security clearance was assessed ended earlier this year. has been an ongoing investigation into the possible s handling of classified information. earlier this year the state department apparently wrapped up its investigation into this envoy and his handling of classified materials and it s not clear exactly what led his clearance to be suspended and there is no indication at this point that there is any criminal investigation here, but again possibility of classified document seems to be the theme of the past 18 months. yes it does. what do you see here? of course but if you do something inadvertent they are concerned about something. he mishandled in a way that may be intentional and it s a good thing. don t want prosecutors to have to be the first since of learning about something gone awry. it s good that the state department and its investigators vigor that something was going on. okay, jennifer and paula
that this is the strong charge. yes, and it s worth noting that 12 of the 16 fake electors have immunity deals, not included in that number david schaffer, the former georgia republican leader, and sean still, who is now a georgia state senator. but one of the people who was apparently outside of the meeting of the fake electors trying to push the media off from covering what was happening inside the room, which again, sort of sounds like consciousness of guilt. but we will see. barbara mcquade, harry lippman, great to see you both. thank you, alex. there s much more to come this evening including more revelations in the investigation into donald trump s handling of classified documents after he left the white house. and then, as trump faces increasing legal jeopardy, his loyalists in the house of representatives are trying to lend him a hand. we will have more on that just ahead. to keep the people that have been here taking care of us.
like removing that tattoo of your first wife s name. inspire. learn more and view important safety information at inspiresleep.com. breaking news tonight, the trump document investigation, including a leak that the special counsel now is the help of a law mar-a-lago insider. the new york times headline speaks volumes, quoting, justice department intensifying efforts to determine if trump hit documents. the sub headline says, even more, it reads, prosecutors investigating the former trump s handling of classified material, have issued a wave of new subpoenas and obtained the cooperation of a witness who worked at mar-a-lago. the report goes on to say, the focus is on whether the former president attempted to hide documents after justice department subpoena last may. separately today, both sides rested in e. jean carroll s civil lawsuit against the former president. she s alleging he raped her in a department store in the 1990s. the former president testified
the times reports, federal prosecutors investigating former president donald j trump s handling of classified documents have obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for him at mar-a-lago. multiple people familiar with the inquiry said, the existence of an insider witness, whose identity has not been disclosed, could be a significant step in the investigation. which is being overseen by jack smith. the witness is said to have provided investigators with a picture of the storage room where the material had been held. the times report tonight, goes on to reveal much more than the existence of an insider witness. at least four more mar-a-lago employees have been subpoenaed,
that, as a potential indictment looms over in another investigation, with the manhattan grand jury set to reconvene and hours. then, ron desantis explained -ing his culture wars in florida, while his efforts to from his twice impeached rival fall flat. as this 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. could, evening i m mehdi hasan, in for stephanie ruhle. special counsel got a major win in his investigation into donald trump s handling of classified material. the washington post reports that an appeals court ruled trump s attorney evan corcoran must provide notes, transcripts, and other evidence to prosecutors. the post goes on to report that lawyers for the former president argued that the material being sold was