asked to turn those security cameras off when this search occurred and refused to do so. i want to read to you what one person close to former president trump told us when we asked do you think that this is a good idea? should he release these tapes? here is what that person said. quote, it s one thing to read a bunch of numbers on an inventory list, it s another to see law enforcement agents actually carrying a dozen plus boxes out of president trump s home knowing they probably contain sensitive documents. i don t see how that helps him. so, again, this has drawn mixed reactions inside the former president s orbit with some aides saying it s a good idea, release the footage, get it out there. among those steve bannon the former white house chief strategist to president trump. others saying we should hold back. maybe continue to tease this but don t ever actually release the footage, brianna. look, it depends on where you re looking at this from. for the people who think that he s g
happened during russia collusion. and most of the experts i talked to the last three, four, five weeks. are we back at a point that looks like russia, increasingly they say yes the basic rules aren t being followed. even if the fbi has good reason to look for something the rules aren t followed and the reason is there really hasn t been a consequence for cheating or breaking the rules in the most recent past. sean: we will stop them and if your plan doesn t work we have an insurance policy, no penalty, john solomon editor in chief just the news.com. joining me now the attorney for president trump lindsey halligan is with us. i want to specifically, are there other items you can name besides the passports that were taken that should never have been taken? that s the thing. we don t know exactly what they took. we ve asked multiple times for a real inventory, a description of what was taken. but the inventory list they gave us is borderline worthless. it doesn t say where the documen
todd: brooke singman has the latest on the story, brooke. brooke: the justice department is refusing to release the affidavit, filing a motion to keep the affidavit sealed. the former president is calling the department s bluff with this statement on truth social saying in the interest of transparency, i call for immediate release of the unredacted affidavit for this shocking break-in. the department is putting up red tape to cover up political motivation. the inventory list they gave
public. what does that tell you as far as a legal analyst that might be there. that is standard procedure. you don t get this kind of information this fast when there is a search of a subject. but this is not a typical subject. so, all of what we lived through last week was this debate over well what is in it. and you have the warrant and the inventory list. that would only come out later if there were a proceeding or charges. totally normal to keep the affidavit. you wouldn t want names of agents and other details, witness materials out at this stage in a case when, again, they want to follow the facts and the evidence. and the other thing here is, we re now eight days out from this thing. and donald trump isn t doing things that are the most telling. mika mentioned he never provide the the information he had on hand for transparency. if he thought it supported his side, he didn t share it when he could have.
made against law enforcement since that august 8th search. trump and his allies are pushing for this release. and for them, the mood and message may be more vital than any facts that come out. demanding the release of something they know the doj wants hidden is a way for trump to appear to go back on offense after that bruising week with at least three losses, according to the public count. now, if this stays hidden, that allows them the stoke even more conspiracies regardless of the facts. but many news organizations are also pushing for release, that puts trump on the same side as news outlets he often derides. their goal is to get as much information as possible. we ll see what the judge decides. if you re keeping tabs, none of this debate about that affidavit resolves whether the search itself was valid. a judge already approved it, and the warrant we got with its inventory list friday showed the agents got their pilfered documents back in the custody of the u.s. government.