but he would use them as is right as president. but to draw direct line from that to the documents ending up in the basement of mar-a-lago doesn t and sit well with me because i know for a fact that most of the documents he saw where that were classified, or higher than that, was electronic not in paper. the trump spokesperson says the materials have been declassified. so far no one has shown those declassification processes meanwhile on capitol hill, after biden s signature legislation getting final passage, and now heads to biden s desk to be signed into law. hail to the chief. to joe biden. his leadership, his vision, his inspiration made today possible. thank you mister president. also in washington d.c., new security barricades are going around fbi headquarters. hidden security comes after increased threats after agents, days after an attack on fbi in cincinnati. joining me now also tracy walter, msnbc legal analyst danny suppleness, and frank bigly you, former f
information, when the justice department clearly thinks he should. and also following the latest on a stabbing attack on famed author salman rusty that has been fighting for his life. and the latest on the texas governor s besting of migrants to the northeast. why some say he s easing them as political pawns, a live report on that, coming up. but we re going to give you details on that search at mar-a-lago. it s been less than 24 hours since a federal judge and see the details on that warrant. federal agents removed 27 boxes with 11 sets of classified documents some of which were marked top secret from trump s former home. we also learned about the legal basis for executing that weren t. obstruction of justice, and criminal handling of government records. it s important to note that the warrant doesn t tell us with certainty that trump is being investigated on espionage charges. joining us now is msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade and gary first will go to, you have we lea
ga and good evening, i m erin burnett. trump investigated for violating the espionage act. yes, that is just one of the crimes former president trump is under investigation for by the department of justice tonight. obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records are also on the list. now just to be clear, when you hear the word espionage, you might say, wait, espionage? here s what it specifically relates to. i ll quote for you. information the possessor has reason to believe could be used to the injury of the united states or to the advantage of any foreign nation. and as the warrant, the unsealed warrant now states, the property to be seized includes, and just reading here and you can see on your screen as well, information including communications in any form regarding the retrieval, storage or transmission of national defense information or classified material. and that is why the fbi searched mar-a-lago on monday. and we now also know what the fbi took
top of the hour on cnn newsroom, victor blackwell, 3:00 p.m. deadline has now hit and we are waiting to see whether donald trump s attorneys have contested the release of the search warrant on his mar-a-lago estate, executed on monday. the former president said he encourages the request by the justice department to unseal the warrant, as well as a property receipt of what was taken. it s still not clear what his attorneys will do. we re learning more much from the wall street journal. it reviewed inventory documents from the search and reported agents removed 11 sets of classified documents, including some marked top secret and meant only to be viewed in special government facilities. the journal also said agents sought only to go through trump s office and storage areas and not any rooms at mar-a-lago for guests. the washington post also reported the fbi was searching for classified documents relating to nuclear weapons. cnn s reporting shows that the search of trump s h
the house has just sealed a critical win for the democrats. giving final congressional approval to a landmark climate, health care and tax bill and sending it to president biden to sign into law. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we re following major breaking news. a federal judge unsealing the mar-a-lago search warrant a little while ago at the request of the u.s. justice department. there s a lot to unpack this hour. let s go to katelyn polance. what does the fbi say they found in the search? i m looking at the itemized list handed to former donald trump s lawyers whenever the fbi left and it is 33 items ultimately that were seized from mar-a-lago as possible evidence of crime. among that list there are 11 sets of documents that appear to be classified or confidential at some level in the u.s. government. in one there s a box of documents noted that has various classified documents inc