Jack Smith, the former special counsel, during a break in a closed-door deposition with the House Judiciary Committee.

Alexis Wilkins at the swearing in ceremony for F.B.I. director Kash Patel, whom she has been in a relationship with for about three years.

President Trump has sought to control the Justice Department to pursue his political enemies.

The U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md. The lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against the district’s chief judge and 14 other federal judges who serve on the bench in Maryland makes clear how strained the relationship between the executive and judicial branches has become.

Ed Martin has used his authority to upend the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, as well as dismantle and delegitimize the Jan. 6 inquiry.

Stewart Rhodes, whose 18-year sentence on a seditious conspiracy conviction was commuted, accused the people who oversaw his trial of breaking the law.

The lawsuits — all of which are being heard in Federal District Court in Washington — were largely brought by police officers and members of Congress.

Former President Donald J. Trump, now a felon, speaking at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Friday.

President Donald J. Trump appeared with Anthony Pratt, the Pratt Industries owner, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, right, during a company tour in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in 2019.

Walt Nauta, right, was charged in the investigation into Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified documents. Prosecutors have raised conflict-of-interest questions about his lawyer.