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Jacqueline Thomsen

Jacqueline Thomsen

Jacqueline Thomsen, based in Washington, is a reporter covering D.C. federal courts and the legal side of politics. Contact her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @jacq_thomsen.

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October 02, 2019 | National Law Journal

'Come On': DC Judge Exasperated as Larry Klayman Lobs Legal Attacks on Mueller

"Go back to what we were talking about," U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle chided Klayman at one point.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

October 01, 2019 | National Law Journal

Big Law Winning Millions in Fees After Trump Caves on Census Litigation

The most recent settlement will see $2.5 million awarded to Covington & Burling and another $1.45 million to immigration and civil rights groups.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

September 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

House Says Formal Impeachment Inquiry Means It Can Get Mueller's Grand Jury Info

House lawyers wrote that some of the redacted material "clearly relate to Paul Manafort's grand jury testimony," including payments the former Trump campaign received from an ex-Ukrainian president.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

September 27, 2019 | National Law Journal

House Isn't Giving Up Its Trump Lawsuits, Even as Impeachment Over Ukraine Ramps Up

Democrats aren't willing to let go of their existing lawsuits seeking records and testimony on Trump, even as their focus has shifted in the past week.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

6 minute read

September 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

'Unprecedented': Intel Chief Defends White House, DOJ Involvement in Handling Whistleblower Complaint

Acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire said the president's involvement in the underlying issue required him to see if executive privilege covered the whistleblower complaint.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

September 26, 2019 | National Law Journal

White House Lawyers Worked to Obscure Memo of Trump's Ukraine Call, Whistleblower Claims

The whistleblower said they were told by unidentified officials that White House lawyers wanted to store a transcript of the president's call in a way to limit who could access it.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

September 25, 2019 | National Law Journal

DOJ Wants to Show Jury Roger Stone Is a Bigger Liar Than He's Charged With Being

The government wants to show that Stone "did not come in like a surgeon, trying to lie about one specific question."

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read

September 25, 2019 | Law.com

'Do Us a Favor': Trump Wanted Barr, Giuliani to Help Ukraine Investigate Biden

The president made the remarks in a call that sparked a well-publicized whistleblower complaint.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

4 minute read

September 24, 2019 | National Law Journal

Democrats, After Months of Mulling Options, Have Apparently Found Legal Case for Trump's Impeachment

Impeachment talk was accelerated by revelations that are reportedly the subject of a whistleblower complaint made to the intelligence community's inspector general. The whistleblower, whose identity remains unknown, is represented by Compass Rose Legal Group's Andrew Bakaj and fellow whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

7 minute read

September 24, 2019 | National Law Journal

'Completely Failed': Judge Rules Against Roger Stone Again, Rejecting Motion to Suppress Evidence

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson found that the ex-Trump campaign adviser 'has not come close' to reaching the legal standard to dispute search warrants in his case.

By Jacqueline Thomsen

5 minute read