back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. prosecutors have less than a week to tell a federal judge what they would have to redact if he unseals the affidavit that led to the search of donald trump s florida home. the department of justice says it would have to with hold so much information the document could be, quote, devoid of content. legal experts have zeroed in on one key phrase in the court documents that have been unsealed so far. it reads, quote, willful retention of national defense information. that suggests the former president could be the target of a criminal investigation. and cnn has learned that some current white house officials are privately worried about the volume of classified materials that were seized at mar-a-lago and whether more sensitive documents might still be missing. senior u.s. official says iran has dropped a key demand that had been a major sticking point in effo
it will likely be a tunnel task for the doj which has repeatedly said any redactions they would propose would be so extensive it would make the affidavit quote, devoid of content. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. senior political analyst, ron, joins me now from los angeles, and he is also a senior editor for the atlantic. thanks so much for being here with us. so, ron, looking at the big picture, on one hand you could say it has been a bad week for donald trump, with the accumulation of his legal troubles and those of his allies and associates, but on the other hand he has reportedly been pulling in millions in fundraising on the back of the mar-a-lago search. so, even if his legal woes worsen it, in the backwards world of donald trump is it actually good for him politically? well, i think clearly that even as his legal problems are mounting, his hold on the republican party is tightening. right? i mean, in may, when the
meta, twitter and tiktok. in terms of the affidavit, prosecutors have one week to suggest proposed redactions to the judge. it will likely be a tall task to the judge any redactions they would be proposed would be so extensive it would make the affidavit, quote, devoid of content. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. the trump factor is looming over the upcoming midterms. some republican candidates are aligning themselves as closely as possible with the former president, but others are trying to avoid him with every step of the way. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell admitted this week it will be tough for republicans to retake the senate in november. while other party figures urged republican candidates to focus on issues and not donald trump. reporter: with fewer than 100 days until the midterm elections, republicans are starting to put a finer point on
panel is calling on social media companies to take action and identify the number of threats made on their platform since august 8th, the day of the search. the demand comes to social media companies including meta, twitter and tiktok. when it comes to the affidavit, prosecutors now have less than one week to submit proposed redactions to the judge so he can decide what might be released publicly. it will likely be a tall task for a doj that has repeatedly said any redactions they would propose would be so extensive, it would make the affidavit, quote, devoid of content. jessica schneider, cnn, washington. let s talk more about all of this. here with me now is cnn contributor and author of the book the truth about trump, michael deantonio. so good to see you, michael. after listening to everything we just heard, do you think trump is more worried right now about the legal peril that he could face in this investigation or his political future? well, of course it has to be
cities, san francisco, los angeles have said enough. the crime is just getting out of hand. homelessness is getting out of hand. there does not seem to be a lot of solutions but there does not seem to be a lot of law enforcement. in your post san francisco canceled its d.a. who should new york vote out? many local political leaders summer anticapitalism. other pro crime. whether they will admit it or not and all devoid of common sense but we do not have california recall mechanism but they need to be voted out of office before they do anymore damage. is the reality that a people even these most progressive cities feel unsafe than they are going to go for change? i think they will people vote their safety and their pocketbooks that as a general rule of politics. hand right now people are very uneasy about both. but many of these prosecutors are being focused on by voters