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Trump legal team responds to Justice Department filing in another request for special master
In a court filing on Wednesday, Trump's lawyers again urged for the appointment of a Special Master.
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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."
In a court filing on Wednesday, Trump's lawyers again urged for the appointment of a Special Master.
In a court filing on Wednesday, Trump's lawyers again urged for the appointment of a Special Master.
The Justice Department says Trump's legal team tried to conceal or remove certain records from investigators in the months leading up to the Aug. 8 search.
A magistrate judge in Florida will now decide whether to unseal portions of the secret affidavit.
Under Idaho's new law, performing an abortion on a "clinically diagnosable pregnancy" is a felony which could carry a prison sentence of up to five years.
Mueller felt he could not to reach a conclusion as to whether the then-president might have obstructed the investigation, leaving the decision on obstruction charges to the Justice Department.
The letter contains new details about what concerned the National Archives about the White House documents Trump was keeping at his Florida estate.
He is calling for a special master to review documents seized during search of his Florida residence.
Some classified documents were in those storage areas, according to a U.S. official.
Graham has also filed an appeal with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to delay his testimony, which is supposed to take place next week.
His friends say he remains unfazed by the political vortex swirling around him and the threats he's facing since he approved the FBI's warrant to search Mar-a-Lago last week.
Prosecutors revealed the investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents is "in its very early stages."
The FBI said in a statement it "follows search and seizure procedures ordered by courts, then returns items that we do not need to be retained for law enforcement purposes."
The charges were filed as federal officials warn of increased threats against law enforcement as a result of the search.
The FBI affidavit, used to justify the Aug. 8 search on Mar-a-Lago, would likely have key details of the government's investigation into the former president.