Classified Documents

Intelligence Briefings for Presidential Candidates, Explained

What happens when a candidate has a complicated history with classified information?

Even Jury Instructions Are Contentious in Donald Trump’s Documents Case

Why the Presidential Records Act is at the center of the latest controversy in the case.

The Incoherent Political Response to Robert Hur’s Report

Neither Democrats nor Republicans are making the points they think they are making.

I’m With Hur

The former special counsel did not, as some from both parties claim, lie in his testimony.

The Attention Turns to Donald Trump’s Georgia Prosecutor

Plus: Was Robert Hur out of line in his report on Joe Biden’s classified documents?

Joe Biden Takes the Good With the Bad

Plus: Two monumental cases regarding Donald Trump and 2024.

Special Counsel’s Report Puts Biden’s Age Center Stage

Robert Hur describes the president as a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.’

 Trump’s Trial Logistics, Explained

Holding four trials in four jurisdictions—each one featuring the most famous defendant in the world—may turn out to be a scheduling nightmare.

New Charges, Same Indictment

What’s new in the superseding indictment of Donald Trump, and what not to expect in response from his Republican rivals.

Why Donald Trump Is Trying to Delay His Trial

Welcome to the collision of politics and the law.

Judge Aileen Cannon and the Trump Criminal Case, Explained

The federal district court judge who appointed a ‘special master’ in Trump v. USA is now set to preside over USA v. Trump.

Arraignment Day: The Legal and the Political Cases

What to look for from the courts and how Donald Trump’s indictment might—or might not—affect the race for 2024.

The Trump Indictment, Explained

Prosecutors say Donald Trump retained reams of national security documents at Mar-a-Lago and even hid them from his own lawyers.

Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Cites False Ukrainian Casualty Numbers

The numbers cited by the Fox News Host are fabricated.

How to Prevent Future Intelligence Leaks

Americans are out of patience after deadly revelations by malcontents.