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The Supreme Court justice has built a network of former clerks who share messages, meals and a common vision — wielding influence at universities, law firms and the highest rungs of government.

Clearinghouse of all publicly available government documents, court filings, judicial opinions in Mar-a-Lago Special Counsel investigation of former president Trump's handling of classified and other government records.

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.

The decision may clear the way for potentially consequential testimony that federal prosecutors have long sought as they explore Donald J. Trump’s attempts to stay in office.

In the weeks leading up to the Capitol attack by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021, the former president repeatedly pressed Pence to use his ceremonial role overseeing the congressional count of Electoral College votes to block or delay certification of his defeat.

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Departments investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to set aside any claims of executive privilege that former Vice President Mike Pence might raise to avoid answering questions.

When Trump’s former White House legal team appeared before a federal grand jury, we couldn't be sure which grand jury heard the lawyers’ testimony.

The move is part of an effort by prosecutors to punch through the claims of privilege the former president is using to hamper the investigation of his push to overturn the election.

When asked to say the former president had no more government documents after the return of 15 boxes in January, the lawyer, Alex Cannon, would not do so, uncertain of whether it was true.