on this friday night. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. the former president and his week and even deeper legal jeopardy as he tries to cling to political power and control of the gop. tonight the investigation into the classified documents seized at his club in florida is heating up. intel officials tell nbc news that they have reviewed resumed their review of the top secret records as they try to figure out the potential damage to national security, this comes just days after appeals court judges gave the greenlight to the feds to access the evidence. remember, it has not been nearly seven weeks since the fbi search and trump has yet to explain what he was to meet with the documents in the first place. his former personal lawyer suggest trump s motives may have something to do with that many investigations that are all unfolding around him. obviously he took personal momentous in that way he can show off to people, when he would go thereafter to maybe saudi a
range of colleagues have been working on this story all day and have learned the justice department has subpoenaed more than 30 people, people in the former president s orbit. people like bill steppian, donald trump s former campaign manager, dan scavino the former trump chief of staff. these are wide ranging subpoenas seeking things that have to do with the save america pact, donald trump s fundraising and political vehicle, information related to the fake elector spot, any information handed over to the january 6 committee, a number of them seeking documents some also seeking testimony. we also learned in the new york times tonight that investigators appear to have gone another step further with some witnesses including boris epstein and mike roman the new york times reporting both men had phones seized. cnn has not independently confirmed this. it is a sign the justice department s investigation is intensifying particularly as they are about to head into the quiet peri
with us, thank you for sticking around. and you january 6th public hearing is just around the corner. at the same time, the special master in the mar-a-lago case is asking the former president to backup his allegations that the fbi planted evidence. plus, justice department once again is reviewing and using those classified documents found at his private mar-a-lago club. maybe trump s finances, it might happen in the most trouble, and then in puerto rico, no power, no water, and for some, nowhere to live. we are live from the ground and talking about the challenges that residents are facing after fiona ripped through the island. plus a powerful message from ukraine s president, what president s volynsky is telling thousands of men who are being drafted into the russians army army. also this hour. you think about the situation because, her whole life influenced her. a family member speaking out about the death of his 22 year old cousin in iran. we have the latest on th
abundance of russian cable news are openly and loudly disagreeing with their favorite pundit on american cable news. vladimir putin is not losing the war in ukraine, he s winning the war in ukraine. when all in starts right now good evening from new york. i am chris hayes. in a major escalation, the department of justice has now sent 40 subpoenas to trump allies, just the past, week as part of its investigation into the attempted coup, and the insurrection. new york times reports, the doj also seized cell phones from two of trump s coup plotting aids, boris and mike roman. now, mike roman might feel a little remote in your memory. there s a lot of characters here. he was actually the director of trump s 2020 election they operations, and crucially, according to reporting we have, he reportedly hand-delivered slates of fake electors to congress as part of trump s attempt to go. in addition to his own role in the fake elector scheme, epstein was also the appointed
we ll have much more on this latest action from the justice department. meanwhile, there s also progress this morning in the legal fight over the documents seized from mar-a-lago. the doj and donald trump s attorneys appear to be close to agreeing on a list of potential special masters for that case. and in ukraine, citizens and soldiers celebrating major gains against russian forces. but the latest intelligence from the pentagon says wart is far from over. the war is far from over. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tuesday, september 13th. thank you for starting your day with us. we ll begin with the widening criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. nbc news has confirmed that about 40 subpoenas were issued over the past week to people associated with former president donald trump. according to the new york times which first reported the news, former trump adviser is among those subpoenaed. his attorney has declined to comment.