Defendants and Prosecutors

Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Defendants Assail Those Who Worked on Their Cases

While there have not yet been physical attacks, experts have raised concerns that the frequency of the incidents could increase the risk of eventual violence against agents and prosecutors.

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Jan. 6 defendant wants charges from 2023 covered by Trump’s Jan. 6 clemency order

Even the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C. — led by an advocate for Jan. 6 defendants — says not all of Taylor Taranto’s criminal charges should be dismissed.

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Eric Adams, like the Jan. 6 defendants, sees fortunes turn on Trump actions

The Justice Department's directive to drop the criminal prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams is one more example that relationships, allegiances and vendettas are in some cases determining who gets targeted − and who gets reprieved − in the age of Donald Trump.

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With Eric Adams dismissal order, Trump's DOJ tests office that challenged him

The Justice Department's order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams will test whether a fiercely independent federal prosecutor's office can resist efforts by President Donald Trump's administration to rein it in.

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Criminal justice reform and addressing accountability with prosecutors

The discussion of criminal justice reform in the U.S. reaches beyond political party lines, with many advocating for change ...

Moves by Trump and Bondi Raise Hopes of Those Accused of Foreign Corruption

Lawyers for defendants in foreign lobbying and bribery cases are rushing to take advantage of new guidance restricting ...

Prosecutors oppose bill to make it easier to drop some charges against incompetent defendants

Prosecutors are sounding the alarm over a bill proposed in New Hampshire that would make it easier to get charges dismissed ...

Capital murder case: Prosecutors say defendant set his dad's fiancée on fire

Robbi Robinson filled water bottles with accelerate, burst through the bedroom door where his father's fiancée was sleeping ...

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Virtual school officials used money for students on political donations instead, prosecutors say

Prosecutors claim that Thomas Stoughton, founder of two virtual charter schools in Indiana, used state funds to make campaign contributions to Republican candidates.

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Appeals court grants DOJ bid to drop prosecution of Trump’s former co-defendants in classified docs case

After an unusual delay, the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit closed out an appeal that sought to revive criminal charges against ...

Who is Danielle Sassoon, the prosecutor who stood up to Trump's DOJ over Eric Adams' case?

When Danielle Sassoon's college newspaper asked her two decades ago for three words she would use to describe herself, the ...

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SC prosecutors seek adult trial against Chester 13-year-old accused in stabbing death

Exclusive: The boy could face much harsher punishment if convicted in adult court in the death of a 16-year-old.

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