starting to get new signs. trump realizes he could beat some serious trouble as he meets resistance in the court a law. new reporting in the hill frames quote, trump scored an initial victory before us court judge in florida granted his request to appoint a special master to review more than 10,000 government documents seized at his home. this case works its way through the court system. other judges seem more hesitant to grab trump s requests. last month, appeals court lifted up lower court ruling justice department from using classified documents seized from mar-a-lago and it s criminal investigation. trump s team now asking the supreme court to allow the special master to review the documents. my colleague, maggie haberman about trump s mounting leaguer associates today on meet the press. do you think that donald trump understands how much legal jeopardy he isn t? i do. i think he understands what legal jeopardy get season. then he convinces himself it s not that b
States that he won in 2016 but then lost in 2020. So how is this issue resonating with the key Battleground States this time around . Welcome everyone im sandra smith in for a new caboodle, and this is your world. Weve got, Steam Coverage kicking off then you are with you on Mark Meredith with how the border battle is carrying out and how the white house is digging in. We begin with mark. Good afternoon do you. Within the last hour former President Trump surrounded himself with Law Enforcement officials in michigan, he vowed if reelected to tackle two big issues, crime in legal immigration. Those two issues could be a game changer in michigan and wisconsin tuesday democrats considering it there blue wall and trumps visit today to renn roberts come amid a story which is getting a lot of attention. Police wasnt defining the body of 25yearold ruby garcia, she was found on the side of a highway and the man who she was romantically linked to has been charged with her murder. The suspect is
starting to get new signs. trump realizes he could beat some serious trouble as he meets resistance in the court a law. new reporting in the hill frames quote, trump scored an initial victory before us court judge in florida granted his request to appoint a special master to review more than 10,000 government documents seized at his home. this case works its way through the court system. other judges seem more hesitant to grab trump s requests. last month, appeals court lifted up lower court ruling justice department from using classified documents seized from mar-a-lago and it s criminal investigation. trump s team now asking the supreme court to allow the special master to review the documents. my colleague, maggie haberman about trump s mounting leaguer associates today on meet the press. do you think that donald trump understands how much legal jeopardy he isn t? i do. i think he understands what
other shoe to drop. phil, let s talk about timing. we re a month out from midterms. this is all in the atmosphere. both these legal questions swirling the former president and these more existential questions about democracy. at the same time, you look at it from a tactical vantage point, we have new reporting from politico diving into the lack of attack ads highlighting trump s legal woes. quote, out of more than 5800 distinct tv and digital ad since the august 8th search of the former presidents property. fewer than 20 mentioned mar-a-lago or the justice department. that s according to political analysis. i wonder, what you make of that, philippe. and what it tells you about where democrats see the opportunity, and where they think they re actually getting too close to that becomes a liability? this is obviously tricky. and it s very contingent upon the race itself. one of the things we saw is that we know, a lot of
legal jeopardy get season. then he convinces himself it s not that bad. the bat for a lawyer. whose advice he has sometimes not listen to i should note. the fact that he was willing to do that. i have people work for trump in the 1990s reach out to me to say, this is the biggest retainer he s ever paid so far. that speaks to how concerned he is. those are the actual legal troubles. of course, trump s facing the court of public opinion. this thursday, the committee will hold another hearing again laying out trump s attempt to undermine our elections. joining me now to discuss, msnbc contributor, law professor melissa murray, and national columnist philip bump. trump s appeal is narrow. asking the justice to let the special master review the classified information seized from his estate. i wonder what you think trump gains are could gain from the process other than stalling the investigation? again, alicia, it s a narrow