Prosecutors also refuted claims that former President Donald Trump cooperated with authorities months leading to the unprecedented Aug. 8 search.
Author: Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
Atlanta-area DA wants former Trump chief of staff Meadows to testify in election interference probe
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3 men, including Mafia hitman, charged in 2018 prison killing of Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger
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Texas militia member sentenced to more than 7 years in most severe punishment in Capitol riot case
Guy Wesley Reffitt’s sentence followed the first jury trial related to the Jan. 6 investigation.
Atlanta DA barred from calling Georgia state senator before grand jury in election fraud case
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Trump ally Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena
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Top officials at troubled federal prison system recommended for more than $3M in bonuses
Among thoseĀ approved for bonus payments was the warden who was reassigned from a Manhattan detention center within days of Jeffrey Epstein’s death.