“Do you regret it?' Davis asked.

'I regret that that private matter became the focal point of this very important prosecution,' Wade responded. 'This is a very important case.'

“Trump originally approved of the hiring, one source told CNN, but sources said the former president was angered after his allies pointed to clips of Spies criticizing the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.”

A California man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis because of her prosecution of former President Donald Trump, the Justice Department said Friday in a release. cnn.com/2024/05/03/pol…

Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's former campaign press secretary, will testify and could offer an inside view of the chaotic month before the 2016 election. Follow live updates. cnn.com/webview/politi…

The Justice Department on Friday is expected to announce the indictment of US Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, source tells CNN.

Rep. Cuellar says in a statement he is “innocent” & also suggests his wife was involved: cnn.com/2024/05/03/pol…

Judge Merchan begins today by clarifying to former President Trump that he does have the 'absolute' right to testify if he chooses. Trump claimed falsely yesterday that he couldn’t, and his attorney shook his head in affirmation.

“The Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly & is not seen as a threat.”

Upon leaving court today, Donald Trump said he's not allowed to testify because of the gag order, which is not accurate.

“No,” Biden said when asked if the National Guard should be deployed to college campuses — a move encouraged by House Speaker Mike Johnson & other Republicans.

That decision, however, is made by a state’s governor. 
 
Biden did not provide any additional explanation.

Trump was not among those charged in Arizona but is described in the indictment as “Unindicted Coconspirator 1.”

Have been bad at tweeting updates from the trial but you can follow along minute-by-minute for Day 10 from the courthouse with Kara Scannell Lauren del Valle and me here: cnn.com/politics/live-…

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Awkward situation at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today

As the US envoy for Sudan testified on how little attention Sudan gets, senators cycled out due to conflicting schedules, leaving for long periods only 1 senator in the hearing room (and 20 empty seats)

Of course, his driver told investigators Trump was adamant about going and was frustrated when he wasn't allowed. Testimony to the Jan. 6 committee also showed the mad scramble this caused among security agencies while also responding to threat to Pence/Capitol.

Exclusive: DOJ civil rights leader says she was a victim of abuse in extraordinary statement

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“{Ginger} Howard is in a race against Amy Kremer, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots who organized a bus tour to rev up Trump supporters after his 2020 defeat. She obtained the permit for the massive rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded the mob.”

This is a wild story.

An unnamed woman was denied a top-secret security clearance this year due to being a “close” relative of 'an extremely bad and dangerous person, a dictator of a country that is hostile to the United States.”

More from Haley Britzky cnn.com/2024/04/30/pol…

Whoa. In his gag order ruling, Judge Merchan laments that Trump can’t be fined more than $1,000 for his violations. “While $1,000 may suffice in most instances to protect the dignity of the judicial system…it unfortunately will not achieve the desired result in those instances…