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Holmes Lybrand is a reporter for CNN, based in the Washington D.C. bureau.

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FILE - In this June 22, 2004, photo, a detainee in an outdoor solitary confinement cell talks with a military police officer at the Abu Ghraib prison on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. A trial scheduled to begin Monday, April 15, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., will be the first time that survivors of Iraqâs Abu Ghraib prison will bring their claims of torture to a U.S. jury. Twenty years ago, photos of abused prisoners and smiling U.S. soldiers guarding them shocked the world. (AP Photo/John Moore, File)

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Two decades after Abu Ghraib scandal, three detainees get their day in US court

A civil trial against a US defense contractor accused of engaging in and directing abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq began Monday in Alexandria, Virginia, two decades after revelations of horrific torture first surfaced.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 09: In an aerial view, salvage crews continue to remove wreckage from the cargo ship Dali after it stuck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, April 09, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Unified Command has started removing containers from the Dali while also working to clear the channel to restore the flow of commerce to the Port of Baltimore. The bridge collapsed after being struck by the 984-foot cargo ship Dali at 1:30 AM on March 26. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Body of 4th Baltimore bridge collapse victim recovered as feds start criminal probe and others launch new investigations

A trio of new investigations is underway Monday to see who might be responsible for the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six people, destroyed a major thoroughfare and crippled the local economy.

Hunter Biden departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26, 2023.

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Federal judge rejects Hunter Biden’s attempts to throw out gun indictment in Delaware

A federal judge has rejected several attempts by Hunter Biden to throw out his felony gun indictment in Delaware.

US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon and former President Donald Trump.

From United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, AP

Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s co-defendants’ attempts to get some charges dismissed in classified documents case

A federal judge appeared dubious of efforts by former President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case to get the charges against them thrown out and to get more information from prosecutors about the charges.

Walt Nauta arrives with former President Donald Trump before Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Tuesday, January 9, in Washington, DC.

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FBI interview transcript reveals how Trump aide characterized boxes at Mar-a-Lago to investigators

The transcript of an FBI interview made public late Thursday details how an aide to former President Donald Trump characterized the boxes of sensitive documents that are now at the center of the special counsel’s case into the mishandling of classified documents from the Trump White House.

TEMPE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 28: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs gives a brief speech prior to President Joe Biden's remarks at the Tempe Center for the Arts on September 28, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. Biden delivered remarks on protecting democracy, honoring the legacy of the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and revealed funding for the McCain Library.(Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

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Another man who threatened then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs sentenced to prison

A man who made threats against then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs in 2022 was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Monday, Justice Department officials announced during a news conference on threats to state election workers.

In this 2017 photo, Julian Assange speaks to the media from the balcony of the Embassy Of Ecuador on May 19, 2017 in London, England.

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Justice Department held plea deal discussions with Assange

The Justice Department had preliminary discussions about a plea deal with Julian Assange’s attorneys at one point in the case against him over his alleged mishandling of classified material, though a deal is neither imminent nor assured, according to a person briefed on the matter.

Pro-Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert leaves the DC Superior Court on March 19, 2024, shortly after a judge released her from jail.

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Pro-Trump lawyer released from DC jail after pledging to surrender in Michigan election-tampering case

A judge on Tuesday released pro-Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert from a Washington, DC, jail after she promised to immediately return to Michigan and surrender to authorities there, where there is a warrant related to her indictment on election-tampering charges.

Fulton County Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade, Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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Takeaways from the scathing ruling that allows DA Fani Willis to remain on the Trump election subversion case

Judge Scott McAfee is allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue on the election subversion case against Donald Trump – but first she’ll have to fire special prosecutor Nathan Wade after an embarrassing two months that put Willis and Wade on trial themselves over their romantic relationship.

This photo from the US Department of Justice shows classified intelligence material found during search of Mar-a-Lago. On the left is a filing chest made by Sligh Furniture. On the right is the cover of the March 4, 2019 Time magazine.

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Judge to consider arguments that Trump could keep any document he wanted

On Thursday, Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith will have the chance to argue in court Trump’s most-cited legal argument in the classified documents case against him: whether as president, he was allowed to keep any documents he wanted.

FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is seen as he makes a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee markup and meeting to vote on whether to hold Biden in contempt of Congress for failing to respond to a request to testify to the House last month, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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Hunter Biden trial on federal gun charges set for June 3

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will go on trial for gun-related charges on June 3, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. Attorney Robert Hur arrives at U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Nov. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

Capitol Hill hearing puts Robert Hur, investigator behind Biden classified documents probe, back in the spotlight

Robert Hur, at the start of his special counsel probe into Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, was lauded as an experienced and fair federal prosecutor who was well-versed in handling high-profile and complex investigations.

In this June 2022 photo, an image of former President Donald Trump is displayed during the third hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

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House GOP alleges January 6 committee withheld transcripts that undercut some of their most explosive claims

The January 6 committee withheld witness transcripts from the public that undercut some of their most explosive claims about the insurrection, House Republicans alleged in a report released Monday.

Hunter Biden arrives for a closed door deposition in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.

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Justice Dept. pushes back on Hunter Biden’s efforts to dismiss charges, mirroring fights between Trump and prosecutors

Special counsel David Weiss ridiculed efforts by Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, to dismiss tax charges against him as legally baseless and steeped in a “conspiracy theory,” in court filings Friday.

Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives to give remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Special counsel asks Judge Cannon to label Trump’s immunity claim in classified documents as ‘frivolous’

Special counsel Jack Smith is forcefully opposing former President Donald Trump’s sweeping claim of presidential immunity in the criminal case over his handling of classified documents, urging the judge to cut off Trump’s ability to appeal the issue in a way that would delay his trial.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) walks back to his office after debate on the House floor on a resolution to expel him from Congress, at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday evening, Congress is scheduled vote on an expulsion resolution against Rep. Santos and censure resolutions against Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Texas man charged with offering to get charges against George Santos dropped and evidence ‘disappeared’

A Texas man who allegedly told George Santos that he could get evidence against the former congressman “disappeared” for nearly $1 million was arrested on Wednesday and charged with fraud.

Holmes Lybrand is a reporter for CNN, based in the Washington D.C. bureau.

He joins CNN from The Weekly Standard, where he served as the fact checker of the print magazine and wrote the fact-check column for the website in partnership with Facebook’s news team.