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Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr.

Tom Howell Jr. covers politics and the White House for The Washington Times. He can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool) ** FILE **

Judge clears way for pretrial appeal of Fani Willis decision

Judge Scott McAfee ruled Wednesday that former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants can pursue a pretrial appeal of the decision that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case. Published March 20, 2024

New York Attorney General Letitia James, center left, waits for the continuation of former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

New York AG James opposes Trump’s attempt to stave off judgment collection

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday opposed former President Donald Trump's attempt to stay the collection of a business fraud judgment against him, arguing the presumptive GOP presidential nominee can split a bond among multiple surety companies or try other options. Published March 20, 2024

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade sits in court Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigns from Trump case in Georgia

Special prosecutor Nathan Wade is stepping down from the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in Georgia after a judge conditioned Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' participation in the case on his departure. Published March 15, 2024

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Rome, Ga., on March 9, 2024. The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others says Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before the case can proceed. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Trump will keep fighting Georgia case after Willis-Wade decision, lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump will use "all legal options" to fight the election-subversion case against him in Georgia, his lawyer said Friday in response to a ruling that lets Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis stay on the case if she boots her ex-boyfriend, Nathan Wade, off the prosecution team. Published March 15, 2024

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz, Pool)

Judge: Either Fani Willis or Nathan Wade must leave Trump case

An Atlanta-area judge on Friday said Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can remain on the case against former President Donald Trump so long as her ex-boyfriend, special prosecutor Nathan Wade, withdraws from the case. Published March 15, 2024

This image, contained in the indictment against former President Donald Trump, shows boxes of records stored in a bathroom and shower in the Lake Room at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump. His lawyers say the former president was entitled under the Presidential Records Act to keep the sensitive documents with him when he left the White House and headed to Florida. (Justice Department via AP)

Lawyers for Trump and Jack Smith spar over Mar-a-Lago documents charges

Former President Donald Trump sat in a Florida courtroom Thursday as his lawyers tried to convince a federal judge that charges over sensitive government records found at Mar-a-Lago should be tossed because special counsel Jack Smith is wielding vague laws and disregarding presidential powers. Published March 14, 2024

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters outside the White House, March 29, 2020, in Washington. Mnuchin says he's going to put together an investor group to buy TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban the popular video app in the U.S. if its China-based owner doesn't sell its stake.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Ex-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin organizing group to bid for TikTok

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he is trying to buy TikTok as part of an investor group, adding intrigue to the complex political movement to strip ownership of the wildly popular video-sharing app from its Chinese parent company. Published March 14, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election night party Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) ** FILE **

Trump back in court for showdown over Florida classified docs case

Lawyers for ex-President Donald Trump will argue Thursday that Mr. Trump was entitled as president to keep any government records he wanted, a bid to dismiss charges in the classified documents case from special counsel Jack Smith. Published March 14, 2024