hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. there s brand new reporting that drives home the fact that donald trump is his own worst enemy when it comes to his many, many, many legal problems and when it comes to the indictment and the classified documents investigation turning him from a disgraced twice impeached once indicted ex-president. in that case he has no one to blame but himself. the washington post reports late last year team trump hit a fork in a road, a point in which trump could have chosen an option that very well may have avoided an indictment in the documents case. from that new reporting, quote, one of trump s new attorneys proposed an idea in the fall of 2022. the former president s team could try to arrange a settlement with the justice department. the attorney, chris kise, wanted to quietly approach justice to see if he could negotiate a settlement that could preclude charges hoping the department would want an exit ramp to avoid prosecuting a former pre
a deadline for new lawyers on both sides. also tonight breaking news, the pentagon leak suspect was just indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly disclosing classified information, intelligence information. standby for new details. and jurors have just wrapped up their first day of deliberations in the federal trial of the gunman in the deadly 2018 attack on a pittsburgh synagogue. how soon might they deliver verdicts on dozens of charges including capital offenses that could lead to the death penalty? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. we begin with a new order from judge aileen cannon, her every move in the classified documents case under if tense scrutiny right now as the federal prosecution of donald trump moves forward following his arrest and arraignment. cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid is working the story for us. so paula, what is judge cannon saying.
progress through the focus of being on donald trump. his attorney was clearly aware that there were going to be things applying to him as they re discussing these release conditions. who trump could talk to. and the judge did acknowledge that walt nauta worked for donald trump. he worked for his every day. and so having a situation where the two of them can only be cannot discuss anything at all and could only communicate through their attorneys would be quite difficult. he s his personal aide, for those who don t know him. he s not a house hold name. he fetches his diet cokes and was seen fixing his collar at a golf tournament at mar-a-lago recently. is there anything that stood out to you kaitlan, as you were in the room as you were watching this. this is one the quietest courtrooms, we were instructing there there was no disturbances and anybody would be removed an the number of security officials in the courtroom both protective details, for these two men, jack smit
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on the tail, on this particular one, a cardinal, a symbol to many that a past loved one is there. she literally looks like a little angel. and that s what her grandparents had written on the note. a note that reminds us to discover humanity in ordinary places, and in that, we all may find a little grace. katie beck, nbc news, tampa. safe travels little grace kelly. and on that very beautiful note, i wish you all a very good night. thinking about chris murphy and that spiritual renaissance we all needed. f our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. well, if you re wondering who won the debt ceiling deal, the proof is in the vote in the house of representatives. the total vote was 314 in favor, 117. opposed 165 democrats voted for it, 149 republicans voted for it. 71 republicans voted against it, and only 46 democrats voted against it. more democrats supported this bill than republicans, because this