Former special counsel Jack Smith has told a congressional committee his team found proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in quote a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. That's according to parts of his opening statement obtained by NBC News. Smith testified for eight hours before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday during a closed door deposition.What's more, Smith said his team turned up quote powerful evidence that showed Trump willfully retained highly ...

From @WSJopinion: Opposing Donald Trump is a perilous business, but working for him can be equally as dangerous. That’s one lesson from the indictment of Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton for mishandling classified documents. https://t.co/84AmGwk6Iu ...

Legal & Security - A State Department adviser and former White House staffer was arrested for allegedly storing over 1,000 pages of classified documents at his Virginia home [1]

Government Oversight & National Security - The Office of Director of National Intelligence allegedly attempted to circumvent a comprehensive damage assessment regarding classified documents held by former President Trump at Mar-a-Lago [1]

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The unmarked FBI vehicles have now left John Wolton's house. It looks like the search is over after 7 and 1/2 hours. A group of FBI agents has been inside conducting a court authorized search, which officials say involves a national security investigation in search of classified documents.We've seen FBI agents and FBI windbreakers going in and out of the house with boxes. We haven't seen them take much out of the house. We've seen them rearrange some of their vehicles in the driveway.So, we're in Bethesda, ...