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News Articles: Special Counsel

A U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters building is seen in Washington, D.C.

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Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now

The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.

March 05, 2025
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  • Andrea Hsu
The Merit Systems Protection Board is the independent, quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in labor disputes brought by federal employees.

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  • Politics

6 federal workers get their jobs back in 1st successful challenge to Trump's firings

The Merit Systems Protection Board, the quasi-judicial agency that hears appeals in federal employee labor disputes, has ordered a stay in the firing of six probationary employees.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
President Biden speaks to reporters about the special counsel report on his handling of classified documents in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Feb. 8.

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  • Politics

Interview transcript shows more nuance on Biden's memory than special counsel report

The 258-page transcript paints a more nuanced portrait of the president than was described in Robert Hur's report. The most confusing part concerned the timeline surrounding the death of his son Beau.

March 12, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith
Former President Trump appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal appeals court ruling that he did not enjoy immunity from prosecution.

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Trump appeals immunity ruling to the Supreme Court

Last week, three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Trump's bid for blanket immunity over acts he allegedly committed while in the White House.

February 12, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
President Biden defended his handling of classified documents and his mental acuity in a fiery news conference Thursday evening at the White House.

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  • Politics

Biden defends how he handled classified docs after scathing special counsel report

President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity and his conduct after a special counsel concluded Biden willfully held onto classified materials. The special counsel recommended no charges.

February 08, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
The ruling by the federal appeals court is a major setback<strong> </strong>for former President Donald Trump.

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Federal appeals court rules Trump doesn't have broad immunity from prosecution

Tuesday's decision comes at a crucial time for both Trump and the federal case against him. He almost certainly will appeal the ruling either to the full D.C. Circuit or to the Supreme Court.

February 06, 2024
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  • Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev. In a brief filed Saturday, Trump asked a federal appeals court to dismiss an election interference case against him, arguing he's immune from prosecution.

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  • Politics

Trump asks appeals court to toss election interference case, arguing that he's immune

The legal filing late Saturday comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to fast track a dispute on whether the former President is immune from prosecution.

December 24, 2023
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  • Jennifer Ludden
Former President Donald Trump speaks after exiting the courtroom for a break at New York Supreme Court on Dec. 7 in New York.

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Special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity

The special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump wants the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump enjoys absolute immunity from election interference charges.

December 11, 2023
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  • Carrie Johnson
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington.

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  • Law

Prosecutors cite Trump's history of false election claims as evidence of motive

Prosecutors want to use evidence of former President Trump's baseless statements about election fraud and his embrace of rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, to bolster the election interference case against him.

December 05, 2023
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  • Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump, shown here at a mixed martial arts event on Nov. 11, is asking to be freed from a gag order in an election interference case.

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  • Law

An appeals court hears arguments about Trump's gag order in Jan. 6 case

Lawyers for the former president and the special counsel team argued before a federal appeals court about the scope of a gag order lodged against him. The court gave no timetable for a ruling.

November 20, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he exits the courtroom of his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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  • Law

Special counsel urges court to reimpose Trump gag order in election interference case

Special counsel Jack Smith is arguing that the former president continues to try to intimidate witnesses on social media and in his public statements.

October 26, 2023
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  • Ryan Lucas
Former President Donald Trump during a trial in New York on Tuesday. A judge in a different case — happening in Washington, D.C. — issued a limited gag order that the ACLU said sweeps too broadly in restraining Trump's speech.

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  • Law

Siding with Trump, the ACLU says a judge's gag order in Jan. 6 case is too sweeping

The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

October 25, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump speaks after returning from a break during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on Oct. 18 in New York City.

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Trump isn't above the law, Justice Department tells a judge

Prosecutors said the former president should not enjoy blanket immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
President Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance on July 26 in Wilmington, Del.

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Hunter Biden indicted on firearms charges

The charges come weeks after a plea deal struck between Biden and prosecutors fell apart. Attorney General Garland appointed a special counsel in the investigation into the president's son last month.

September 14, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Twitter's blue bird is seen on its headquarters building in San Francisco on July 24. Special counsel Jack Smith obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump's account, according to newly unsealed court documents.

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  • Law

Special counsel Jack Smith got a secret search warrant for Trump's Twitter account

In January, prosecutors got a search warrant directing Twitter to produce data and records related to the @realDonaldTrump account. The company was ordered not to tell Trump about this.

August 09, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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