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Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happen
Read full article: Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happenPresident Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him.
Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone
Read full article: Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands aloneWhile heās far from the only U.S. president to be dogged by legal and ethical scandals, Donald Trump now occupies a unique place in history as the first ever indicted on criminal charges.
Biden, Trump cases pull Justice Dept. toward politics
Read full article: Biden, Trump cases pull Justice Dept. toward politicsThere are now two special counsels investigating the handling of classified documents by two opposing U.S. presidents ā a doubly tricky task for a Justice Department that must try to steer clear of politics.
EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.
Lucianne Goldberg, key figure in Clinton impeachment, dies
Read full article: Lucianne Goldberg, key figure in Clinton impeachment, diesLucianne Goldberg, a literary agent and key figure in the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton over his affair with Monica Lewinsky, has died at the age of 87.
Lewinsky says Starr's death painful 'for those who love him'
Read full article: Lewinsky says Starr's death painful 'for those who love him'Monica Lewinsky has released a tempered, compassionate response to the death Tuesday of Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation of Bill Clinton helped reveal her affair with the president and, she once wrote, made her life a āliving hell.ā.
Ken Starr, former Baylor president and Clinton investigator, dies at 76
Read full article: Ken Starr, former Baylor president and Clinton investigator, dies at 76Starr, best known for his role leading the investigation that led to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died of complications related to surgery, according to his family.
Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
Read full article: Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, diesKen Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the presidentās impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his family says.
3 lawyers readying arguments in high court abortion case
Read full article: 3 lawyers readying arguments in high court abortion caseSupreme Court justices considering a major abortion case Wednesday will hear from just three lawyers: one representing the state of Mississippi, another representing Mississippiās only abortion clinic and the last representing the Biden administration.
Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict
Read full article: Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdictJohnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the companyās talc products.
Trump team hires 2 ex-prosecutors with ethics experience
Read full article: Trump team hires 2 ex-prosecutors with ethics experience(Senate Television via AP)COLUMBIA, S.C. ā Donald Trump has added two more former federal prosecutors from South Carolina to his impeachment legal team, according to one of the lawyers. Harris and Gasser join a team that includes Butch Bowers, a noted South Carolina ethics and elections lawyer called an āanchor tenantā of the team by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. It's in part on the advice of Graham that Trump is turning to the South Carolina team after other legal allies passed on the case. Itās a notable departure from his 2020 impeachment trial, when Trump had a stable of nationally known attorneys, including Alan Dershowitz, Jay Sekulow and Kenneth Starr. Bowers has years of experience representing elected officials and political candidates, including former South Carolina Gov.
Lawyer group: Trump adds ex-prosecutor to impeachment team
Read full article: Lawyer group: Trump adds ex-prosecutor to impeachment team(AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)COLUMBIA, S.C. ā Donald Trump is adding another South Carolina attorney to his impeachment legal team, according to a trial lawyer group in the state. Barbier joins Bowers, a Columbia attorney with years of experience representing elected officials and political candidates, including former South Carolina Gov. In part on the advice of Graham, the South Carolina senator, Trump is turning to Bowers and Barbier after other legal allies passed on the case. That's a notable departure from his 2020 impeachment trial, when Trump had a stable of nationally known attorneys, including Alan Dershowitz, Jay Sekulow and Kenneth Starr. If convicted, Trump could be barred from holding public office again, ending any hopes of mounting another White House bid in 2024.
Trial ahead, Trump turns to ethics lawyer for his defense
Read full article: Trial ahead, Trump turns to ethics lawyer for his defenseTrump turned to Bowers, a familiar figure in Republican legal circles, after other legal allies passed on the case. The first impeachment trial turned on charges that Trump improperly solicited Ukraineās help for his reelection campaign. Pat McCrory and the South Carolina Election Commission in litigation over voter ID laws, as well as a former South Carolina sheriff who pleaded guilty to embezzlement and misconduct in office. In 2018, he was attorney for University of South Carolina womenās basketball coach Dawn Staley in her successful defamation suit against Missouriās athletics director. With degrees from the University of South Carolina and College of Charleston, Bowers graduated from Tulane University School of Law in 1998.