Carrie Johnson

National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post

Carrie Johnson appears in the following:

Takeaways from a busy week in Trump's trials

Saturday, November 25, 2023

In the latest segment of Trump's Trials, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NPR Political Editor and Correspondent Domenico Monataro and Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson.

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An appeals court will hear arguments over Trump's gag order in Jan. 6 case

Monday, November 20, 2023

Lawyers for former President Trump and the special counsel team will argue before a federal appeals court in Washington about the scope of a gag order lodged against him.

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Prosecutors link Trump to violence on Jan. 6

Friday, November 17, 2023

Prosecutors are tying former President Trump to the violent events on Jan. 6, 2021, after he asked a court to remove that language from his federal indictment.

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The election interference case against Trump is taking shape

Friday, November 17, 2023

Prosecutors are tying former President Donald Trump to the violent events on Jan. 6, 2021. His lawyers asked a court to strip references to that language from his federal indictment.

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Siding with Trump, the ACLU says a judge's gag order in Jan. 6 case is too sweeping

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

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Trump's lawyers urge judge to dismiss federal election interference case

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The former president's lawyers are arguing that the Justice Department is criminalizing "core political speech" protected by the First Amendment and selectively targeting him for prosecution.

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Trump isn't above the law, Justice Department tells a judge

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Prosecutors said the former president should not enjoy blanket immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him.

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Judge weighs imposing partial gag order against Trump after inflammatory posts

Monday, October 16, 2023

A federal judge holds a hearing Monday on the special counsel's request for a partial gag order on Donald Trump — arguing his remarks erode confidence in the courts and could bias potential jurors.

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Judge imposes partial gag order against Trump in election-interference case

Monday, October 16, 2023

The limited gag order bars the former president from making statements targeting prosecutors and court personnel as well as inflammatory statements about likely witnesses.

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Judge sets March 4, 2024, as Trump trial date in election interference case

Monday, August 28, 2023

The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.

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Federal prosecutors will seek a January trial date for ex-President Trump

Monday, August 28, 2023

The judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump says she intends to set a trial date at a hearing Monday.

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Judge in Trump trial has a tough sentencing record in Jan. 6 cases

Friday, August 25, 2023

Judge Tanya Chutkan knows her way around a courtroom after years as a public defender. Now her rulings will be on international display in the Jan. 6 case against the former president.

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A look at Trump's legal troubles on the evening that he's set to turn himself in

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in this evening at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Ga. Trump will be booked and have his photo taken and then leave the facility.

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Trump tests the tolerance of judges and even his own lawyers

Friday, August 18, 2023

Former President Donald Trump's rhetoric could be setting him up for an ugly clash with judges overseeing the criminal cases against him.

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Justice Department appoints special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate President Biden's son Hunter as his earlier plea deal appears to have collapsed.

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What David Weiss can do having been named special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden

Friday, August 11, 2023

Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has been investigating criminal allegations against President Biden's son Hunter has been named a special counsel. He made the request on Tuesday.

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Garland names special counsel in Hunter Biden investigation

Friday, August 11, 2023

David Weiss, a Trump appointee as U.S. attorney who was retained during the Biden administration, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.

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Judge delivers mixed ruling on protective order in Trump's Jan. 6 case

Friday, August 11, 2023

A protective order would bar Trump and his attorneys from improperly using any evidence that prosecutors share with the defense team.

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Trump legal team will be back in court for another hearing in D.C.

Friday, August 11, 2023

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump return to court in Washington, D.C., in another skirmish over procedures in the case that accuses him of trying to overturn the 2020 election.

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Special counsel proposes a trial date for Trump Jan. 6 case

Thursday, August 10, 2023

The special counsel's office has proposed that a federal judge set Jan. 2, 2024 as the start of former President Donald Trump's trial on charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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