Trump news today: Damning evidence uncovered in classified documents probe as Trump lashes out at DeSantis

Bill Barr, the former attorney general under the Trump and Bush administrations, has hinted that investigations into classified documents against Donald Trump could be bad news for the former president.

Speaking to CBS on Thursday, Mr Barr said the situation could “expose” Mr Trump if he “played games” after the government requested the classified documents.

“He was given a long time to send her back. And they were summoned. And I’ve been saying all along that he probably wouldn’t get in trouble just for taking her, just like I don’t think Biden will get in trouble or Pence won’t get in trouble.”

“The problem is what did he do after the government reclaimed and subpoenaed them? And if there are games going on there, he’ll be very exposed,” Mr Barr said.

According to a new survey by . President Joe Biden would have a huge lead over Donald Trump if the former president faced further criminal charges based on federal and state criminal investigations into his conduct The Independent.

The poll of 1,571 registered voters was conducted by WPA Research, a Republican polling firm. WPA’s CEO is an advisor to Never Back Down, the Super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. However, the survey was conducted independently and without his input and was not sponsored by Super PAC.

It found voters currently favor Mr. Biden over Mr. Trump by a 47-40 percent majority, including a 14-point lead for the incumbent president among registered independents.

According to a heavily redacted court order released Friday, FBI officials have repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast inventory of foreign intelligence agencies for information related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, the U.S. Capitol riot and racial justice protests in 2020 searched .

FBI officials said the breaches preceded a series of corrective actions that began in the summer of 2021 and continued last year.

Still, the issues could complicate efforts by the FBI and Justice Department to get Congress reauthorize a surveillance program that law enforcement officials say is needed to fight terrorism, espionage and international cybercrime.

The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law when they tried to overturn his 2020 Georgia election appears to be hinting that indictments in the case are likely to appear before a grand jury in August would be raised.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent a letter to fellow Fulton County judges on Thursday, stating that she plans to have a majority of her staff work remotely for the first three weeks of August.

In the letter, Ms. Willis urged the judges not to schedule court hearings and in-person hearings during part of this period.

“Thank you for your consideration and support in keeping the Fulton County Judicial Complex safe during this time,” Willis wrote in the first-reported letter The New York Times.

The Georgia investigation is one of several putting his 2024 presidential campaign in jeopardy.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is confident of winning the 2024 presidential election, according to a conference call from The New York Times.

Mr. DeSantis reportedly called on donors and supporters to unofficially announce his campaign on Thursday.

On the call, Mr. DeSantis reportedly said, “At this point, you basically have three people who are credible in this whole thing: Biden, Trump, and me.”

“And I think of these three, two have a shot at being elected president – ​​Biden and I based on all the data in the swing states, which isn’t good for the former president and probably insurmountable because people don’t change “Your view of him,” Mr. DeSantis added.

Donald Trump has again complained that he is the “victim” of what Republicans unfairly call the federal government’s “arming.”

The year-old president made the comment in response to the hearing of the Jim Jordan-chaired House Subcommittee on Arming the Federal Government on Thursday.

At the committee, chaos erupted as deputies yelled at each other as two suspended FBI agents and a fired agent discussed how the agency had retaliated against them for their allegations in this regard.

Georgian prosecutors investigating possible interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies in the 2020 election have indicated an indictment could come by August.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent a letter to Fulton County judges asking not to schedule hearings for the first three weeks of August and announced remote work days for most of her employees.

Ms Willis has already requested additional security around the courthouse.

Ms. Willis and her office have spent more than two years investigating the case.

Former New Jersey governor and former presidential candidate Chris Christie is apparently preparing to announce another run for president in 2024.

Mr. Christie, who has clearly expressed his contempt for Donald Trump, told his supporters during an event in New Hampshire last month: “The trial of Donald Trump begins tonight.”

“You’re not going to hit someone by closing your eyes, clicking your heels together three times and saying, ‘There’s no place like home.’ It will not work. Do you want to hit someone in American politics? “You have to get her,” he added.

Although Mr. Christie has not announced an official campaign, rumors are circulating that he may announce it next week, as is expected to be the case with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Donald Trump’s former attorney has boldly predicted the former president will face jail as the criminal investigation into classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago heats up.

Ty Cobb, who served as White House Counsel for the Trump administration from July 2017 to May 2018, told CNN he believes the evidence against Mr Trump would lead to a conviction and jail time.