Kimberly Leonard
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Trump aide Walt Nauta finally enters not-guilty plea in Mar-a-Lago document case after he spent a month trying to find a Florida lawyer
Nauta retained criminal defense attorney Sasha Dadan to represent him in the classified documents case. → Read More
Read the less redacted FBI search warrant that formed the basis of the DOJ's unprecedented Trump indictment
A judge ordered the less redacted FBI affidavit's release after news organizations filed a motion for it to be unsealed. → Read More
DeSantis is trashing Disney all over America, accusing the company of trying to 'sexualize' children. Don't expect Disney to hit back in court, defamation experts say
DeSantis is making Disney a punching bag of his 2024 campaign. It's probably hurting the company's image among certain conservative consumers. → Read More
DeSantis is now a millionaire. Unfortunately, he still has student loans to pay off.
"The Courage to be Free" was on the bestseller list, and DeSantis, 44, made $1.25 million from the advance. → Read More
Mike Pence raked in $1.4 million for book divulging his pushback against Trump on January 6
The memoir, "So Help Me God," revealed numerous conversations Pence had with Trump during his time in the White House. → Read More
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, a DeSantis ally, wants to stop pot legalization from going before voters in 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is against legalizing recreational marijuana nationwide. AG Ashley Moody is trying to prevent Florida voters from deciding in 2024. → Read More
Trump aide Walt Nauta still hasn't gotten a Florida lawyer, delaying his arraignment again
Walt Nauta's arraignment was delayed again because he doesn't have a Miami lawyer representing him, and he was stuck at Newark Airport due to weather. → Read More
DeSantis asks Trump-appointed judge to dismiss Disney's lawsuit against him, claiming immunity
DeSantis said he had legislative immunity, after the entertainment giant sued him in federal court for retaliation. → Read More
DeSantis' immigration plan is similar to Trump's, but it's way tougher on hiring undocumented workers
Hiring undocumented workers would be harder under DeSantis' immigration plan, which would require companies to e-Verify applicants' immigration status. → Read More
A federal judge says Florida's new anti-drag law threatens free speech and can't be enforced, at least for now
Florida's anti-drag law was "specifically designed to suppress the speech of drag queen performers," the judge ruled. → Read More
Not on the DeSantis agenda for president: Decriminalizing cannabis
The Florida governor said that he worried about more young people having access to weed if it were to become decriminalized. → Read More
DeSantis sues Biden administration over education standards that control access to federal student loans, in early sign about his plans for colleges if he's elected president
DeSantis accused college accrediting agencies of gaining too much power, leaning liberal, and trying to impose left-leaning ideology on schools. → Read More
Ron DeSantis loses in court on anti-transgender healthcare law for the 2nd time in a month as judge rebukes 'dog whistles' from Florida officials
A federal judge struck down Florida regulations that banned Medicaid from paying for treatments like puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapy. → Read More
Chris Christie criticizes 2024 rival Ron DeSantis' 'small' fight with Disney World: 'Does that prove you're really a tough guy?'
Christie predicted the Disney feud wouldn't "change the course of the country." Asked to describe DeSantis with the first word that comes to mind, Christie used "interesting." → Read More
Judge Aileen Cannon wants Trump's trial over his classified documents scandal to be wrapped up by September
The judge presiding over Trump's classified documents trial has proposed an aggressive timeline that would begin in mid-August and last two weeks. → Read More
Ron DeSantis taunts Gavin Newsom to enter 2024 White House contest against Joe Biden: 'Stop pussyfooting around'
On Fox New Channel, Newsom recently challenged DeSantis to a three-hour debate, saying he'd do it in a day's notice and without any notes. → Read More
I was one of the reporters covering Trump's federal arraignment. We left our computers and cell phones behind during the unprecedented news event.
More than 80 reporters descended on the federal courthouse in Miami to witness the news event. Here's what happened. → Read More
Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in his blockbuster Mar-a-Lago documents case
Prosecutors accused ex-President Donald Trump and his aide Waltine Nauta of illegally hoarding sensitive government secrets. → Read More
Trump stored classified documents in a shower at Mar-a-Lago, unsealed indictment shows
The documents stored at Mar-a-Lago included classified information about vulnerabilities the US had to military attacks and nuclear programs. → Read More
Luck of the draw: Trump's judge will likely be his appointee Aileen Cannon, who has already handed him victories that had legal experts scratching their heads
The news is positive for Trump, given that Cannon has ruled in his favor before. But the judge has the option of recusing herself. → Read More