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.
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 LitigationThe 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 InfoHouse 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 UpDemocrats 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 ComplaintActing 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 ClaimsThe 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 BeingThe 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 BidenThe 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 ImpeachmentImpeachment 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 EvidenceU.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