explaining no one is above the law, even a former president. our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. and, jake, the special counsel also making the point today that violations of u.s. laws on classified documents put the country at risk. that s right, anderson. i want to bring in cnn s paula reid. walk us through the most damning allegations in the indictment in your view. this indictment tells a story of what investigators have learned over the past year and a half. they lay out how the former president allegedly willfully retained over 300 classified documents allegedly storing them around his mar-a-lago resort everywhere from a bathroom to a bedroom to a ballroom for over two months, that ballroom was activity hosting events touring this time. they also reveal how sensitive secrets meant over for a handful of our closest allies were splayed out in a storage room. t
and we ll see whether or not the department will be successful in bringing this person to justice. former attorney general alberto gonzalez, good to see you, sir. thank you so much, and thank you for your intellectual consistency. appreciate it. thanks, jake. so what was donald trump doing the day that we all learned of these serious allegations against him in the lead up to the 37-count indictment alleging multiple federal crimes being unsealed? well, he was on the golf course at his bedminster, new jersey, club with florida republican congressman carlos jimenez, who tweeted this photo with the caption, quote, tee time with trump. that s sweet. and while trump is in new jersey, some of his supporters have gathered near mar-a-lago in florida to show their support. cnn s randi kaye is on the scene outside mar-a-lago in west palm beach, florida. what s the mood there now that the indictment s been unsealed? reporter: well, jake, there s just a few supporters gathered here. yester
and welcome back to the lede. we re back with our law and justice lead right now. the u.s. secret service will not not seek any special accommodations for donald trump s court appearance in miami on tuesday we re told. the federal courthouse there in the sunshine state is preparing for its day in the sun as security for the arrest of the former president obviously no small undertaking. federal and local law enforcement meeting today in miami to try to figure out how this will all go down and the best way to go about doing t cnn s kara scannell is in miami also joined by cnn s intelligence analyst john miller. marcos jimenez the former u.s. attorney for the southern district of florida. care ration what do we know about the security preparations for trump s historic court appearance leading up to tuesday? reporter: jake, we re still four days away and there is no obvious increased security presence just yet outside the cour courthouse. a law enforcement source did tell us they did a
words coming back to be used against him in this criminal indictment. it also lays out several potentially incriminating exchanges with his aide walt nauta who is also charged here, they appear to move boxes around to evade the government that is specifically requesting its records back. it s extraordinary. we have been covering this closely and broken so much news but it s clear only our reporting showed us a sliver of the evidence that a special counsel could be presenting to a jury. paula reid, thanks as always and great reports. let s bring in cnn s kaitlan collins. the indictment has so many primary source materials, text messages, photographs, testimony contemporaneous notes by his own attorneys. how is that going over in trump world, do you think? i mean, it remains to be seen, jake, but i don t think it s going to go over well. what you look at when you read through this indictment is you see that it is just a wealth of people who were around him that
explaining no one is above the law, even a former president. our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. and, jake, the special counsel also making the point today that violations of u.s. laws on classified documents put the country at risk. that s right, anderson. i want to bring in cnn s paula reid. walk us through the most damning allegations in the indictment in your view. this indictment tells a story of what investigators have learned over the past year and a half. they lay out how the former president allegedly willfully retained over 300 classified documents allegedly storing them around his mar-a-lago resort everywhere from a bathroom to a bedroom to a ballroom for over two months, that ballroom was activity hosting events touring this time. they also reveal how sensitive secrets meant over for a handful of our closest allies were splayed out in a storage room. there s eve