Jill Colvin

In this January 6, 2021, file photo, US president Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

October 19, 2021, 2:06 am

Trump files lawsuit to keep January 6 documents from Congress

Former US president says committee seeking almost unlimited documents with no connection to the storming of US Capitol, calls move a ‘vexatious, illegal fishing expedition’

By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long and Eric Tucker

Former US president Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon speaks with reporters in New York, on August 20, 2020. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP/File)

October 14, 2021, 10:45 pm

Bannon defies congressional January 6 subpoena, risking contempt charge

Political strategist refuses to give panel documents and testimony about his interactions with former president Trump before the deadly siege of the Capitol

By Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK, Jill Colvin and Michelle R. Smith

In this file photo taken on August 8, 2019, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listens as US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One while flying between El Paso, Texas and Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

September 30, 2021, 3:39 pm

Trump tried to appease dictators and ogled aide, says ex-press chief in new book

Stephanie Grisham says former US president wanted to boot media from White House; ‘Everything was like a clown car on fire running full speed into a warehouse full of fireworks’

By Jill Colvin

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, July 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

July 7, 2021, 7:38 pm

Trump sues Facebook, Twitter and Google after social media suspensions

Former US president says class-action suit aimed at putting ‘an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and canceling’

By Jill Colvin

Former US vice president Mike Pence speaks at the annual Hillsborough County NH GOP Lincoln-Reagan Dinner, June 3, 2021, in Manchester, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

June 26, 2021, 3:22 pm

Pence defends certifying US election results in strongest yet rebuttal of Trump

‘There’s almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president,’ ex-VP says

By Michael R. Blood and Jill Colvin

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021, file phot, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks after arriving back in his hometown of Columbus, Ind., as his wife Karen watches. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

March 30, 2021, 3:57 pm

Pence lays groundwork for 2024 run after defying Trump over 2020 election

To win a Republican presidential primary, ex-VP must appear loyal to former president while defending his final days decision to honor Biden’s win

By Jill Colvin

This Nov. 21, 2016, file photo, shows the Mar-a-Lago resort owned by Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

March 20, 2021, 12:22 am

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club partially closed after COVID outbreak

No details released on size of outbreak or if it affected family members of former president who moved there after leaving White House

By Jill Colvin and TERRY SPENCER

US President Donald Trump speaks during the first day of the Republican National Convention Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (Travis Dove/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

March 9, 2021, 6:03 am

Trump, Republicans clash over using his name to fundraise

Former US president has demanded that RNC stop utilizing his name in appeals, but RNC says it has ‘every right to refer to public figures’

By Jill Colvin

A statue of former US president Donald Trump on display at the merchandise show at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) February 26, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. (AP/John Raoux)

February 27, 2021, 5:53 pm

Trump’s legacy dominates conference aimed at future of conservative movement

While the Republican Party attempts to deal with internal divisions, speakers at CPAC make it clear they aren’t ready to move on from ex-president; Trump to speak Sunday

By Jill Colvin

David Schoen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trials for Trump on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb 12, 2021 in Washington. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

February 12, 2021, 8:16 pm

Defending Trump, lawyers accuse Democrats of ‘witch hunt’ and seeking vengeance

Attorneys condemn violent assault of US Capitol, but say former president had no role in ‘encouraging, condoning or enticing unlawful activity’

By Eric Tucker, LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

In this image from video, the Senate begins the third day in the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 12, 2021, 12:44 am

Wrapping up arguments, Democrats urge Republicans to end ‘nightmare’ of Trump

Pushing for conviction in impeachment trial, House prosecutors highlight how Capitol invaders followed Trump’s orders, warn ex-president would stoke fresh violence if given chance

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

In this image from video, a security video shows Vice President Mike Pence being evacuated as rioters breach the Capitol, as House impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the US Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 11, 2021, 2:34 am

Trump trial chilling video: Police beg for help, senators flee, VP is evacuated

January 6 footage, seen for first time, shows rioters hunt for lawmakers, coming within meters of Romney; Pence is rushed to safety as infiltrators call to execute him

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

House impeachment manager Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former US President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, February 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 10, 2021, 11:24 pm

Trump was Capitol riot ‘inciter in chief,’ Democrats charge at impeachment trial

In first full day of arguments, House prosecutors claim former president stirred violence with ‘the big lie’ — his relentless effort to sow doubts about the 2020 election results

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin

In this image from video, Bruce Castor, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, speaks during the second impeachment trial of Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)

February 10, 2021, 6:40 am

Trump fumes at his legal team, Republican senators baffled by its approach

Former president, watching proceedings from Florida, says his lawyers look bad on TV, is impressed with Democrats’ presentation

By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin

Trump supporters at a rally before an assault on the US Capitol, Washington, January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

February 10, 2021, 6:25 am

Trump impeachment trial gets go-ahead after emotional, graphic first day

House prosecutors open proceedings with wrenching video of Capitol siege; Trump’s lawyers present meandering defense, arguing his actions protected as free speech

By LISA MASCARO, Eric Tucker, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Jill Colvin