Explainer-US special counsels work with independence and a spotlight
WASHINGTON The appointment of an outside prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden's son Hunter means there are now
2023-08-14 10:21
Who is David Weiss, US special counsel in the Hunter Biden case?
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON Prosecutor David Weiss has spent years probing allegations involving President Joe Biden's son, Hunter
2023-08-12 03:59
House Republicans plan to keep investigating Hunter Biden and still want to hear from David Weiss
Republicans are vowing to continue their investigations related to President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel to oversee the ongoing criminal probe.
2023-08-12 02:52
US attorney leading Hunter Biden probe is now a special counsel, Garland announces
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Trump-appointed US attorney who is investigating Hunter Biden has been given "special counsel" status.
2023-08-12 00:27
Special counsel obtained search warrant for Donald Trump's Twitter account
The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president's Twitter account, @realDonaldTrump, according to a newly unsealed court filing.
2023-08-10 01:21
Trump ally Kerik will meet with special counsel 'in about a week,' attorney tells CNN
Former New York Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik will meet with special counsel Jack Smith in the coming days to discuss efforts taken by former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani to investigate potential election fraud in the wake of the 2020 election, Kerik's attorney said Sunday.
2023-07-31 07:46
Prosecutors in documents case argue against Trump team's push to discuss classified information at his homes instead of SCIF
Donald Trump's lawyers want to be able to discuss classified information with the former president at his homes as part of his criminal case, for convenience sake, according to a new court filing from the Justice Department -- a proposal that federal prosecutors strongly oppose as out of line with how sensitive information can be handled.
2023-07-28 11:48
Special counsel charges third defendant in Trump Mar-a-Lago classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith has charged a third defendant, Carlos De Oliveira, in the Trump Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, according to court files.
2023-07-28 06:21
Top election security expert fired by Trump confirms he spoke with special counsel
A top election security official who was fired by President Donald Trump weeks after the 2020 election has confirmed to CNN that he was interviewed in recent months by the special counsel investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election.
2023-07-26 09:15
Special counsel scrutinizing February 2020 meeting where Trump praised US election security protections
Special counsel Jack Smith's office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
2023-07-25 04:21
Special counsel obtains thousands of documents from Rudy Giuliani team that tried to find fraud after 2020 election
A Donald Trump ally has turned over thousands of documents to special counsel Jack Smith related to efforts to find supposed voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election -- including materials that haven't been previously disclosed to investigators looking into events surrounding January 6, 2021.
2023-07-25 02:23
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp contacted by Justice Department special counsel in 2020 election probe
Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's team has contacted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, whom former President Donald Trump pressured to overturn the 2020 election, a Kemp official told CNN.
2023-07-23 00:21