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Document: George Papadopoulos Defense Team Sentencing Memo
The defense team for George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in connection with L'Affaire Russe last October, has released a sentencing memo ahead of Papadopoulos's sentencing hearing... -
Document: W. Samuel Patten Charged With Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Power
Longtime Washington political operative W. Samuel Patten was charged on Friday for failing to register as an agent of a foreign principal under 22 U.S.C. §§612 and 618(a)(1). The Justice Department alleg... -
Document: Unsealed 1999 Special Master’s Report on Starr Investigation Leaks
At the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the National Archives and Records Administration has unsealed the 1999 special master's report on possible leaks from the independent... -
Document: Michael Cohen Plea Agreement
The plea agreement reached by the president's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen with prosecutors in the Southern District of New York is available in full below. We will add other documents as they ar... -
Document: Government Need Not Disclose Syria Airstrike Justification, Judge Rules
On Tuesday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled to deny the nonprofit group Protect Democracy access to certain documents related to the Trump administration’s legal justification ... -
Document: Indictment Against Two Alleged Agents of Iran
The Department of Justice National Security Division has accused two individuals of acting covertly on behalf of the government of Iran. -
Military Commission Judge Bars Government From Using Defendants' Statements to FBI 'Clean Teams' in 9/11 Case
Military commission judge Col. James Pohl ruled Friday that “the Government will not be permitted [to] introduce any FBI Clean Team Statement from any of the Accused for any purpose” during the trial of ... -
Document: George Papadopoulos Sentencing Memo
The government has filed a sentencing memorandum in the case of George Papadopoulos, recommending a sentence of between zero to six months. The document is available in full below. -
Document: President Trump’s Statement Revoking Former CIA Director Brennan’s Security Clearance
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued the following statement revoking former CIA director John Brennan’s security clearance. The full statement is below: -
Document: Judge Tatel Issues Extended Concurrence in D.C. Circuit’s Denial of En Banc Habeas Hearing
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied a motion for an initial en banc hearing in Qassim v. Trump. Judge David Tatel issued an extended concurrence, questioning the Circuit Cou... -
Document: Cables Describe Use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques at Thailand Black Site Overseen by Haspel
Sixteen declassified cables were released on Friday that detail the enhanced interrogation techniques used at a CIA black site in Thailand during the time it was overseen by CIA director Gina Haspel in 2... -
Document: D.C. Circuit Denies Habeas Petition of Guantanamo Detainee
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia circuit denied the habeas petition of Guantanamo detainee Moath Hamza Ahmed al-Alawi, upholding the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Distri...
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