
David Rohde
National Security Editor at NBC News
National security editor @NBCNews. Author of "Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI & the War on Democracy" TNY NYT alum [email protected]
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3 days ago |
nbcnews.com | David Rohde |Courtney Kube |Lawrence Hurley
Legal experts and Democrats expressed growing alarm over the weekend that Trump administration officials are openly discussing unilaterally suspending habeas corpus — a bedrock American legal right — without the approval of Congress. The writ of habeas corpus, which dates back centuries, grants anyone detained in the U.S. the right to see a judge, challenge the government’s evidence against them and present a defense.
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4 weeks ago |
cnbc.com | David Rohde |Ken Dilanian
In a blistering ruling, a federal judge blocked a new executive order from President Donald Trump punishing a prominent law firm that successfully sued Fox News for promoting false claims of election fraud. Loren L. AliKhan, speaking from the bench in her Washington, D.C., courtroom Tuesday, said Trump's order targeting the law firm Susman Godfrey was part of a "personal vendetta." "The framers of our Constitution would see this as a shocking abuse of power," AliKhan said.
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1 month ago |
nbcnews.com | Tom Winter |Kevin Collier |David Rohde |Chloe Atkins |Chloë G. K. Atkins
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed federal agencies to revoke the security clearances and review the activities of two high-level former government officials who questioned his election fraud claims and his conduct in his first term. Christopher Krebs, the former head of the federal government's top cybersecurity agency, said the 2020 elections were won by Joe Biden, contradicting Trump's claim that the election was stolen.
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1 month ago |
nbcnews.com | David Rohde
A new memo from President Donald Trump that authorized the attorney general and the homeland security secretary to sanction law firms that file lawsuits they deem “frivolous" is a major escalation of his intensifying assault on law firms, legal experts and former Justice Department officials told NBC News.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | David Rohde
9 hours agoA legal showdown looms in Israel as Netanyahu moves to oust top officialsTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel again is fighting a war on multiple fronts, but a battle is also brewing inside the country. Tens of thousands of Israelis have joined anti-government protests in recent days. A former Supreme Court chief justice has warned of civil war.
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Trump's nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a firebrand Trump ally who was the subject of a recent FBI investigation, as Attorney General has sharply increased the sense of alarm in the DOJ & FBI. w/@kendilanian https://t.co/9TP4vvcR3v