Did President Trump and others engage in a conspiracy to defraud the United States in the lawsuit he filed against his own government? Did they, in fact, “perpetrate a fraud on the judicial machinery itself”? That is the ultimate legal question. In fact, it’s the question that has suddenly arisen in a federal courtroom in […]

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with a fund that opponents fear will be used to pay off the president’s political allies. Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a brief order halting the Department of Justice, the Treasury Department and other high-ranking administration officials from […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund has attracted scrutiny for its corruption potential, even splitting congressional Republicans who rarely confront President Donald Trump’s decisions and policies. Among the top concerns: Could pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, riot defendants who assaulted police officers claim a slice of the pie and essentially be…