washington says it s horrified by the execution, whilst the british prime minister, rishi sunak, said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general, accusing him of being at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was appalled by a callous act carried out by a barbaric regime. and we have made it absolutely clear that the actions of the iranian regime has taken are com
the documents had been returned. it also including this new photo showing documents with classified markings laid out on a carpet. some of them found in a desk in the former president s personal office. the filing also says some of the documents were so sensitive, fbi agents and justice department attorneys needed additional security clearances to look at them. doj also says trump s request for a special master is quote unnecessary and would significantly harm governmental interests including national security interests. the former president has until 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight to respond. a federal judge in florida will hold a hearing tomorrow on his request for a special master. with us now to take a closer look, nbc news homeland security continue julie ainsley, a former prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst and frank figliuzzi, an msnbc national security analyst. julia, what else are we able to learn from this court filing? one of the things, buried in a footnote, they say
hello and welcome. we are going to start with breaking news from texas, where the governor has said that 42 people have been found dead inside a trailer truck. it s thought they could be migrants. police are on the scene. the truck was discovered next to railroad tracks in the city s southwest side neighbourhood according to one local tv channel. mexican foreign minister marcelo ebrard said the mexican consul was en route to the site although the nationalities of those dead has not yet been confirmed. that is the breaking news we are receiving. police at the scene where more than a0 people have been found dead outside of san antonio. 0ne local newspaper reporting that the truck was found next to railroad tracks in a remote area. the police have not immediately responded to requests for comment but it is thought many more migrants were in that truck as well. we will bring you details as we get them. one of the most brazen terrorist acts in european history that s how ukra
hutchinson testifying that lead white house counsel pat cipollone warned of legal exposure if trump followed his supporters to the capitol. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we let mat move happen. do you remember what crimes mr. scipollone was concerned about? we had conversations about potentially ubstrucking justice or defrauding the electoral count. hutchinson relaying a second hand account about a defiant trump who wanted to go to the capitol anyway, allegedly even attacking the leader of his secret service detail while in the presidential motorcade. i m the f ing president, take me up to the capitol now. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engle grabbed his arm, said sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we re going back to the west wing. we re not going to the capitol. mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engle. hutchinson telling the commi
and trusted insider in the trump white house delivered blockbuster testimony before the january 6th committee. painting a damning portrait of an unhinged trump before and during the capitol attack. she described a volatile and irate president who knew the crowd was armed and still wanted them to have access to the capitol. i was in the vicinity of a conversation where i overheard the president say something to the effect of, you know, i don t effing care that they have weapons. they are not here to hurt me. taking the effing mags away, let me people in, they can march the capitol from here. this morning you will hear from an array of attorneys including several former federal prosecutors who will explain why that exchange, the one you just heard there, puts the former president in a different legal category. and there s more. according to hutchinson s testimony former white house counsel pat cipollone warned about the criminal liability trump and others might face saying,