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BREAKING:
Ex-Trump campaign lawyer John Sarcone is DISQUALIFIED from investigating or prosecuting NY Attorney General Letitia James because he was unlawfully appointed as US Attorney.
This is the second investigation, which I covered live from Albany. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Ex-Trump campaign lawyer John Sarcone is DISQUALIFIED from investigating or prosecuting NY Attorney General Letitia James because he was unlawfully appointed as US Attorney.
This is the second investigation, which I covered live from Albany. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
BREAKING:
Ex-Trump campaign lawyer John Sarcone is DISQUALIFIED from investigating or prosecuting NY Attorney General Letitia James because he was unlawfully appointed as US Attorney.
This is the second investigation, which I covered live from Albany. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Ex-Trump campaign lawyer John Sarcone is DISQUALIFIED from investigating or prosecuting NY Attorney General Letitia James because he was unlawfully appointed as US Attorney.
This is the second investigation, which I covered live from Albany. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This appears to be the most recent DHS policy, and you are correct. www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This appears to be the most recent DHS policy, and you are correct. www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
The government wants to unseal grand jury transcripts in the cases against the correctional officers charged after Epstein's death. (Prosecutors dropped record-falsification claims after their deferred prosecution agreements.)
They'll have a chance to respond next week.
They'll have a chance to respond next week.
January 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The government wants to unseal grand jury transcripts in the cases against the correctional officers charged after Epstein's death. (Prosecutors dropped record-falsification claims after their deferred prosecution agreements.)
They'll have a chance to respond next week.
They'll have a chance to respond next week.
Constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein, an associate deputy attorney general in the Reagan administration, joins Nicolás Maduro's legal team. www.allrisenews.com/p/maduro-ple...
January 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein, an associate deputy attorney general in the Reagan administration, joins Nicolás Maduro's legal team. www.allrisenews.com/p/maduro-ple...
Good morning from New York.
This is the scene across the street from federal court, shortly before the expected arraignment of Nicolás Maduro.
I’ll be reporting live inside the courtroom.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for my rundown after the proceedings. www.allrisenews.com/p/maduro-ind...
This is the scene across the street from federal court, shortly before the expected arraignment of Nicolás Maduro.
I’ll be reporting live inside the courtroom.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for my rundown after the proceedings. www.allrisenews.com/p/maduro-ind...
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Good morning from New York.
This is the scene across the street from federal court, shortly before the expected arraignment of Nicolás Maduro.
I’ll be reporting live inside the courtroom.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for my rundown after the proceedings. www.allrisenews.com/p/maduro-ind...
This is the scene across the street from federal court, shortly before the expected arraignment of Nicolás Maduro.
I’ll be reporting live inside the courtroom.
Stay tuned to All Rise News for my rundown after the proceedings. www.allrisenews.com/p/maduro-ind...
Asked about accountability for senators’ toll records, Jack Smith replied that “who should be accountable for this is Donald Trump.”
Key passage
Key passage
December 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Asked about accountability for senators’ toll records, Jack Smith replied that “who should be accountable for this is Donald Trump.”
Key passage
Key passage
ICYMI
Exactly 20 days after SCOTUS ordered Trump admin to facilitate Abrego's release from CECOT, Todd Blanche's top aide called charging Abrego a "top priority."
Blanche's office previously denied a role in the decision.
Published yesterday buff.ly/w2OPIta
Exactly 20 days after SCOTUS ordered Trump admin to facilitate Abrego's release from CECOT, Todd Blanche's top aide called charging Abrego a "top priority."
Blanche's office previously denied a role in the decision.
Published yesterday buff.ly/w2OPIta
December 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICYMI
Exactly 20 days after SCOTUS ordered Trump admin to facilitate Abrego's release from CECOT, Todd Blanche's top aide called charging Abrego a "top priority."
Blanche's office previously denied a role in the decision.
Published yesterday buff.ly/w2OPIta
Exactly 20 days after SCOTUS ordered Trump admin to facilitate Abrego's release from CECOT, Todd Blanche's top aide called charging Abrego a "top priority."
Blanche's office previously denied a role in the decision.
Published yesterday buff.ly/w2OPIta
The last line of this post refutes the first.
Of the 78 people charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud probe, 70 were indicted by February 2024, the last full year of the Biden presidency. web.archive.org/web/20241120...
Of the 78 people charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud probe, 70 were indicted by February 2024, the last full year of the Biden presidency. web.archive.org/web/20241120...
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The last line of this post refutes the first.
Of the 78 people charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud probe, 70 were indicted by February 2024, the last full year of the Biden presidency. web.archive.org/web/20241120...
Of the 78 people charged in the Feeding Our Future fraud probe, 70 were indicted by February 2024, the last full year of the Biden presidency. web.archive.org/web/20241120...
The Judge presiding over the criminal case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed a ruling under seal that will become public on December 30.
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Judge presiding over the criminal case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed a ruling under seal that will become public on December 30.
News:
Restrictions on the release on the release of Volume II of Jack Smith's report concerning Trump's Espionage Act prosecution will EXPIRE on Feb. 24, 2026.
BUT Judge Cannon will let Trump DOJ try to delay it further and DENIES a First Amendment group's bid to intervene.
Doc buff.ly/fuP30K4
Restrictions on the release on the release of Volume II of Jack Smith's report concerning Trump's Espionage Act prosecution will EXPIRE on Feb. 24, 2026.
BUT Judge Cannon will let Trump DOJ try to delay it further and DENIES a First Amendment group's bid to intervene.
Doc buff.ly/fuP30K4
December 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
News:
Restrictions on the release on the release of Volume II of Jack Smith's report concerning Trump's Espionage Act prosecution will EXPIRE on Feb. 24, 2026.
BUT Judge Cannon will let Trump DOJ try to delay it further and DENIES a First Amendment group's bid to intervene.
Doc buff.ly/fuP30K4
Restrictions on the release on the release of Volume II of Jack Smith's report concerning Trump's Espionage Act prosecution will EXPIRE on Feb. 24, 2026.
BUT Judge Cannon will let Trump DOJ try to delay it further and DENIES a First Amendment group's bid to intervene.
Doc buff.ly/fuP30K4
The last note asked whether Dugan needed to know the identity of the subject of the warrant (the statutory language of Count 1).
This note asks whether she needs to know the identity of the subject of the "proceeding" (the statutory language of Count 2).
This note asks whether she needs to know the identity of the subject of the "proceeding" (the statutory language of Count 2).
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The last note asked whether Dugan needed to know the identity of the subject of the warrant (the statutory language of Count 1).
This note asks whether she needs to know the identity of the subject of the "proceeding" (the statutory language of Count 2).
This note asks whether she needs to know the identity of the subject of the "proceeding" (the statutory language of Count 2).
Masnica again argues that the government is stuck with the way the case was charged.
To wit.
To wit.
December 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Masnica again argues that the government is stuck with the way the case was charged.
To wit.
To wit.
For what it's worth, here's how the a.i. robot of Elon Musk's X would vote on U.S. v. Dugan if he were a juror.
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
For what it's worth, here's how the a.i. robot of Elon Musk's X would vote on U.S. v. Dugan if he were a juror.
Judge Adelman is back, and he's still hearing arguments.
Masnica: "There was no warrant issued for anyone else."
She notes that Count One is charged to specify that the warrant was "E.F.R." — that is, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.
Masnica: "There was no warrant issued for anyone else."
She notes that Count One is charged to specify that the warrant was "E.F.R." — that is, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.
December 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Judge Adelman is back, and he's still hearing arguments.
Masnica: "There was no warrant issued for anyone else."
She notes that Count One is charged to specify that the warrant was "E.F.R." — that is, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.
Masnica: "There was no warrant issued for anyone else."
She notes that Count One is charged to specify that the warrant was "E.F.R." — that is, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.
Good morning from Milwaukee.
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News
buff.ly/bJwYuuN
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News
buff.ly/bJwYuuN
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Good morning from Milwaukee.
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News
buff.ly/bJwYuuN
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News
buff.ly/bJwYuuN
Good morning from Milwaukee.
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/dugan-gove...
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/dugan-gove...
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Good morning from Milwaukee.
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/dugan-gove...
After the government rested, Judge Dugan’s lawyers moved for an acquittal: A key prosecution witness testified that Dugan personally directed her and her client to where federal agents were waiting.
Recap, on All Rise News www.allrisenews.com/p/dugan-gove...
NOW
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NOW
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
The DOJ called Carl Ashley — the chief judge in Judge Hannah Dugan's court — as a witness.
This press release came in during cross-ex.
"Q: Is everything you wrote something you believed?
Ashley: Yes."
Day Three of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has begun. Stay tuned for more coverage at All Rise News.
ICYMI, yesterday, a fellow judge in Dugan’s court testified against her. buff.ly/uTfZCOl
And so did a parade of law enforcement witnesses. buff.ly/Vcdf7M0
ICYMI, yesterday, a fellow judge in Dugan’s court testified against her. buff.ly/uTfZCOl
And so did a parade of law enforcement witnesses. buff.ly/Vcdf7M0
December 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Day Three of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has begun. Stay tuned for more coverage at All Rise News.
ICYMI, yesterday, a fellow judge in Dugan’s court testified against her. buff.ly/uTfZCOl
And so did a parade of law enforcement witnesses. buff.ly/Vcdf7M0
ICYMI, yesterday, a fellow judge in Dugan’s court testified against her. buff.ly/uTfZCOl
And so did a parade of law enforcement witnesses. buff.ly/Vcdf7M0
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December 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Lunch recess
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December 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Lunch recess
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Good morning from Milwaukee.
Day Two of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has just begun here in federal court with the cross-examination of FBI agent Jeffrey Baker, who arrested the undocumented immigrant over whose case Dugan presided.
Look out for updates on All Rise News buff.ly/wMeyLRC
Day Two of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has just begun here in federal court with the cross-examination of FBI agent Jeffrey Baker, who arrested the undocumented immigrant over whose case Dugan presided.
Look out for updates on All Rise News buff.ly/wMeyLRC
December 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Good morning from Milwaukee.
Day Two of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has just begun here in federal court with the cross-examination of FBI agent Jeffrey Baker, who arrested the undocumented immigrant over whose case Dugan presided.
Look out for updates on All Rise News buff.ly/wMeyLRC
Day Two of Judge Hannah Dugan’s trial has just begun here in federal court with the cross-examination of FBI agent Jeffrey Baker, who arrested the undocumented immigrant over whose case Dugan presided.
Look out for updates on All Rise News buff.ly/wMeyLRC
Look out for my conversation with @katiephang.bsky.social about Day One of Judge Dugan's trial at 6:45 p.m. Eastern Time today.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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December 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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If Trump’s DOJ wants that evidence again, it needs to have a “lawful search warrant.”
Full opinion storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Full opinion storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
If Trump’s DOJ wants that evidence again, it needs to have a “lawful search warrant.”
Full opinion storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Full opinion storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
BREAKING
Trump DOJ must give files unconstitutionally taken from the devices of Comey’s ex-legal adviser Daniel Richman back to him, a federal judge rules.
It’s the evidence at the center of Comey’s case.
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/richman-su...
Trump DOJ must give files unconstitutionally taken from the devices of Comey’s ex-legal adviser Daniel Richman back to him, a federal judge rules.
It’s the evidence at the center of Comey’s case.
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/richman-su...
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
BREAKING
Trump DOJ must give files unconstitutionally taken from the devices of Comey’s ex-legal adviser Daniel Richman back to him, a federal judge rules.
It’s the evidence at the center of Comey’s case.
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/richman-su...
Trump DOJ must give files unconstitutionally taken from the devices of Comey’s ex-legal adviser Daniel Richman back to him, a federal judge rules.
It’s the evidence at the center of Comey’s case.
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/richman-su...