicans on Tuesday formally blocked a request from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, something Democrats hoped to do in order to advance stalled judicial nominations. Senate Democrats are seeking to temporarily replace Feinstein on the powerful panel that processes judicial nominees as the … Read more

Trump appointee Aileen Cannon blocks release of Jack Smith’s report on classified documents probe

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon blocked the public release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into whether President Donald Trump mishandled classified documents after his first term in the White House. In an order filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Cannon wrote that the … Read more

Federal judge blocks release of Jack Smith report’s second volume

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Monday agreed to permanently block the release of Volume 2 of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report, centered on President Donald Trump’s handling of classified materials after his first term in office — in a significant victory for the president and his co-defendants. … Read more

Judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case

Washington — A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report that details his investigation into President Trump’s alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents and alleged obstruction of the federal probe. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted requests from Mr. Trump and two … Read more