The Latest Breaking News from MaraLago

In today’s newsletter: Both the current and previous president of the United States are under investigation over classified documents – but their cases are very different

Since the papers were handed over swiftly, the justice department is not expected to include them as part of its wider inquiry

Former president sidesteps issue that no matter how secure, papers shouldn’t have been there

The fast-moving revelations have placed the president under the investigation of a special counsel and ignited Republican criticism. The White House said on Saturday that more documents were found.

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

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

Virtually everything was going right for President Joe Biden to open the year

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was surprised when informed that government records were found by his attorneys at his former office space in Washington. He was asked about the issue after the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee requested that the US intelligence conduct a “damage assessment” of…

President Joe Biden said he was surprised that classified documents were discovered in an office he used before he was elected.