0 from the company that powers more businesses than anyone else. call and start saving today. comcast business. powering possibilities. and good day. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington. the affidavit the justice department used to win approval for the fbi s search of mar-a-lago is being released at any moment by order of the justice department approving it by the federal judge magistrate on the case. much of it is likely to be redacted to conceal critical information about sources and methods the government used to persuade the judge there was probable cause for him to of potential crimes to justify the search of the former president s home. the judge ordered the unusual release of the affidavit in part to de bunk the explosion of conspiracy theories about the search. the escalating threats against the fbi and other law enforcement officials. all of this sharpening the country s political divide as president biden escalates his attacks on what he is now criticizing as, q
not oblivious to this and tell me what kind of toll the rhetoric on the right is taking on this investigation and these professionals. i think that there s a lot of caution around safety. you mentioned the attack on the fbi field office in cincinnati and we ve seen witnesses attack and we ve seen members of the department attack time and again both online and physical threats and these are very serious. they re not going to change the investigation and the justice department certainly does two things and one is protect sources and methods at all costs and two, we ensure the justice department in conducting its own investigation, conducts it in such a way if any part of it were to be reveal in the future, it s bulletproof as possible because the stakes are so, so high. i want to understand that because i think it is very important and understanding how merrick garland and lisa monaco
on thursday a pro-trump veteran was killed in a standoff with law enforcement after local police say he attempted to break through the bullet-proof glass at an fbi field office in cincinnati. we were watching it, we were covering it here on this show in realtime. he tried to do it with a nail gun, break through that glass and then he brandished an a.r.-15 style weapon. the man posted on a social media platform get whatever up need to get ready. a synagogue cancelled services after receiving violent anti-semitic remarks against him. also on friday, right-wing media outlet were accused.
of the statutes that we now, thanks though to that unsealed search warrant, that the search of mar-a-lago was predicated upon. meanwhile, on the other side of this inter-republican divide, it s a shallow one, but a divide nonetheless, with the members of the gop taking a more cautious and circumspect stance, pushing for more information from merrick garland and the doj, but also acknowledging that the hash anti-law enforcement rhetoric from some others in their party could have serious and even deadly consequences. consequences we saw start to develop on thursday when the fbi field office in cincinnati was attacked and on friday, when a new bulletin was issued by the department of homeland security, warning of, an increase in threats and acts of violence after the fbi search of mar-a-lago. on top of all those threats, the story about what happened here from trumpworld just keeps on changing, making the narrative
classified documents that includes some labeled secret and top secret. the fda also took a handwritten note, binders of photos and other documents. that is, according to a property receipt from the search. all of this unfolds as it all unfolds, trump along with his loyal allies, continue to attack the fbi and other government officials. and this heated anti government rhetoric is already having consequences. political reports the federal judge who signed off on the search warrant has been hit with antisemitic attacks online, including threats to the synagogue where he worships. there is an attack on an fbi field office in cincinnati. an official motive list being investigated. but we know the suspects repeatedly posted online through truth social, the social network started by donald trump s media company. he called for violence against federal agents and told people to be, quote, ready for combat. this rhetoric about the fbi isn t just coming from the far right fringe on the web, no