Weaponized Lawfare: Finally Somebody Might Pay a Price
Carmen Lineberger, a former managing assistant U.S. Attorney, has been indicted for stealing confidential documents related to the investigation of President Trump. She allegedly emailed these documents to herself disguised as dessert recipes to evade detection. This case highlights concerns about the integrity of the investigations surrounding Trump and the actions of those involved.
- ▪Carmen Lineberger has been charged with four felony counts for stealing confidential investigation documents.
- ▪She allegedly disguised the documents as dessert recipes to conceal them from record searches.
- ▪The indictment raises questions about the legitimacy of the investigations against President Trump.
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Weaponized Lawfare: Finally Somebody Might Pay a Price David Strom 8:00 AM | May 21, 2026 AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Of all the lawfare waged against President Trump, the "Special Counsel" Jack Smith's classified documents investigation was perhaps the most obviously egregious. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); All of the investigations and indictments were outrageous, but Jack Smith's stood out among the others because the US Department of Justice appointed an illegitimate Special Counsel (who was eventually disqualified), sent FBI agents without probable cause to rifle through underwear drawers, staged photos to make President Trump look as if he were throwing highly…
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