Katie Benner

Katie Benner


Justice Department reporter at the New York Times. Send tips to katie.benner@nytimes.com.

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In testimony to the J6 committee, Hope Hicks told Trump she worried that he would harm his legacy in trying to overturn the election. Trump responded: "The only thing that matters is winning."

Sam Bankman Fried’s letter to the investors who just saw their $ evaporate. via @EricNewcomer 

DOJ is said to have told Trump’s lawyers that it believes he has more government documents — a move that exposed a rift among his legal team.

The optics of Meng Wanzhou's release were bad. China had detained Canadians and Americans, seemingly in retaliation for charging/detaining an important exec. Her release raised fears that Beijing could use hostages to skirt legal accountability

Pa. House candidate assaulted amid warnings about election-related threats

Details about several efforts to intimidate voters and undermine public confidence in the upcoming election: vigilante drop-box watchers, a disinformation campaign targeting mail-in voting and more. @gettinviggy ⁩ Jon Huddle

Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith: “The pace of the investigations will not pause or flag under my watch. I will exercise independent judgement and will move the investigations forward expeditiously and thoroughly to whatever outcome the facts and the law dictate.”

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The Saturday night shooting in Monterey Park, where at least 65 percent of the population is Asian, took place near a Lunar New Year festival that was scheduled to end around 9 p.m.

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Cheney didn't name the Trump-world figures sending intimidating messages to committee witnesses, but @RepRaskin  tells WaPo that such activity is a federal crime and a crime in D.C.

Former DOJ officials Jeff Rosen, Rich Donoghue and Steve Engel (AG, DAG, OLC) will be Jan 6 hearing witnesses on Wednesday, per a letter to the committee. As previewed by Thompson/Cheney, the men will discuss Trump's efforts hold onto power by weaponizing the Justice Dept

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Trump allies are discussing the possibility of challenging DOJ's motion to unseal the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. They've contacted outside lawyers about helping them. confirmed by me & @maggieNYT 

Aaron Zelinsky, one of Mueller’s prosecutors, just filed a notice to withdraw from the Stone case, the day that DOJ officials said they would override the line prosecutors and recommend a lower sentencing for the president’s longtime friend and campaign advisor.

The FBI search related to possible violations of 3 statutes: - the Espionage Act - a law prohibiting destruction/concealment of docs to obstruct an investigation - the unlawful removal of govt materials via @charlie_savage  @maggieNYT  @GlennThrush 

The big takeaway in the Hunter Biden story is that DOJ has struggled to find evidence to support criminal charges, even after it widened it beyond taxes, putting the department in a tough political bind. w @kenvogel  @nytmike 

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