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 05 Read the judge’s full ruling for special master to review Trump documents The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal expert was not necessary in part because officials had already completed their review of potentially privileged documents. Continue reading
Sep 05 Judge grants Trump bid for special master to review documents in Mar-a-Lago case A federal judge has granted a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida home last month. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 6:54 The political impact of what the FBI found at Mar-a-Lago A new court filing from the Justice Department reveals that more than 11,000 documents in 33 boxes were recovered from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, and that 48 folders marked classified were completely empty. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield and NPR justice… 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 02 Read the full list of what the FBI seized in Mar-a-Lago search By News Desk and Eric Tucker, Associated Press The inventory reveals in general terms the contents of 33 boxes taken from Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search. Continue reading
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
Sep 01 Judge to hear arguments on Trump request for outside expert on documents By Adriana Gomez Licon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A federal judge in Florida is set to hear arguments Thursday afternoon on whether to appoint an outside legal expert to review government records seized by the FBI last month in a search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home. Continue reading
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 31 Justice Department says classified documents were ‘likely concealed’ to obstruct investigation By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department says classified documents were "likely concealed and removed" from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate as part of an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into the discovery of the government records. Continue reading