do you still have any classified documents in your possession? no, i don t. i don t have anything. i have no classified documents. and by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. a source close to trump s legal team says the former president may go to court to prevent the presidential records from being handed over, . he whether only have about a week before the national archives says they re giving if records to the special counsel. paula reed joins us right now. what does this letter mean, this letter from the national archives mean for the criminal investigation into trump s handling of classified documents? we know the special counsel is looking at several potential crimes, including the pos mishandling of classified records. this will answer the question whether the former president knowingly removed classified documents without authorization. because according to this letter obtained by our colleague, the archives says that these 16 reco
the league and political battles over abortion. one of the nation s pose conservative courts weighing it as state legislatures in north and south carolina take new action to ban the procedure. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to cnn s exclusive reporting on new evidence in the trump classified documents investigation. cnn special correspondent jamie gangel broke the story for us, jamie, tell us what you re learning. reporter: wolf, cnn has obtained this letter from the national archives to president trump informing him that the archives is getting ready to hand over 16 new presidential records to special council. thises is far as we know we have not seen the records yet but the evidence . it suggests that trump had first-hand knowledge that you just do not declassify material with a wave of a hand. there is a rigorous process. as we have heard multiple times, trump an
follow me and if you ever miss an episode of the show, you can listen to the lead when you get your podcast, two hours sitting there like a delicious filet mignon. cnn continues now with mr. one wolf blitzer in a place i like to call the situation room. thanks for watching. happening now, new evidence in the special counsel s criminal investigation of donald trump s handling of classified documents that may repeat may undercut the former president s key line of defense. we re breaking down the exclusive new reporting. also tonight breaking news, the house just agreed to refer a resolution to expel congressman george santos to the ethics committee. republican leaders dodging a direct vote on whether to boot the gop lawmakers as he faces criminal charges in connection with his pattern of lies. and dramatic new developments in