Author: Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY

Jack Smith was named special counsel in two investigations targeting former President Donald Trump over the 2020 election and classified documents.

The chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee had been the subject of a corruption investigation five years ago that ended in mistrial.

Meadows, who was Donald Trump’s chief of staff, was a central figure in Trump’s unsuccessful effort to flip the 2020 Georgia vote.

An Atlanta appeals court found Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, S.C., a Trump ally,’failed to demonstrate’ that his appeal would succeed.

Trump amped up John Durham’s investigation of the Russia probe. More than three years later, it’s netted a guilty plea and two acquittals.

The information about the billings raises new concerns about Trump’s “self-dealing” at taxpayer expense, a top Democrat said.

Jeremy Bertino, 43, acknowledged his role in helping to plan the Proud Boys’ participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Tish James said ex-president Donald Trump “falsely inflated his wealth by billions of dollars” to enrich his family and the Trump Organization.

Suspects are accused of using a local nonprofit organization as cover and spending federal COVID-19 money on luxury cars, houses and jewelry.

Prosecutors also refuted claims that former President Donald Trump cooperated with authorities months leading to the unprecedented Aug. 8 search.