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ERIC TUCKER

ERIC TUCKER

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Trump co-defendant in classified records case says he wants to keep lawyer despite possible conflict

A valet to former President Donald Trump and a co-defendant in the federal classified documents case against him has told a judge that he wants to keep his lawyer despite a potential conflict of interest

Trump co-defendant in classified records case says he wants to keep lawyer despite possible conflict
Election|News|US

Georgia prosecutors are picking up cooperators in the Trump 2020 election case. Will it matter?

Plea deals with Georgia prosecutors in the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump ensure the cooperation of three witnesses who could presumably offer insider accounts of the desperate scheming to help him remain in office

Georgia prosecutors are picking up cooperators in the Trump 2020 election case. Will it matter?
Election|News|US

Trump's lawyers file challenges to Washington election subversion case, calling it unconstitutional

Donald Trump's lawyers are raising new challenges to the federal election subversion case against him in Washington

Trump's lawyers file challenges to Washington election subversion case, calling it unconstitutional
Crime|News|US

Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump

Federal prosecutors urge judge to reinstate Trump gag order, citing comments about ex-chief of staff
Political|US

Trump isn't accustomed to restrictions. That's beginning to test the legal system

Efforts to hold Donald Trump accountable are testing the legal system in unprecedented ways

Trump isn't accustomed to restrictions. That's beginning to test the legal system
Election|News|US

A federal judge reimposes a limited gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case

The federal judge who reimposed a narrow gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case in Washington says one of his social media posts about ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows constituted an “attack.”

A federal judge reimposes a limited gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case
Crime|Election|News|US

What Trump can say and can't say under a gag order in his federal 2020 election interference case

The gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington bars him and anyone else involved in the case from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff or “any reasonably foreseeable witness.”

What Trump can say and can't say under a gag order in his federal 2020 election interference case
Crime|Election|News|US

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

A federal judge in Florida has indicated she may delay the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges that he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas

Blinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have 'partners for peace'
Crime|Election|News|Political|US

Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump's gag order as he fights the restrictions on his speech

A federal appeals court is temporarily lifting a gag order on Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington

Appeals courts temporarily lifts Trump's gag order as he fights the restrictions on his speech
Business|Sports|US

Trump's decades of testimony provide some clues about how he'll fight for his real estate empire

Donald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and airline buyer

Trump's decades of testimony provide some clues about how he'll fight for his real estate empire
Business|Finance|News|US

Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, NY attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial

A defiant Donald Trump has sparred with a New York judge and slammed the state attorney general suing him, using the witness stand at his civil fraud trial to defend his riches and lash out at a case that imperils his real estate empire

Trump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, NY attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial
Crime|Election|News|US

Judge declines for now to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines

A federal judge in Florida has declined for now to postpone former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial

Judge declines for now to push back Trump's classified documents trial but postpones other deadlines
Crime|News|US

A veteran journalist who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court

A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged

A veteran journalist who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court
News|Political|Technology|US

A key US spy tool will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal

FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh push to Congress to authorize a spy program that Biden administration says is vital to preventing terrorism, catching spies and disrupting cyberattacks

A key US spy tool will lapse at year's end unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal
Business|News|Political|Technology|US

Key GOP lawmaker calls for renewal of surveillance tool as he proposes changes to protect privacy

The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is calling for the renewal of a key U.S. government surveillance tool while also proposing a series of changes aimed at safeguarding privacy

Key GOP lawmaker calls for renewal of surveillance tool as he proposes changes to protect privacy
Americas|News|World

American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions

A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested in Venezuela and held for ransom just days after President Joe Biden eased crippling oil sanctions on the socialist-run government

American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Court seems inclined to keep restricting Trump's trial speech. But gag order could be narrowed

A federal appeals court appears inclined to reimpose at least some restrictions on Donald Trump’s speech in his election subversion case

Court seems inclined to keep restricting Trump's trial speech. But gag order could be narrowed
Business|Finance|Technology|US

Largest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 billion, CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering

The U.S. government has dealt a massive blow to Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange

Largest crypto exchange Binance fined $4 billion, CEO pleads guilty to not stopping money laundering
Election|News|US

In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are arguing that he had a good faith basis to question the outcome of the 2020 election that he lost

In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results
Crime|Election|US

Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have suggested their strategy in his election interference case in Washington involves distancing him from the horde of U.S. Capitol rioters, whom he has embraced on the campaign trail

Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them
MidEast|News|US|World

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

Families of American hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are describing their anguish and calling on the U.S. and Israeli governments to do all they can to bring home their loved ones home

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help
Crime|News|US

Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court says lawsuits against Donald Trump brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward

Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court rules
Election|News|US

Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution

A federal judge has rejected Donald Trump’s effort to throw out his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, dismissing the Republican’s claims that he's immune from prosecution

Judge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution
Americas|Crime|News|US

Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says

The Associated Press has learned that a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation and is accused of secretly serving as an agent of the Cuban government

Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says

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