Alan Feuer

Texas Attorney General Seeks Order to Preserve Jack Smith’s Trump Records

The president-elect said during the campaign that he would grant clemency to some of those who took part in the assault by his supporters on the Capitol nearly four years ago.

By triumphing at the ballot box, Donald Trump can dispense with federal charges against him while postponing or derailing other pending cases that have dogged him.

Secret Files in Election Case Show How Judges Limited Trump’s Privilege

The man accused of plotting to shoot Donald J. Trump at his golf course had asked the judge to step aside, saying she had been praised by the former president and listed as a possible Trump appointee.

If he wins the White House, Donald J. Trump, who has a sentencing hearing three weeks after Election Day, could disrupt or even dispose of the various cases he is facing.

The former president’s remarks to a conservative radio host were his most pointed about the special counsel, Jack Smith, if he returns to the White House.

The former president’s request to file a new motion contesting how the special counsel got his job came on the same day he vowed to fire him if re-elected.

Lawyers for Ryan Routh want Judge Aileen Cannon to remove herself from the case after a report that her name was among those who could be appointed to a top legal position if Donald Trump is elected.

The former president’s legal team had objected to any release of material, saying it would amount to election interference.