Jury in Rudy Giuliani defamation trial begins deliberations
Two former Georgia election workers sued Giuliani for defamation, alleging he orchestrated a smear campaign against them.
Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
Two former Georgia election workers sued Giuliani for defamation, alleging he orchestrated a smear campaign against them.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan largely granted former President Donald Trump's request to temporarily pause the proceedings while he pursues an appeal.
A Georgia election worker who was targeted by Rudy Giuliani's false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election testified about the toll it's taken on her life.
Federal investigators identified periods of time when a phone Trump used "was unlocked and the Twitter application was open on January 6."
The Justice Department said Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover, Hampshire, was arrested Saturday.
The two plaintiffs are seeking from $15.5 million to $43 million for damages from Giuliani, according to recent court filings.
Read Hunter Biden's indictment in California on federal tax charges here.
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted in the Central District of California Thursday.
The Justice Department accused Russia-based hackers of targeting U.S. intelligence officials as part of an international spear phishing campaign.
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. charged four Russian soldiers with war crimes for allegedly abducting and torturing an American citizen in Ukraine shortly after Russia's invasion.
In a new filing, prosecutors revealed they plan to use historical evidence of events both before and after the alleged conspiracy involving Trump's efforts to resist the peaceful transfer of power after the election.
Rocha allegedly spied on behalf of Cuba's intelligence agency, referred to the U.S. as "the enemy" and supported Cuba's clandestine intelligence-gathering mission, according to prosecutors.
Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot be shielded from criminal prosecution after leaving office for alleged conduct during his time in office.
In 2021, Klete Keller pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of an official proceeding.
A group of congressional Democrats and veteran Capitol Police officers are seeking civil damages for the harms they allege they suffered because of the Capitol riot.