Jack Smith defends handling of Trump probes at heated Senate hearing

Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his handling of his investigations into President Trump during a Senate hearing that grew contentious at several points.

• Sep 29

Judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith's report on Trump documents case

A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents investigation.

• Feb 23

Trump appeals criminal conviction in "hush money" case

President Trump's lawyers filed their long-promised appeal of the Manhattan "hush money" criminal case that led to his felony conviction.

• Oct 28, 2025

Appeals court upholds $83 million judgment against Trump in Carroll case

A jury's conclusion that President Trump should pay E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages for defamation was "fair and reasonable," a federal appeals panel ruled.

• Sep 8, 2025

New York AG appeals ruling that erased penalty in Trump civil fraud case

New York's attorney general is appealing the ruling that slashed President Trump's half-billion-dollar penalty in his civil fraud case.

• Sep 4, 2025

Jack Smith lawyers say basis of ethics probe against him is "imaginary"

An ethics probe has been launched into Jack Smith's handling of two investigations of Donald Trump before the 2024 election.

• Aug 26, 2025

New York court throws out $527 million penalty in Trump civil fraud case

A New York appellate court threw out the $527 million penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and others on Thursday, ruling that the fine was "excessive."

• Aug 21, 2025

Court dismisses case against Trump's co-defendants in documents probe

A federal appeals court granted the Justice Department's request to drop the case against two of President Trump's co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago documents probe.

• Feb 11, 2025

Trump Justice Dept. fires employees tied to Jack Smith probes

About a dozen Justice Department employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation of Donald Trump are being fired.

• Jan 27, 2025

Judgment in Trump fraud case stands at $502 million before inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump will likely owe the state of New York about half a billion dollars when he's sworn in as president.

• Jan 16, 2025

Special counsel's final report says Trump would have been convicted

The fast-moving legal battle over the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report played out days before Trump's second-term inauguration.

• Jan 14, 2025

Trump sentenced in felony "hush money" case, released with no restrictions

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felonies for authorizing a scheme in 2017 to falsify records in order to cover up reimbursements for a "hush money" payment.

• Jan 11, 2025

A timeline of Trump's "hush money" trial from inside court

President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced in his New York "hush money" trial. Here's what happened with the case.

• Jan 10, 2025

Listen to Trump's sentencing in New York "hush money" case here

President-elect Donald Trump received a sentence of unconditional discharge in a New York court for his conviction in the "hush money" case.

• Jan 10, 2025

Supreme Court won't stop Trump sentencing in "hush money" criminal case

President-elect Trump's sentencing for his criminal conviction in New York is scheduled for Friday morning.

• Jan 9, 2025

Special counsel's Trump report should be partially released, DOJ says

The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that the portion of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation involving the 2020 election should be released to the public.

• Jan 9, 2025

Alito says he talked to Trump about law clerk before filing in "hush money" case

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case.

• Jan 9, 2025

Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention in "hush money" case

Trump's lawyers argued that the justices should step in and pause his sentencing "to prevent grave injustice and harm to the institution of the presidency."

• Jan 8, 2025

Appeals court refuses to pause Trump's sentencing in New York "hush money" case

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in the New York "hush money" case.

• Jan 7, 2025

Trump to be sentenced for "hush money" conviction before inauguration

Justice Juan Merchan will sentence Trump for his crimes on Jan. 10, a court proceeding that will be unlike any in America's 248 years.

• Jan 3, 2025

Appeals court rejects Trump's challenge of sexual abuse verdict in Carroll case

The court roundly rejected claims by Trump that the judge who presided over the trial erred in a series of decisions.

• Dec 30, 2024

New York judge rejects Trump presidential immunity claim in "hush money" case

Trump's lawyers said his conviction in state court should not stand because he was elected president after his conviction.

• Dec 17, 2024

Georgia judge denies former Trump lawyer's motion to overturn guilty plea

Former Trump campaign campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro tried to have his guilty plea in the Fulton County election interference case invalidated.

• Dec 13, 2024

Trump attorneys criticize prosecutors' "novel" alternative in New York case

Prosecutors and President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers continue to argue over how a judge should move forward in a case in which Trump has been convicted, but not sentenced.

• Dec 13, 2024

Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in motion to dismiss New York criminal case

Donald Trump's attorneys mentioned Hunter Biden in a filing arguing the New York criminal case against the president-elect should be dismissed.

• Dec 3, 2024

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