and, or, importantly, the obverse of that is that it could also indicate what we do not know about a foreign nation. which could give them some form of reassurance, particularly if it s an adversary. so, nuclear capabilities, number of weapons, how many are on alert, maintenance status, training status of their personnel or command and control, there is a whole plethora of kinds of information pertaining to a nuclear offense or defense that could be revealed or information could be inferred by exposure of these documents. this is obviously very valuable top secret information. but what is the value of this top secret information to another country? because, you know, only a certain number of countries have nuclear capabilities. well, that s right. it is a fairly small club of nine or ten, depending on if you include north korea or not, i guess. and as i say, this goes to the very core of our nation s existence. and that is why nations pursue and acquire nuclear weapons. i
manufacturing jobs in america today. unions in this country now have the support, whether they re union members or not, of over 60% of the american people. never before have unions been that popular. labor. unions, unions. over 60% of the american people think it s important, because they re figuring out, you are the bulwark against access. you re the ones. you re the ones. and by the way, you know, like all of you i shouldn t say all. like many of you i wasn t raised poor, but we weren t wealthy. we live in the a three-bedroom split level home in a little town called a little area called mayfield in delaware, with four kids a mom and a dad and a grandpop living with us. but we were all right. we could always tell when things were going rough. two sets of bunches in one room. you could hear my dead when he was restless, hear the head board moving. i remember asking mom, what s wrong with dad? she said, honey, we just lost our insurance. people shouldn t have to face that
greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. he blames candidate quality. but who s to blame for that? we re going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party s escalating rhetoric. we re going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj s investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc s julia ainsley in washington. also with me is kyle cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for politico, and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and host of the talking feds podcast. thank you all for being with me. sam, first, we want to go to you. the government has until thursday to submit the redactions it wants to this affidavit. what will this process look like and what else did the judge say? re
accused the fbi of planting evidence? well now trump admits the documents were stored in cartons. remember when trump s lawyer told the justice department that classified material had been returned? well, investigators found more. lots more. remember when trump s team insisted the documents were safely secured? well, his lawyer now admits the former president frequently had guests in an office where highly classified papers were found in his desk. and once again, he does not deny having them. good morning. and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 1st. can you believe it? no, no i can t believe it. just like nobody can believe any of the excuses that have all been thrown around. i love yesterday, willie, his only argument is, not saying why he had the documents, not saying why he didn t return the documents, not saying why he lied to the fbi when they were asking for the documents, and they were moving them, and instead, he goes oh, oh, it s all a setup, they
These days it seems like the epicenter of americas secrets isnt the cia, the pentagon or even the white house. Its maralago, where donald trump apparently likes to keep and tell secrets. Tonight, abc and the New York Times both reporting that after leaving the White House Trump told a club member at maralago Sensitive Information about u. S. Nuclear submarines. That member is not only a foreign national, but also an australian billionaire who allegedly spread that information to more than a dozen foreign officials. Among the allegations that trump shared the number of Nuclear Warheads those submarines carry and how close they can get to russian submarines without being detected. Donald trump, of course, is already under investigation for his handling of government secrets and for keeping classified documents at maralago. This certainly fits into that pattern, but in the early stages of his presidency, trump reportedly did other things, including using an Unsecured Phone in 2017 at mara