Daniel Barnes is an Associate Producer at NBC News, where he covers federal courts and the Justice Department. His reporting focuses on law and legal affairs, litigation, and government and politics, with particular attention to high-profile topics such as Donald Trump, crime, and Supreme Court cases. Daniel's work has been featured in prominent outlets including The Indian Sun, Yahoo News, Just Security, and Telemundo.
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By: Alexandra Marquez, Ginger Gibson, Dareh Gregorian, Daniel Barnes
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, on Sunday said that he and his House Republican colleagues are “not taking anything off the table” related to investigating special counsel Jack Smith.
By: Daniel Barnes, Raquel Coronell
McGinley served as White House Cabinet secretary during Trump's first administration.
By: Daniel Barnes, Rebecca Shabad
The House Republican took issue with acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe's appearance at the Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at Ground Zero in September.
By: Daniel Barnes, Chloe Atkins
Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer in liberal San Francisco, is poised to be the first Sikh American to run the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.
By: Raquel Coronell Uribe, Daniel Barnes
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on Jan. 10. The law is set to take effect on Jan. 19, one day before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.
By: Daniel Barnes, Raquel Coronell
Trump's lawyers said they reviewed a two-volume draft copy of Smith's report at the special counsel's office in Washington, D.C. over the weekend.
The injunction lasts until three days after the 11th Circuit rules on a pending request to block the release of the report over a separate matter involving Trump's co-defendants.
By: Daniel Barnes
Judge Aileen Cannon and Donald Trump. The federal judge who oversaw the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump issued
By: Ryan J. Reilly, Ryan-Reilly, Daniel Barnes
The portion of the report about the classified documents case is being withheld pending litigation in Florida federal courts.
By: Ryan J. Reilly, Ryan-Reilly, Daniel Barnes
The section of Jack Smith's report that deals with Donald Trump's actions on Jan. 6 and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss could be released as soon as Tuesday.
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