The judge says the accused qualifies for a public defense, and for the sake of the American taxpayer wants to know if DOJ is seeking the death penalty.
The revelation follows an unrelated admission from Smith that his team had incorrectly claimed that surveillance footage it included as evidence in the Trump classified documents case, had been provided to defense counsel for review.
Top aides in the AG's office have requested an investigation by federal authorities into Paxton's actions
Focus of counteroffensive will be on Pelosi failures to secure the Capitol prior to riots, Rep. Elise Stefanik says.
After judge’s ruling during trial, a jury is expected to return Tuesday to hear more of the case in remaining five charges.
Revelation emerged Tuesday in federal trial of Russian information analyst Igor Danchenko, who is charged with lying to the FBI.
Ken Paxton narrowly missed an outright victory during the initial election.
The survey bodes well for Trump following his arraignment as part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against him.
Rep. Steube said that he believes "the level to which this agency and these individuals were trying to thwart an incoming president, to me, is treasonous."
In an election season that has already seen two assassination attempts on one major party candidate and the drop-out of the incumbent commander-in-chief after the primary, one could be forgiven for thinking that there exists little room for more genuinely shocking events that might alter the dynamics of the race.