absurd claims. since the fbi searched donald trump s private residence and members club back in august. the ex-president declassified all the documents that he could declassify them if he wanted to, quote, even by thinking about it. it is a claim that has been repeated over and over and over again by trump and his allies. the disgraced ex-president mentioned it in public and the media appearances so many times. not one single time has that claim been made in a court of law. now new reporting suggests that the question of whether there is an a proof that he declassified the documents is a major interest to prosecutors at doj. new york times is reporting that federal prosecutors and former president trump s handling of national security documents, what a question one of his confident ants about a claim that trup declassified the documents. that confidante is cash patel, one of trump s biggest defenders in the documents investigation. he is a trump loyalist who made a career o
they discount a congressman and a staff members new book about a call from the white house to rioters during the insurrection. we ll look ahead to the midterms just six weeks from now and bring you an exclusive from nbc politics on which are the 25 key senate, house, and governors races that could determine the outcome for this year s contest and for 2024. and i ll be joined by former cia director, john brennan, to discuss the warning to putin of a catastrophic american response if he carries out his threat to go nuclear. good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington where president biden has approved a federal emergency declaration that s postponing his trip to florida as hurricane ian strengthens. it is pushing northwest up towards florida s west coast where millions of residents from tampa to key west are preparing for hurricane force winds and destructive storm surge, but there s still a lot of volatility in predicting the exact path of the storm. bill, there are parts
count act. the first official legislative response to donald trump s attempt to overturn the legal and legitimate win. reporter: this is the law that governs how that happens on the day of congressional certification when donald trump tried to pressure mike pence to disregard state certified electoral results. something that constitutional experts would be illegal but there s am big ewety in the law and senators are saying they re close to change how the law actually governs that process on that day. one of the issues they agreed on is to make it crystal clear the vice president s role is ceremonial. he cannot disregard the state s election results but there are other issues in discussion, including making it harder to make it senators and house members to object and force votes how to disregard the results come out, all of which there s fresh optimism after the discussions that s have gone on for months that the deal could happen and announced in the senate next week. ther
and both investigations have expanded to former members of the trump administration. former acting chief of staff mick mulvaney, and ex treasury secretary steve mnuchin both testified before the january six committee this week. any day now, the committee could hear from former secretary of state mike pompeo. meanwhile, mike pence s former top aides, marc short and greg jacobs, testified before the federal grand jury convened by attorney general merrick garland, making them some of the highest profile witnesses to testify. they are questioning at those proceedings contributed to the news first reported by the washington post, that the doj is formally investigating trump s actions leading up to january 6th. possibly a step closer to a criminal probe of trump himself. more and more former trump officials have come forward since the january six committee s public hearings started last month, and congressman jamie raskin, who is a lead manager and trump s second impeachment trial
primary landslide in wyoming, but now the big question, will she challenge donald trump for the republican presidential nomination in 2024. and parents, you are feeling the pain on this one, how much more school supplies cost this year. cnn is adding up the shopping list. welcome to the lead. we start with the politics lead. rudy giuliani just wrapped up his testimony after spending roughly six hours under oath in front of a grand jury. giuliani s lawyer warned that his client might not be responsive to the questions that he was asked saying, quote, if they want to play hard ball, we know how to play hard ball. unquote. we do know other witnesses who have appeared have been asked about giuliani s meetings with georgia lawmakers. and atlanta prosecutors have warned giuliani he is a target of their criminal investigation into donald trump s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in that state. also today, former vice president mike pence made a stop in the first of a nation