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Jan 8, 2025 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer |Eric Tucker
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it intends to release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now the rest of the report focused on the president-elect's hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker |Jim Mustian |Kevin McGill |Jack Brook
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A mix of law enforcement, street performers and football fans has filled New Orleans' blocks as the city inches back to normalcy while mourning victims of the deadly New Year's rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers. The attack along Bourbon Street killed 14 people, along with the driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who officials said was inspired by the Islamic State militant group.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker |Jim Mustian |Kevin McGill |Jack Brook
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker |Eric Tucker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump's orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect's skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community. But he's receiving fresh attention, from the public and from Congress, now that Trump has picked him to lead the FBI.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer |Eric Tucker
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker |Eric Tucker
Advertisement Advertisement US government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran Today at 11:00 a.m. by ERIC TUCKER / Associated Press FILE - The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker |Eric Tucker
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Donald Trump ran for president, the lawyers most directly involved in his efforts to overturn the election wound up sanctioned, criminally prosecuted or even sued for millions of dollars. This time around, Republican party leaders are working to present a more organized, skilled legal operation even as Trump continues to deny he lost the 2020 election and sows doubt about the integrity of the upcoming one.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest Monday that he had planned his attack to coincide with Election Day next month and that he and a co-conspirator expected to die as martyrs, according to charging documents.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker
Advertisement Advertisement Prosecutors: Trump 'resorted to crimes' after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power Today at 9:00 p.m. by ERIC TUCKER / Associated Press Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Discovery World in Milwaukee.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Eric Tucker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Iranian operatives have been charged with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign as part of what the Justice Department says was a sweeping effort to undermine the former president and erode confidence in the U.S. electoral system.
