Sep 05 Watch 6:01 Judge grants Trump request for special master to review documents found at Mar-a-Lago By William Brangham A federal judge approved former President Trump’s request for an outside legal expert to review the files that were seized by the FBI from his Florida home. The decision temporarily blocks federal prosecutors from using any of that evidence as… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 8:33 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump investigation, Biden’s warnings, resurgence of unions NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including the investigation into former President Trump’s handling of top secret documents, President Biden’s warnings about threats… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Empty classified folders found at Mar-a-Lago, deadly bombing in Afghanistan In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department says FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked "classified" at former President Trump's estate in Florida. Pat Cipollone, Trump's White House counsel, went before a federal grand jury in its January… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Biden set to step up attack on ‘extremist’ threats to democracy In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden is set to step up his attack on what he calls "extremist" threats to democracy by former President Trump and his most zealous supporters. A federal judge heard arguments on whether an outside… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 7:45 Justice Department alleges Trump attempted to obstruct federal probe of documents The legal fight over the FBI search of former President Trump's estate in Florida takes a new turn as the Department of Justice says classified materials were removed and concealed at Mar-a-Lago, possibly amounting to obstruction of justice. In response,… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Violence in Iraq kills dozens, U.S. says Iran tried to steal its drone In our news wrap Tuesday, violence between rival factions in Iraq leaves 30 dead and dozens more wounded in Baghdad, the U.S. Navy says Iran tried to snatch its unmanned surveillance vessel in international waters, fighting raged in Ukraine as… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Some Mar-a-Lago documents may be protected by attorney-client privilege In our news wrap Monday, some documents seized from former President Trump's home may be protected by attorney-client privilege, a judge in Georgia ordered Republican Governor Brian Kemp to testify before a grand jury on alleged attempts by Trump to… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 6:39 What we know about newly unsealed documents used in the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home By John Yang An affidavit supporting the August search of the former President Trump's Florida estate was made public on Friday. The U.S. Justice Department released a heavily redacted copy of the 32-page document. Among other things, it says 15 boxes of material… Continue watching
Aug 25 Judge orders Justice Department to unseal redacted affidavit in Mar-a-Lago search By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A judge has ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents. Continue reading
Aug 23 Months before Mar-a-Lago raid, National Archives recovered more than 100 classified Trump documents By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The National Archives and Records Administration recovered more than 100 documents bearing classified markings, totaling more than 700 pages, from a initial batch of 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago earlier this year. Continue reading