Zachary Cohen - CNN National Security Reporter
Zachary Cohen
CNN National Security Reporter
Zachary Cohen is a writer and reporter for CNN Politics, where he focuses on the national security beat in Washington, covering the Pentagon, US State Department, White House, intelligence community and Capitol Hill.
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Meadows, Giuliani among indicted in Arizona in latest 2020 election subversion case
Apr 25, 2024
A grand jury in Arizona has handed up an indictment against former President Donald Trump’s allies over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, including the fake electors from that state and several individuals connected to his campaign.
House passes modified surveillance bill after it failed earlier this week
Apr 12, 2024
The House on Friday passed a modified surveillance bill, just two days after an earlier version failed to advance in a public rebuke to GOP leadership.
Fani Willis pushes back on latest Trump effort to remove her from prosecuting Georgia election subversion case
Apr 8, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is pushing back on the latest attempt by former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to disqualify her entire office from prosecuting the election subversion case in Georgia, according to a new court filing Monday.
Trump suffers setbacks in efforts to shut down two of the criminal cases against him
Apr 5, 2024
Former President Donald Trump was dealt two major setbacks Thursday in his efforts to derail the criminal cases against him, with judges in the Georgia election interference case and in the federal classified documents case both rejecting bids by the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee to have those cases thrown out.
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to get Georgia election case dismissed. Hear why
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Apr 5, 2024
An Atlanta-area judge upheld the criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, rejecting the argument that Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were protected under the First Amendment. CNN’s Zachary Cohen reports.
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to get Georgia election subversion case dismissed on free speech grounds
Apr 4, 2024
An Atlanta-area judge upheld the criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump in Georgia Thursday, rejecting the argument that Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were protected under the First Amendment.
Trump allies in Georgia election case consider seeking gag order on DA Fani Willis as she faces renewed scrutiny
Apr 4, 2024
Lawyers for several defendants in the Georgia criminal case against former President Donald Trump and others have been weighing whether to press for a gag order against Atlanta-area prosecutor Fani Willis, especially if efforts to disqualify her fail, sources familiar with the strategy discussions told CNN.
Trump appeals ruling that let Fulton County DA Fani Willis remain on Georgia election subversion case
Mar 29, 2024
Former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case are appealing a judge’s ruling that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case.
Former Trump campaign official subpoenaed in Arizona probe of efforts to overturn 2020 election
Mar 26, 2024
A former Trump 2020 campaign official has been subpoenaed by officials in Arizona as part of the ongoing criminal investigation focused on efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s win, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Exclusive: Georgia DA plans to press ahead in effort to put Trump on trial before election
Mar 21, 2024
Fani Willis, the embattled Fulton County District Attorney, plans to press ahead with her goal of putting Donald Trump on trial before the November election, and intends to ask the judge presiding over the Georgia criminal case to schedule a summer trial date, according to three people familiar with her thinking.
Judge allows Trump and co-defendants to appeal order letting Fani Willis continue on 2020 election case
Mar 20, 2024
A Georgia judge on Wednesday greenlit an effort by former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to appeal the decision to allow Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the 2020 election subversion case there.
Trump and co-defendants re-up their efforts to disqualify DA Fani Willis
Mar 19, 2024
Former President Donald Trump and seven of his co-defendants in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case are seeking an immediate appeal of last week’s ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the sprawling racketeering case.
DA Fani Willis to face primary challenge amid Trump case disqualification fight
Mar 9, 2024
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is already facing a charged legal battle to bar her from prosecuting the election subversion case she brought against former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen allies in Georgia.
Arizona prosecutors issue grand jury subpoenas as 2020 election probe intensifies
Mar 6, 2024
Prosecutors in Arizona have issued several grand jury subpoenas in recent weeks to people connected to efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in that state, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Georgia judge asked to allow new testimony from witnesses who allegedly have information on Willis-Wade relationship
Mar 5, 2024
Defense attorneys in the sprawling Georgia election subversion and racketeering case against Donald Trump and allies are asking a judge to allow additional evidence in their efforts to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from prosecuting the case.
Text messages shed new light on scope of fake electors plot after 2020 election
Mar 5, 2024
Right-wing attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who helped devise the Trump campaign’s fake electors plot, continued proposing ways to overturn the 2020 presidential election even after the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, according to texts and emails made public Monday as part of a lawsuit.
About
Zachary Cohen is a writer and reporter for CNN Politics, where he focuses on the national security beat in Washington, covering the Pentagon, US State Department, White House, intelligence community and Capitol Hill.
Cohen began his career with CNN as a video journalist, quickly moving to a video producer role for CNN Digital. He curated, edited and produced content for the CNN homepage, as well as shot, edited and produced original video content targeted directly to the digital audience.
Cohen graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Journalism.