asked to turn those security cameras off when this search occurred and refused to do so. i want to read to you what one person close to former president trump told us when we asked do you think that this is a good idea? should he release these tapes? here is what that person said. quote, it s one thing to read a bunch of numbers on an inventory list, it s another to see law enforcement agents actually carrying a dozen plus boxes out of president trump s home knowing they probably contain sensitive documents. i don t see how that helps him. so, again, this has drawn mixed reactions inside the former president s orbit with some aides saying it s a good idea, release the footage, get it out there. among those steve bannon the former white house chief strategist to president trump. others saying we should hold back. maybe continue to tease this but don t ever actually release the footage, brianna. look, it depends on where you re looking at this from. for the people who think t
involving the doj s investigation of classified documents at mar-a-lago. the trump team has one more hour now to officially weigh in on unsealing the documents before a judge hears the case this afternoon. the doj is opposing their release. various media organizations including cnn are requesting that they be unsealed. also happening this morning, the trump organization s former chief financial officer allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to a 15-year tax fraud scheme. the new york times reports that justice department has subpoenaed white house records in its investigation into january 6th. that s separate from the mar-a-lago search. and in georgia, rudy giuliani appeared before an atlanta-area grand jury for roughly six hours as the target, a target of the probe into efforts to subvert the election there. we want to circle back, though, to the case of the documents obtained at mar-a-lago. short time ago i spoke with donald trump s former impeachment lawyer davi
flight. what a moment. papa john s is now serving toppings, hold the pizza, say what? the papa bowl has cheese sauce and toppings, but no crust. it is going to be available in three varieties, garden veggie, chicken alfredo and italian meats trio and will roll out next week. thoughts? yum, question mark? new day continues right now. could we soon see surveillance footage of the fbi conducting that search and seizure at mar-a-lago and the affidavit that led to it? good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is thursday, august 18th. and today an extraordinary dispute is about to play out in a florida federal courthouse that could determine what the american public will get to see
rove, they have serious doubts. greta: brett, that you. more political news any minute, bret will be back as soon as more news breaks. we are live in florida. hours ago in a pensacola, florida federal courthouse the showdown began. 20 states taking on the feds over the health care law. on the record was in the courtroom and we have the inside story. we are outside the federal core house where they just had a hearing on a motion to dismiss brought by the federal government to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the states of the four gentlemen here with me utah, florida, alabama and representative from louisiana. let s start with the home state, florida. how did you do? i think we did well. the judge particularly on the florida and state s case with regard to medicaid and over power nature made comments like it is a catch 22 for the states the states are powerless, stuck with it. those things tend to lead me to believe that he s listening
rove, they have serious doubts. greta: brett, that you. more political news any minute, bret will be back as soon as more news breaks. we are live in florida. hours ago in a pensacola, florida federal courthouse the showdown began. 20 states taking on the feds over the health care law. on the record was in the courtroom and we have the inside story. we are outside the federal core house where they just had a hearing on a motion to dismiss brought by the federal government to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the states of the four gentlemen here with me utah, florida, alabama and representative from louisiana. let s start with the home state, florida. how did you do? i think we did well. the judge particularly on the florida and state s case with regard to medicaid and over power nature made comments like it is a catch 22 for the states the states are powerless, stuck with it. those things tend to lead me to believe that he s listening to our side.