Daniel Barnes
@dnlbrns
Washington Law and Lobbying Reporter at @politico // Former @nbcnews // [email protected] // Signal: danielbarnes.13
“I can confirm that we are in discussions with the government and that Ghislaine will always testify truthfully. We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case.” David Oscar Markus We have no other comment at this time.
Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know? At @AGPamBondi’s direction, I’ve contacted her counsel. I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits.
Todd Blanche to meet with Ghislane Maxwell
Statement from @DAGToddBlanche: This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead. The joint statement by the DOJ and FBI of July 6 remains as accurate today as it was when it was…
JUST IN: Trump’s lawsuit against Murdoch and the WSJ goes to Judge Darrin Gayles, an appointee of Barack Obama.
BREAKING: Trump sues WSJ for defamation over its Thursday article detailing the contents of an alleged birthday letter sent from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein several decades ago, seeking at least $10b. More coming soon @dnlbrns @kyledcheney @politico: politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
BREAKING: Trump files promised libel suit against WSJ, reporters on Epstein note story. In federal court in south Florida. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2601…
PSA: Don't write about new lawsuits before there is actual paper on the docket.
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-…
There's now a SECOND Trump v WSJ docket in FLSD with a different case number. This one also lists Trump as pro se and also doesn't have a complaint. Something is fishy
JUST IN: The Justice Department's bid to relesae Epstein grand jury info comes with a huge caveat that it will seek to redact not just victim info but other "personal identifying information." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Todd Blanche himself files DOJ's motion to unseal the Epstein grand jury transcripts. Every other lawyer on the docket for DOJ has either since left government or been fired. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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President Trump—we are ready to move the court tomorrow to unseal the grand jury transcripts.
NEW: A special counsel for the Epstein docs? Not happening. For both practical and political reasons it makes no sense — not to mention the fact that every single member of Trump’s DOJ leadership has called them unconstitutional. politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
All Democratic senators have now walked out of the Judiciary Committee hearing to advance Emil Bove's judicial nomination
INBOX: Grassley confirms that the Judiciary Committee won't hold a second hearing on Emil Bove's judicial nomination and will vote on Thursday. Dems had sought an additional hearing with testimony from DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni.
The Justice Department has opened criminal investigations into the conduct of former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey, two of Donald Trump’s political foes who have long been the target of MAGA conspiracy theories, according to a DoJ spokesman.…
Democrats say companies are ‘bribing’ Trump. Legal experts are skeptical. ow.ly/B9Ct106eIAv
NEW: The asylum case #SCOTUS agreed to hear today and the unfolding legal fight over Trump's tariffs are both key tests of Trump's deals with big law firms, whether they'll pull punches & what Trump does if they don't. More in West Wing Playbook politico.com/newsletters/we…