hosted by alex witt will start at 5:00 a.m. eastern. that is going to do it for me. deadline white house begins right now. hi there, everyone. happy friday. it s 4:00 in new york. donald trump s once loyal attorney general bill barr recently said that the classified documents probe was the most threatening to trump, and brand new reporting in the new york times reveals why that may be the case. new york times out with some blockbuster new reporting that shows that special counsel jack smith is leaving no stone unturned in his pursuit of answers to questions about trump s conduct. namely, whether he sought to obstruct efforts by the government to get back classified documents. some of which contained incredibly sensitive national security secrets. from that new times story, quote, federal prosecutors investigating former president trump s handling of classified documents have obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for him at mar-a-lago. it
once again it s going to try to keep biden off the campaign trail to avoid the risk of age-related mishaps we saw that shifty seemed actually with the pathetic campaign launch video then friday, had of absolutely jaw-dropping statement from white house aides, acknowledging what we can all see the biden is simply not capable of being president has some white house officials say it is difficult to schedule public or private events with the president, in the morning of the evening or in the. okay then, that s the next global crisis was over does not have an morning or evening or weekend and was about all of this nothing humiliation one feeble old man, hit is what it reveals about the state of our system of government. the democrats stop lecturing everybody about our democracy but how democratic is it, to voicing non- president, hunter the country for four more years when 70 percent of americans, do not want him to run again the majority democrats do not want him to run against t
once again it s going to try to keep biden off the campaign trail to avoid the risk of age-related mishaps we saw that shifty seemed actually with the pathetic campaign launch video then friday, had of absolutely jaw-dropping statement from white house aides, acknowledging what we can all see the biden is simply not capable of being president has some white house officials say it is difficult to schedule public or private events with the president, in the morning of the evening or in the. okay then, that s the next global crisis was over does not have an morning or evening or weekend and was about all of this nothing humiliation one feeble old man, hit is what it reveals about the state of our system of government. the democrats stop lecturing everybody about our democracy but how democratic is it, to voicing non- president, hunter the country for four more years when 70 percent of americans, do not want him to run again the majority democrats do not want him to run against t
once again it s going to try to keep biden off the campaign trail to avoid the risk of age-related mishaps we saw that shifty seemed actually with the pathetic campaign launch video then friday, had of absolutely jaw-dropping statement from white house aides, acknowledging what we can all see the biden is simply not capable of being president has some white house officials say it is difficult to schedule public or private events with the president, in the morning of the evening or in the. okay then, that s the next global crisis was over does not have an morning or evening or weekend and was about all of this nothing humiliation one feeble old man, hit is what it reveals about the state of our system of government. the democrats stop lecturing everybody about our democracy but how democratic is it, to voicing non- president, hunter the country for four more years when 70 percent of americans, do not want him to run again the majority democrats do not want him to run against t
washington. glad to have you. here right now in south carolina, there are major developments in alex murdaugh s double murder trial. the prosecution now respond ing after the defense presented its closing arguments yesterday. defense attorney jim griffin made an emotional plea when wrapping up his presentation. there are two words that justice demands this thises case and those two words are not guilty. the oath you have taken in this case it requires a verdict not dwlt. on behalf of alex, of buster, on behalf of maggie and on behalf of my friend paul, i respectfully request that you do not compound a family tragedy with another thank you. just before closing arguments began, the judge remove d a jurr for discussing the case outside of the trial. diane gallagher is outside of the court in south carolina. diane, what more did the defense say today as they were presenting to the jury in these final hours of this trial? reporter: jim griffin spoke for about 2 hours and 15