The first filed in 2023 seeks damages related to the Russia investigation into the 2016 election. The second filed following year focuses on the classified documents case accusing the FBI of violating Trump's privacy when it searched his Mara Lago club down in Palm Beach, Florida. According to DOJ policy, only two people would be able to approve such claims.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch and Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. . Blanch, of course, served as the president's lead criminal def ...

Let's start with the one you mentioned. President Trump reportedly seeking up to $230 million from his own justice department in compensation for past investigations into him. That's according to the New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter.The Times reports Trump filed two administrative claims which are often precursors to lawsuits. The first filed in 2023 seeks damages related to the Russia investigation into the 2016 election. The second filed the next year focuses on the classified docume ...