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Special counsel Robert Hur takes over probe into Biden's handling of documents

WASHINGTON — Robert Hur, the special counsel overseeing the possible mishandling into whether President Joe Biden broke any laws related to the mishandling of classified documents, officially begins his work Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation

Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been put on notice by a prosecutor, but the warning didn’t come from anyone at the Justice Department

The Independent UK

Doyle McManus: Biden's documents misstep helps Trump politically — and legally too

When classified documents turned up in President Joe Biden's former office, his Delaware home and the garage housing his Corvette, the political impact was predictable. Republicans gleefully accused Biden of the same offense that prompted the FBI to raid former President Donald Trump's Florida estate last August.

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Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences

When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation into…

The Conversation

Does AG Garland Need to Appoint A Third Special Counsel To Investigate Potential-Presidential-Candidate Pence?

To maintain the appearance of neutrality, Garland may have to.

Reason

Trump steers investigation towards Obama

On Wednesday, Trump tried to use a new tactic to get special counsel Jack Smith off his tail

Salon

MSNBC host on Jack Smith's secret weapon

"He used that underrated style to great effect with juries and judges, meaning it works," said Ari Melber

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Trump lashes out at "thug" prosecutor

The former president also refers to the FBI as the "Fake Bureau of Investigation"

Salon

Trump: "I've done nothing wrong"

Donald Trump was up bright and early on Saturday morning ranting about the Department of Justice's investigation

Salon

Why Trump, not Biden, faces more peril from the new special counsel probe

Justice Department veterans tell Andrew Feinberg why the appointment of a new special counsel to investigate Joe Biden is actually bad news for Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Biden Looks Careless, Shady, and Hypocritical After the Revelations About His Handling of Classified Material

Prosecuting Trump for keeping government records at Mar-a-Lago now seems doomed for political as well as legal reasons.

Reason

Why Trump, not Biden, faces more peril from the new special counsel probe

Justice Department veterans tell Andrew Feinberg why the appointment of a new special counsel to investigate Joe Biden is actually bad news for Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Special counsels, like those examining Biden's and Trump's handling of classified documents, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

Attorney General Merrick Garland has now appointed two veteran prosecutors as special counsels to oversee investigations into how President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump handled classified documents after leaving office – Biden after he ended his terms as vice president in 2017, and Trump after leaving the Oval…

The Conversation

Justice Dept. enters political fray with 2 special counsels

There are now two special counsels investigating the handling of classified documents

The Independent UK

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How does Joe Biden's handling of classified documents compare to Donald Trump's, and what will the fallout be?

After sensitive government documents were found in President Joe Biden's garage, Republicans are crying hypocrisy over the way it is being handled. So how does it compare with former president Donald Trump's document probe?

Axios

What the new era of special counsels says about American politics

Virtually any investigation of a politician is seen through a partisan lens.

The Independent UK

AP photographer Jack Smith, who shot Mount St. Helens, dies

Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill and the Olympics during his 35-year career with the news organization, has died

WEKU

Biden's lawyer says additional classified documents found, GOP calls for new probes

President Biden's lawyers have found more classified documents, this time at his Wilmington, Del., home. According to his lawyer Richard Sauber, "all but one" were found in storage in Biden's garage.

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The Independent UK

Trump attacks ‘thug’ special counsel investigating him in vicious and personal tirade

Mr Trump called the special counsel a ‘thug’ and attacked the prosecutor’s wife

The Independent UK

Does the classified papers stash make Biden as bad as Trump? Here is the key difference

News analysis: How President Biden’s attorneys reacted to discovering documents with classification markings in a locked office once used by the president will go a long way toward keeping the Department of Justice off his back

The Independent UK

Does the classified papers stash make Biden as bad as Trump? Here is the key difference

The Independent UK

Does the classified papers stash make Joe Biden as bad as Trump? Here is the key difference

Tribune News Service

Trump ally Giuliani gets subpoena from Washington grand jury

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani, a close ally of former President Donald Trump involved in efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, received a subpoena to testify and provide documents to a federal grand jury in Washington, according to a person familiar with the matter.

WEKU

Classified documents found at Penn Biden Center in Washington are under DOJ review

The documents found at the center were discovered by President Biden's attorneys, who then notified the National Archives and turned the materials over.

Tribune News Service

Trump special counsel probe adds 2 anti-corruption prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump has made two fresh hires, bringing on long-time career prosecutors experienced in handling complex public corruption cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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