Special counsel uncovers new 'criminal violations' as Trump waits for New York charges

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View online March 22, 2023 1/ Special counsel prosecutors think Trump deliberately misled his lawyers over missing papers, report says Donald Trump knowingly misled his own attorneys about his handling of classified documents after leaving office, according to the contents of a sealed filing in the special counsel investigation of the former president, ABC News reports.   The federal special counsel investigating Mr Trump presented a Washington court with evidence that the former president committed "criminal violations" and deliberately misled his lawyers, former DC district court chief judge Beryl Howell wrote in a Friday filing, a source told the broadcaster. (Judge Howell stepped down the same day as the reported filing.)   As a result of the alleged misconduct on Mr Trump's part, Judge Howell ordered Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to comply with a grand jury subpoena and offer records and testimony in the investigation, which he had previously avoided by claiming attorney-client privilege.   The extra pressure in the special counsel investigation comes as Mr Trump may be facing imminent criminal charges in New York for his role in paying off two women during the 2016 campaign season who claimed to have had affairs with the then-presidential candidate. 2/ Far-right support for Trump protests looks disorganised on social media. Others think it's a trap Donald Trump's prediction of his own arrest is evidence to far-right supporters and conspiracy theorists of the plot against him, but online efforts to defend him appear uninterested or unfocused, Alex Woodward reports 3/ Fox News and Dominion face off in court as judge decides whether defamation case goes to trial The voting machine company wants Rupert Murdoch to testify as both parties ask a Delaware judge for summary judgment in blockbuster defamation case 4/ Tucker Carlson team put pictures of Nancy Pelosi in a bathing suit around the office, former producer says The former Fox News producer has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the conservative news giant 5/ Uproar as Indigenous mother is told to remove woven baby carrier on visit to Native American museum exhibit Sophie Weinstein, a citizen of the Karuk Nation, was told to remove the basket at the Portland Art Museum The Big Question How is Donald Trump fundraising over his own 'arrest' prediction? Former president Donald Trump fuelled a media firestorm with his all-caps prediction of his own arrest, a claim apparently based on reports of a looming indictment from a criminal investigation in New York. His own team followed up to clarify that he did not receive any indications from prosecutors that he had yet been charged or would be imminently arrested.   But his claim fanned the flames of unrest with incendiary rhetoric and demands that his supporters "protest, protest, protest" a then-unannounced decision, with Mr Trump's allies rushing to his defence and mounting an offensive on his behalf.   He also has used his announcement and his narrative of political persecution to raise money for his 2024 presidential campaign, relying on similar tactics that his fundraising arms have used after the federal law enforcement search of his Mar-a-Lago property last year and his spurious attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. 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