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Former President Trump's legal team says in a court filing that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump's right to free speech. Former President Donald Trump's legal team says that a protective order proposed by special counsel Jack Smith would infringe on Trump's right to free speech. Trump's attorneys made the argument in their response Monday to the special counsel's motion for a protective order over the discovery evidence in the case against Trump for allegedly seeking to overturn the 2020 election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of undertaking a "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 election by enlisting a slate of so-called "fake electors" targeting several states; using the Justice Department to conduct "sham election crime investigations"; and trying to enlist the vice president to "alter the election results" -- all in an effort to subvert de...

A Utah woman accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl is scheduled to appear in court Monday for a detention hearing. A Utah woman who is accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl is scheduled to appear in court Monday for a detention hearing . Kouri Richins, 33, was arrested in May and charged with aggravated murder and multiple counts of drug possession in connection with the death of her husband, Eric Richins, 39, who was found dead at the foot of their bed last year, according to the probable cause statement in the charging document. The mom of three authored a children's book on grief in the wake of her husband's death. A month prior to her arrest, Kouri Richins appeared on a "Good Things Utah" segment on Salt Lake City ABC affiliate KTVX to promote the book. In the segment, Kouri Richins said her husband of nine years died "unexpectedly" and that his death "completely took us all by shock." A...

The day before a governmental oversight hearing, the FBI says it recently revoked the security clearances of three agents for issues related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The FBI has revoked the security clearances of three agent s for issues related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a letter from the bureau to congressional investigators obtained by ABC News. One of the agents was among the pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol, according to the FBI, and the two others are alleged to have hindered investigative efforts. At least two of the agents -- Steve Friend and Marcus Allen -- are expected to testify Thursday before the Republican-led House select subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government as part of its probe into the federal government's purported wrongdoings against conservatives. MORE: Government 'weaponization' panel holds 1st hearing: 'Never seen anything like this' The letter could lead to a contentious hearing, pro...