Adam Klasfeld
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Editor-in-chief of @AllRiseNews. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change in the Trump era.
King’s daughter, today, on releasing the files: “For me, there is no real value in it; there is only reliving the trauma.”
Great to spend time with Dr. Alveda King today before the release of the MLK Jr. files. Her uncle, Martin Luther King Jr.‘s, dream still lives on today in our great nation.
NEW: Last week, DOJ redacted names of two Trump memecoin partners from a complaint that revealed they fell for a $250,000 Nigerian fake inaugural committee scam—today, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro had a federal judge seal the whole case. Original complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
During closing arguments, the DOJ's lawyer says there's no rule requiring or prohibiting ICE from wearing masks while arresting students. Judge Young replies: “Isn’t that strange?” He adds it's "common sense" to infer the masks are to "spread fear." Background…
The judge who once presided over Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal trial was promoted to the Second Circuit. So the government's request to unseal grand jury minutes in her case has been reassigned to U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee.
Trump's lawsuit against Murdoch over the fallout of the Wall Street Journal's Epstein exposé has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles, who was appointed by Obama. Background on the lawsuit allrisenews.com/p/trump-lawsui…
New If his bail order is affirmed, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers want a federal judge to delay his release by 30 days to prevent his deportation before trial. Prosecutors don't oppose the request. Background allrisenews.com/p/abrego-garci… Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Rising This Week: A reckoning for Trump's attacks on academic freedom The week begins with major hearings in cases involving Harvard and student protesters — and may end with an Epstein development. My latest @AllRiseNews allrisenews.com/p/academic-fre…
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NEW: The docket for Trump's purported lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch for the WSJ's Jeffrey Epstein story has a bunch of weird details. A person close to Trump's legal team told me it's a fake. The lawsuit is still in the works, the person said. businessinsider.com/trump-murdoch-…
NEW: The docket for Trump's purported lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch for the WSJ's Jeffrey Epstein story has a bunch of weird details. A person close to Trump's legal team told me it's a fake. The lawsuit is still in the works, the person said. businessinsider.com/trump-murdoch-…
“In 47 years, I’ve never seen my father doodle.”
My father has a very specific way of speaking. People all over the world have mimicked it for decades. The insanity written in the Wall Street Journal, AIN’T IT and everyone knows it. Also in 47 years I’ve never seen him doodle once. Give me a break with the fake “journalisming’
A @WSJ Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. wsj.com/politics/trump…
Sen. Wyden teased this revelation with me in an interview on All Rise News last week: “I've handed the Trump administration a ready-made Epstein case involving a billionaire financier and Wall Street banks, and they have done nothing with it." allrisenews.com/p/wyden-trump-…
4,725 wire transfers. More than $1 billion. #followthemoneyepstein
4,725 wire transfers. More than $1 billion. #followthemoneyepstein
ICYMI: More than 1,500 actions across the U.S. will stir up good trouble on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of John Lewis's death. More info on the protests in "Rising This Week," along with our regular court listings and columns. allrisenews.com/p/good-trouble…
On Wednesday evening, prosecutors in the office, still shaken by the Eric Adams debacle, rallied around Comey, with dozens of them banding together to escort her out of the office for the last time:
NEW: Maurene Comey, who prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was fired today from her job at the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office, per two people familiar with the matter politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
BREAKING: Justice Department fires SDNY federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who played key role prosecuting Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, per @eorden politico.com/news/2025/07/1…