Walt Nauta, a personal aide to former President Donald J. Trump, claimed that he was the victim of vindictive prosecution in the classified documents case.
Walt Nauta, a personal aide to former President Donald J. Trump, stands accused of conspiring with Mr. Trump to hide several boxes of classified materials from the government.
The former president’s lawyers asked to freeze nearly all proceedings while they sort out whether the Supreme Court decision applies to charges focused on actions after he left the White House.
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority largely embraced Donald Trump’s dark view of tit-for-tat partisan prosecutions while liberals cited the prospect of power unchecked by legal accountability.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court’s majority tacitly bought into former President Donald J. Trump’s portrayal of himself as a victim of partisan legal warfare.
Jack Smith plans to continue two criminal cases against Donald J. Trump until Inauguration Day if the former president wins, according to a person familiar with his thinking.
The special counsel Jack Smith believes that under Justice Department regulations, his mandate and his authority to keep cases going do not depend on a change of administration, a person familiar with his thinking said.
The Supreme Court directed the trial court in Trump’s federal election case to hold hearings on what portions of the indictment can survive — a possible chance for prosecutors to set out their case in public.
The Supreme Court’s immunity decision directed the trial court to hold hearings on what portions of the indictment can survive — a possible chance for prosecutors to set out their case in public before Election Day.
Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will decide whether many of Donald J. Trump’s actions around the 2020 election were based on official acts he took as president or on unofficial acts in his private role as a candidate.
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