House Judiciary Democrats pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider ending the prosecution of President-elect Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case as a way to speed the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the matter.



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Judiciary Dems float killing Mar-a-Lago case in nudging Garland to release Trump report

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say Attorney General Merrick Garland should "take all necessary steps" to ensure the rest of the special counsel's report is released before Trump takes office.

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Democrats urge Garland to drop case against 2 former Trump co-defendants, release rest of special counsel report

House Judiciary Democrats pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland to consider ending the prosecution of President-elect Trump’s two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents case as a way to speed the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the matter. The letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on panel, comes as that volume…

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House Democrats said the Justice Department should dismiss charges against Trump’s co-conspirators if that’s what it takes to release Jack Smith's report.

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Democrats Demand Release Of Special Counsel's Report On Classified Documents Case

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have asked attorney general Merrick Garland to drop federal charges against Donald Trump's two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.The panel's Democrats, including ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), sent a letter to the attorney general Thursday morning asking for charges to be dropped against Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira to ensure the Department o…

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Dems make surprising request to allow release of Mar-a-Lago classified documents report

Democrats urged the attorney general to release the remainder of the special counsel's report even if it means dismissing charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

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House Democrats press Merrick Garland to consider an unusual step to release the rest of Jack Smith's report

With just four days left atop the Department of Justice (DOJ), outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland is still pursuing federal charges against two of President-elect Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Now, Democrats are asking him to drop those two cases.CB...

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'Essential to the rule of law': Why Dems want Garland to stop prosecuting Trump codefendants

Just days ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, there’s a legal battle playing out in the classified documents case that captures how the outgoing and incoming administrations view justice and wield power.

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The fight over Jack Smith’s report on documents case symbolizes the Trump-era legal war

Politico.com – For more and to sign up click here House Judiciary Committee Democrats are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his final days in office, to release special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling and concealment of classified documents — even if it means dropping criminal charges against his alleged accomplices. “It is essential that the… Source

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Dems press Garland to release report on Trump charges

In a letter sent Thursday morning, House Judiciary Committee Democrats urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop federal charges against Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. In so doing, Garland would remove...

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Democrats have one weird trick to release the rest of Jack Smith's report

Smith's classified document report must be released in "interest of justice," House Democrats wrote.

Judiciary Dems float killing Mar-a-Lago case in nudging Garland to release Trump report

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