Trump News for Thursday, January 12, 2023
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Reuters US Domestic News Summary
Devdiscourse
"If 142 people ask for me to resign, I will resign," he said. Special counsel to probe Biden's handling of government documents President Joe Biden's own administration named a special counsel to probe the improper storage of classified documents at his home and a former office on Thursday, an embarrassing echo of a wider-ranging inquiry directed at his main political rival, Donald Trump.
Jan 12, 2023, 11:54 PM
A timeline of the Biden classified documents scandal
New York Post
President Biden, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of hundreds of classified documents after leaving the White House in 2021, now finds himself accused in a similar situation. Here's how the scandal has unfolded:
Jan 12, 2023, 11:31 PM
Paul Ryan: Trump is a ‘proven loser’
The Hill
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Thursday that former President Trump is a “proven loser” after a string of Republican election losses in recent years. “He’s fading fast,” Ryan told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday. “He is a proven loser. He cost us the House in ’18, he cost us the White House…
Jan 12, 2023, 11:27 PM
The Special Counsels and Merrick Garland’s Election Department
The Wall Street Journal
He’s named investigators for both Biden and Trump. Didn’t he learn anything from 2016?
Jan 12, 2023, 11:18 PM
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Texas Republicans blast Biden on classified documents, call for same treatment as Trump
The Dallas Morning News
After being put on the spot over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Texas Republicans this week embraced the opportunity to...
Jan 12, 2023, 11:11 PM
Proud Boys Sedition Trial Prosecutors Offer Opening Arguments
The New York Times
The Justice Department began its case by telling the jury that five members of the far-right pro-Trump group had led scores of others in a coordinated attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Jan 12, 2023, 10:59 PM
EXPLAINER-Biden vs. Trump: What is the difference between the two classified records cases?
Devdiscourse
Garland tapped Trump-era former U.S. Attorney Robert Hur for Maryland to investigate the removal and retention of classified records from Biden's time as vice president, and the discovery of them at his home and one-time office at a think tank.
Jan 12, 2023, 10:47 PM
Comparing Biden's and Trump's Improper Storage of Classified Materials
Snopes.com
Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have improperly retained classified information, but the two cases differ in important ways
Jan 12, 2023, 10:42 PM
Biden's Classified Document Mess Will Help Trump | Opinion
Newsweek
The recent disclosure that President Biden had stored classified material that he obtained while vice president in private facilities will make it more difficult for Attorney General Merrick Garland
Jan 12, 2023, 10:06 PM
Former US attorney named special counsel in Biden document probe
KRDO
The special counsel is Robert Hur, who was nominated to be US attorney in Maryland by then-President Donald Trump in 2017 and he served in the role until his resignation in 2021. He had most recently been working in private practice in Washington, DC.
Jan 12, 2023, 10:05 PM
Special counsel to probe Biden's handling of government documents
Devdiscourse
While Biden and Trump now face inquiries from special prosecutors, who are typically appointed to politically sensitive cases to ensure a degree of independence from Justice Department leadership, that does not mean their cases are the same. Biden's attorneys said they have found fewer than a dozen classified documents and turned over the relevant papers after finding them.
Jan 12, 2023, 9:41 PM
McCarthy amplifies vow to keep Schiff, Swalwell off Intel Committee
The Hill
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday amplified his pledge to keep a pair of high-profile Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (Calif.) — from joining the powerful House Intelligence Committee in the new Congress. Both Schiff and Swalwell played an outsized role in the impeachments of former President Trump, becoming toxic figures among…
Jan 12, 2023, 9:24 PM
Trump reportedly mulled nuking North Korea
New York Post
Then-President Donald Trump considered nuking North Korea during closed-door discussions in 2017 and pinning the blame on another country, according a book about the administration.
Jan 12, 2023, 9:17 PM
One man's gaffe, another man's gift? What we know about the Biden classified documents discovery
Sky News
When it emerged former president Donald Trump had classified documents at his Florida home, Joe Biden asked incredulously, "How could anyone be that irresponsible?" It's a question he may now perhaps ask himself.
Jan 12, 2023, 9:08 PM
Who is Robert Hur, special counsel in Biden documents case?
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney for Maryland nominated by then-President Donald Trump, will serve as special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware and at an office in Washington.
Jan 12, 2023, 8:48 PM
Merrick Garland's Biden Special Counsel Sparks Anger About Trump Probe
Newsweek
"Of course this was always going to end up with two special counsels," one user wrote on Twitter after the announcement.
Jan 12, 2023, 8:32 PM
Comparisons between the Trump, Biden classified documents
WLTX.com
A side-by-side look at the similarities and differences between the two situations.
Jan 12, 2023, 8:15 PM
Who is Robert Hur? Biden Docs Get Trump Appointed Special Counsel
Newsweek
When Trump was president he nominated Robert Hur to be U.S. attorney in Maryland in 2018 and the attorney served in that role until he resigned in 2021.
Jan 12, 2023, 8:10 PM
Robert Hur: special counsel in Biden documents case was Trump appointee
The Guardian
‘Well-informed, industrious’ lawyer, 50, was US attorney for Maryland before moving to private practice in 2021
Jan 12, 2023, 7:49 PM
Donald Trump Has Another Demand for Merrick Garland
Newsweek
The attorney general has pleased Trump by naming a special counsel to oversee the probe of classified documents found in Joe Biden's private office and home.
Jan 12, 2023, 7:41 PM
What Is a Special Counsel and What Can They Do?
The New York Times
There are now two special counsels looking into presidents — Jack Smith was appointed in November by the attorney general to oversee the two investigations into former President Trump. Here’s more about the powers of a special counsel and why they are used.
Jan 12, 2023, 7:33 PM
TIMELINE-What we know about the Biden documents: A timeline
Devdiscourse
12, 2023 Biden’s personal counsel informs the Justice Department that a document with classification markings was discovered in the president’s home in Wilmington. Garland appoints Robert Hur, the former Trump-era U.S. attorney for the district of Maryland, as special counsel.
Jan 12, 2023, 7:27 PM
Ben Sasse's Republican Senate Replacement Has Fraught History With Trump
Newsweek
Former Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has been tapped to replace Sasse, who is returning to a role in academia.
Jan 12, 2023, 7:16 PM
Garland Appoints Special Counsel in Biden Documents Investigation
Yahoo Canada Finance
Attorney General Merrick Garland named a former U.S. attorney during the Trump administration as special counsel to examine the discovery of classified documents at President Biden’s home and office. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Jan 12, 2023, 7:10 PM