Carrie Johnson

National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post

Carrie Johnson appears in the following:

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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Trump pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn the 2020 election

Friday, August 04, 2023

Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a federal courthouse in Washington on Thursday, and he pleaded not guilty to the charges including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and witness tampering.

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Inside the courtroom as former President Trump is arraigned on 4 felony charges

Thursday, August 03, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is arraigned on four felony charges that accuse him of conspiring to stay in power even though he knew he lost the 2020 election.

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Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election

Thursday, August 03, 2023

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Trump is indicted on 4 counts related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is now facing a third indictment. The latest charges stem from his efforts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election.

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Trump charged with 4 felony counts for attempt to overturn the 2020 election

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.

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Where Trump's legal issues stand as he sees more charges in classified documents case

Friday, July 28, 2023

Former President Donald Trump faces three new charges in the case accusing him of hoarding classified documents as a grand jury continues to investigate his role in trying to overturn 2020's election.

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Trump charged with additional counts in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Thursday, July 27, 2023

A new defendant was also added the indictment against Trump and his aide Walt Nauta. Carlos de Oliveira was added to the obstruction conspiracy charged in the original indictment.

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Trump could face federal indictment soon over effort to overturn 2020 election defeat

Monday, July 24, 2023

Former President Trump is anticipating federal criminal charges for his role in trying to cling to power after the 2020 election, the most serious legal trouble he faces in a summer of indictments.

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Public defenders' low income clients will suffer the most from funding crisis

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Federal public defenders warn they face severe budget cuts that could require them to trim more than 10% of their current staff. That will hurt many of their low income clients.

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Federal public defenders warn budget cuts may threaten ability to represent clients

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Federal public defenders face a looming budget crisis that threatens their ability to represent indigent people accused of crimes.

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Trump says he was notified that he's a target of DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Former President Donald Trump says he has been notified he is a target of the federal grand jury probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Trump says he received a letter saying he's a target of DOJ's Jan. 6 investigation

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

The former president says he learned Sunday that he may be charged with a federal crime by a grand jury investigating the Capitol siege. A spokesman for special counsel Jack Smith declined to comment.

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A pretrial hearing in the Trump classified documents case is set for today

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

A pretrial hearing is taking place Tuesday in Miami for the federal case about former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents.

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Special counsel calls for a speedy trial in Trump's documents case

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Lawyers for the special counsel team pushed back on a bid by former President Donald Trump for an indefinite delay in the case, calling some of his arguments "baseless."

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FBI Director Chris Wray defends agency at House Judiciary Committee hearing

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The FBI director faced heated questions from Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, who assailed the bureau for that they said are politically-motivated investigations.

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DOJ won't shield Trump from claims he defamed writer E. Jean Carroll

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

The move reverses course on one of the Justice Department's most controversial decisions during the early stretch of the Biden administration.

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Trump asks the judge to delay the start of his classified documents trial

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

The former president foreshadowed some of the legal challenges he will mount against the unprecedented federal criminal case against him.

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