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Normale Ansicht

How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil

09. Oktober 2026 um 10:00
The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.

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President Trump’s demands for revenge have divided the Justice Department, diverted resources from other investigations and mingled politics with federal law enforcement.

Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case

29. September 2026 um 00:59
The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.

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Kurt Olsen in 2023. Mr. Olsen’s unexpected departure came only three weeks after the prosecutor in charge of the case also abruptly quit his post.

Ex-F.B.I. Agents Crucial to ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Suggest Testimony Won’t Help

24. September 2026 um 23:40
Lawyers for the agents said that their clients would testify about “a properly predicated allegation that then-citizen Trump had unlawfully retained hundreds of highly classified documents.”

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President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club was searched for classified documents in 2022.

Trump Loyalist Joseph diGenova Quits ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case

11. September 2026 um 03:01
The inquiry has sought to link disparate criminal inquiries into the president as a multiyear scheme to damage his political prospects.

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Joseph diGenova had been in charge of what Mr. Trump’s allies have often referred to as the “grand conspiracy” case.

DOJ Issues Grand Jury Subpoena to James Comey Confidant Daniel Richman

31. August 2026 um 20:32
The subpoena of Daniel C. Richman is the latest move in a persistent campaign to go after James B. Comey, one of President Trump’s most reviled political adversaries who has already been indicted twice.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, has been indicted twice by the Justice Department under President Trump.

Trump Loyalist Leads Administration’s Hunt for Fraud in Elections

The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected.

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During his time in the House, from 2019 to 2025, Mr. Bishop served on the subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government.

Todd Blanche Targets Trump’s Enemies Amid Jockeying to Lead DOJ

Mr. Blanche’s actions are meant to demonstrate progress on the president’s priorities, chief among them payback.

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Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, has made it clear to senior White House officials that he plans to move more efficiently than his predecessor, Pam Bondi.

U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes

19. April 2026 um 01:02
A former lawyer for President Trump’s campaign, Joseph diGenova, is said to be planning to split time between Miami and Fort Pierce, where a grand jury overseen by a Trump-favored judge sits.

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Joseph diGenova, 81, who served as a U.S. attorney in the Reagan era, has been given the title of counselor to the attorney general and detailed to the Southern District of Florida.
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