evidence emerging today in the guardian that in the crucial time between doj s subpoena and may of last year and the meeting between investigators and trump s legal team the following month, trump or his aides might have hidden classified documents from donald trump s own defense attorney from that stunning new reporting. quote, donald trump s lawyer told associates he was waved off from searching the former president s office where the fbi later found the most sensitive materials anywhere on the property. that lawyer, evan corcoran, recounted that several trump aides told him to search the storage room because that was where all the materials that had been brought from the white house at the end of trump s presidency ended up being deposited. corcoran found 38 classified documents in the storage room. he then asked whether he should search anywhere else but was steered away, he told associates. according to an inventory unsealed by a federal judge last year, the fbi found 27
thanks so much. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. a we begin with this ongoing and conservative hunt for some kind of evidence or damning narrative about political opponents and how this keeps coming up empty in revealing ways. this is one a those stories that s crested this week because we had the trump era investigation end. i have new material on that, including how it s playing on the right and why that matters. at the same time, house republicans are struggling with their own investigations into the biden family. but it is telling to watch how people are dealing with the evidence this week, especially evident that was channelled but none other than a trump/barr hand picked prosecutor. part of this is playing out on a platform that s been recently discredited. i m talk about fox news, which was caught lying to their own audience and lying so badly and blatantly they were worried they broke illegal lies and they broke history the bad way work a $787 million settleme
tonight on the reidout when you said in that video that ms. leads would not be your first choice, you were referring to her physical looks, correct? just the overall, i look at her. i see her. i hear what she says. whatever. you wouldn t be a choice of mine either, to be honest with you. i hope you re not insulted. i would not any circumstances have any interest in you. his defense lawyers must be shaking their heads. trump just casually launching a misogynistic attack on the plaintiff s lawyer in the deposition in his civil rape trial. plus, clarence and ginni thomas wealthy friends always seem to be there in their time of need. whether it was a much needed yacht trip, pricey private school tuition, a steady job for ginni, and none of it, none of it, was disclosed. in fact, it was hidden. what were those donors buying? and tucker s next act. he won t have to wait for long for his next paycheck from the radical right. but we begin tonight with donald trump s
washington. glad to have you. here right now in south carolina, there are major developments in alex murdaugh s double murder trial. the prosecution now respond ing after the defense presented its closing arguments yesterday. defense attorney jim griffin made an emotional plea when wrapping up his presentation. there are two words that justice demands this thises case and those two words are not guilty. the oath you have taken in this case it requires a verdict not dwlt. on behalf of alex, of buster, on behalf of maggie and on behalf of my friend paul, i respectfully request that you do not compound a family tragedy with another thank you. just before closing arguments began, the judge remove d a jurr for discussing the case outside of the trial. diane gallagher is outside of the court in south carolina. diane, what more did the defense say today as they were presenting to the jury in these final hours of this trial? reporter: jim griffin spoke for about 2 hours and 15
address, and you should never ever have to worry that your life will be taken! norah: as gun violence surges in america, could artificial intelligence help detect a threat in a crowd? it takes our cameras from passively recording event that happen to being able to prevent some things that happen. reporter: today s trial in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against fox news has been delayed by one day. this cracks the door open for a last-minute settlement. norah: the fbi arrest two men accusing of running secret chinese police station in new york city. we are onto you, wew e wito.e west coaloere osed t make pant inten years after the boston marathon bombing, how one survivor turned her tragedy into triumph. i don t think why me, why did this happen to me? i think it s about what am i going to do now? norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. we begin with another community in mourning ton