issued is a hoax, just like russia, russia, russia was a hoax. impeachments were a hoax, the mueller investigation was a hoax, and much more. same sleazy people involved. in the days after, trump kept bringing up the washington post report again and again. on august 26 affidavit every redacted, nothing mentioned on nuclear. a few days later, quote, whatever happened to nuclear? a word leaked early on by fbi doj to the fake news media. something about that whole nuclear thing really hurt donald trump. i got under his skin. but besides trump s outbursts, four days after that reporting, we heard nothing about the washington post reporting on those nuclear secrets, no other news outlet confirmed the post alarming reporting. but then a week ago, a week ago tonight, the justice department revealed in a court filing in an unsealed subpoena from may that the documents and the doj was looking for documents at mar-a-lago, once that included a classification called, formerly restricted
in the days after, trump kept bringing up the washington post report again and again. on august 26 affidavit every redacted, nothing mentioned on nuclear. a few days later, quote, whatever happened to nuclear? a word leaked early on by fbi doj to the fake news media. something about that whole nuclear thing really hurt donald trump. i got under his skin. but besides trump s outbursts, four days after that reporting, we heard nothing about the washington post reporting on those nuclear secrets, no other news outlet confirmed the post alarming reporting. but then a week ago, a week ago tonight, the justice department revealed in a court filing in an unsealed subpoena from may that the documents and the doj was looking for documents at mar-a-lago, once that included a classification called, formerly restricted data. that s a definition that concerns nuclear weapons. now, tonight, the intrepid reporters at the washington post are at it again. headline, material on foreign nations
of justice. they could ve either the prime justices, but the fbi unacceptable, it s intermingled, so i understand the judge was saying you can go ahead with the damage assessments. but how is it the same people, they to refer back to the fbi agents who have been working the case and say what is a change of custody for the nuclear document? are there fingerprints other nuclear documents? for the damage assessments, and then this folks have to say we can t touch it, the judge has said that the order is we can t use it, we are not allowed to look at it, and if we are in a criminal case, we can talk to you. that s what she has wreaked, that s the havoc that she has great, and i do think that is why the justice department might say to themselves, we just got to appeal this. and the court of appeals might say we are gonna take it. we are with you on this. what about i mean entertain if you well this notion of a special master given the nuclear secrets we are finding out about. how impo
supposedly. the office of the national intelligence as part of the into executive branch so what does it mean that that office can continue its work while the doj cannot as it considers or concerns these documents from mar-a-lago and august. and finally there s a question of who in the world it s going to serve as a special master in this case. that person will likely need a top secret clearance. and you cannot find people with those credentials on linkedin. the judge also wrote that the justice department to trump s team by friday have to jointly file a list of potential candidates for the job and they need to outline the duties and limits of that person s role. i mean way do you find someone like that and who would even want that job? i think it is safe to say that we are long way away of a special master being appointed and who knows, the government may decide to fight this ruling in the interim. joining us now is ryan goodman, former special counsel of the department defense and
need to outline the duties and limits of that person s role. i mean way do you find someone like that and who would even want that job? i think it is safe to say that we are long way away of a special master being appointed and who knows, the government may decide to fight this ruling in the interim. joining us now is ryan goodman, former special counsel of the department defense and co-editor and chief object security. mr. goodman, good to see you tonight. so this, the revelation about nuclear secrets to begin the cattle documents seats in august, it seems would add great urgency to all of those questions, right? how do you think that informs the justice department decision about what to do here? it s a great question. i think it must mean that they have to act with urgency and has got to put a big thumb on the scale that they appeal their or her decision immediately, and that the ask a court of appeals for an urgent sensational paroling. and the court of appeals can do that, while