Finding a special master in the Trump classified documents case is not an easy task, legal experts say

An aerial view of former US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, US, August 15 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – A federal judge has given the U.S. Justice Department and Donald Trump’s … Read more

Exclusive: Trump’s partner for Truth Social fails to win support for SPAC extension

The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a screen of former US President Donald Trump in this illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Sep 5 (Reuters) – The blank check acquisition firm that agreed to merge with Donald … Read more

Search of Trump’s home reveals items possibly covered by attorney-client privilege, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home this month uncovered a “limited” number of documents potentially subject to solicitor-client privilege, officials said. federal prosecutors in a court filing on Monday. The new Justice Department disclosure could bolster a request by Trump’s legal team to appoint a … Read more

Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement on COVID vaccine

Moderna’s logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 26 (Reuters) – Moderna sued Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Friday for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved … Read more

Twitter misled US regulators over hackers, spam, whistleblower says

August 23 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc. (TWTR.N) misled federal regulators about its defenses against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko said in a whistleblower complaint. In an 84-page complaint, Zatko, a famous hacker widely known as “Mudge”, alleged that Twitter falsely claimed it had a strong security plan, … Read more

From PM to prison: Malaysian Najib feels alone and burdened by ‘betrayal’

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Reuters) – After playing golf with U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak now counts convicted murderers and drug traffickers among his neighbors. The Federal Court on Tuesday ordered Najib to begin a 12-year prison sentence after upholding a conviction on charges related to a … Read more

Musk demands documents from Jack Dorsey as part of Twitter deal

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is seeking documents from Twitter Inc.(TWTR.N) Co-founder Jack Dorsey as CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is continuing his legal fight to back out of his $44 billion deal for the social media company, according to a court filing. Dorsey, who resigned as Twitter’s chief executive … Read more

Factbox: Big banks set to rack up over $1 billion in fines for using WhatsApp

Aug 22 (Reuters) – Banking giants such as JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N) collectively face more than $1 billion in regulatory fines for employees’ use of unapproved messaging tools, including email and apps like WhatsApp. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began probing banks’ record-keeping practices regarding the use … Read more

Weisselberg, longtime Trump executive, pleads guilty and becomes prosecution witness

NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) – A longtime senior executive at Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty on Thursday to helping the company stage a 15-year tax fraud, as part of a deal which will force him to testify about his business practices in a future trial. Allen Weisselberg, 75, a former chief financial officer … Read more

South Korea’s Yoon pardons Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee to counter ‘economic crisis’

Samsung heir served 18 months in prison for bribery Businessmen have been convicted in the scandal that killed a president S. Korea says leaders must help overcome economic crisis Samsung may increase investment with Lee pardoned – analysts SEOUL, Aug 12 (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pardoned Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) On Friday, … Read more