FIRST ON FOX: A Republican state attorney general is probing the Biden Justice Department for documents related to any communications with prosecutors connected to the indictments of former President Donald Trump.
In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed Thursday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked the DOJ to hand over “activity and/or communications between Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith or Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis related to the investigation or prosecution” of the former president.
“The investigations and subsequent prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump appear to have been conducted in coordination with the United States Department of Justice,” Bailey alleges, adding that he believes that allegation is demonstrated in part by the move of the third-highest ranking DOJ official, Matthew Colangelo, to the Manhattan DA’s office to help prosecute the criminal case, N.Y. v. Trump.
That unprecedented criminal trial of the former president and presumptive GOP nominee for the 2024 presidential election entered its 14th day of witness testimony on Thursday.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and President Joe Biden. (Getty Images )
In addition, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg worked alongside New York Attorney General Letitia James in pursuing civil litigation against Trump, using that experience as a springboard from which to campaign for his current position, Bailey notes.
“During that campaign, Bragg promised ‘if elected, [he] would go after Trump.’ Once he won election, he pledged ‘to personally focus on the high-profile probe into former President Donald Trump’s business practices,’” Bailey states.
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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg speaks during a press conference. (Photo by Barry Williams for NY Daily News via Getty Images)
Bailey argues that Bragg’s decision to bring the prosecution “despite its transparent weakness has nonetheless had the effect of keeping former President Trump off the campaign trail, which President Biden has bragged about.”
He cites a post on X from the official Biden-Harris campaign on April 24, which says, “While Trump is stuck in court, President Biden is keeping a very robust schedule of campaign events. He’s been to Pennsylvania to talk about the economy, Virginia to talk about clean energy, and Florida to talk about abortion.”
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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a press conference in June. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“Given the timing (Bragg charged Trump only after Trump declared his candidacy for President), the transparent weakness of the charges, and the effect the charges have in keeping Trump off the campaign trail, there is substantial reason to suspect the Biden administration has coordinated with Bragg and others to bring prosecutions against Trump,” Bailey claims.
Bailey asked for all communications including documents, calendar appointments, meeting minutes and agendas related to Colangelo’s move to Bragg’s office. He also asked for all similar communications between DOJ and the offices of Bragg, New York Attorney General Leticia James and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
The Department of Justice declined to comment.
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(WAND) — Severe weather swept through central Illinois to begin the week on Monday.
Through all the heavy rain, hail and damaging winds left behind came some lovely photos of the clouds and rainbows after the storms moved on through. WAND News has compiled an album of all the photos from the storms and their aftermath.
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GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) — A tornado-warned storm late Monday night that moved through Greenwood has damaged a school auditorium.
Superintendent Terry Terhune of Greenwood Community Schools tells News 8 that at least one tree was downed and the auditorium received some damage at Greenwood Community High School. Strong winds lifted some siding from the back of the auditorium.
Terhune said the storm put some small holes in the school’s roof where water was leaking, and the damage assessment was continuing shortly before midnight Monday.
A tornado warning was issued for the area around 10:50 p.m. Monday.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A new state report shows more students are earning credentials tied directly to jobs as enrollment at community colleges is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.
Students are training in-field for jobs hiring now at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.
Shamar Benton is weeks away from graduating Kirkwood’s Construction Management program. He said community college gave him hands-on experience before entering the workforce.
“It’s a great program,” Benton said. “They put us through real life situations, and I feel like you don’t get that at other colleges.”
The 2025 Annual Condition of Iowa’s Community Colleges report shows community college enrollment is rebounding, with Career and Technical Education programs driving more than three-quarters of degrees, and nine-in-ten graduates employed within a year.
Jennifer Bradley, vice president of academic affairs at Kirkwood, said students are interested in experiential learning.
Kirkwood said CTE programs are built around what local employers need to fill openings in areas like health care and construction.
“We are dedicated to making sure that students get those experiences in the classroom that are directly connected to what they can anticipate when they get out in industry,” Bradley said.
Benton said the smaller setting makes a difference. Fewer students per class means more one-on-one time with instructors.
“Kirkwood is together. It’s like a family,” Benton said.
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