For several months, U.S. District Court in Washington has been ground zero for the Justice Department’s various attempts to deal with the legacy of former President Donald Trump. The courthouse, which sits on Constitution Avenue, is where hundreds of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have been prosecuted. It is where a grand jury investigated Trump’s handling of classified documents, a case in which charges were ultimately brought in Florida. And it is where a separate grand jury
A defense lawyer was late. A judge grew irked. Prosecutors were hauled out of a grand jury. It was an example of the complexities stemming from the multiple proceedings involving Donald Trump.
Edward Scott Finn, age 48, of Dunkirk, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal tax evasion charge. Finn is a former Lieutenant with the Prince George’s County Police Department and owned and operated Edward Finn Inc. (EFI), a private company.
The Justice Department’s success in compelling top aides to former President Donald Trump to testify to a grand jury moves the special counsel closer to a decision on seeking indictments.
Previous 5-month long thread here: http://dagblog.com/reader-blogs/barr-trumps-soiled-reputations-35202 New charges may signal a more expansive effort to weed out Russian sockpuppet orgs for influencing elections & public opinion, right and left. ["failure to register as a foreign agent"] 13 Russians charged by Mueller in absentia 4 years ago, but this one seems to point