first of all, i won a lot in 2020. that s not and if you look at all the tapes, if you look at everything you happen to look at, you take a look at truth to vote where they have people stuffing the ballot boxes on tapes or mr. president wait a minute, let s go to recent. fbi, twitter, let s go to recent, 51 agents all corrupt stuff that s cheating on the election. you lost the 2020 election. donald trump simply can t let go of the big lie. that s just part of a wide ranging and sometimes contentious interview with fox news last night in which the former president offered a new reason for why he had boxes of classified material stashed away at his palm beach country club. we ll dig into all of that in just a moment. also ahead we re learning more about antony blinken s meeting yesterday with chinese president xi jinping including what the secretary of state says china is not ready to do. and plus a race against time in the atlantic ocean. as rescuers
stories today including developments big ones in jack smith s prosecution of donald trump and the classified documents case. trust me we ll get to them shortly. but we begin with the breaking news on a story that has captivated the world s attention all week long. late this afternoon exploration company oceangate confirmed the titan and all five of its passengers onboard have died. the vessel went missing over the weekend as it attempted to tour the wreckage of the titanic at the bottom of the ocean more than 2 miles beneath the surface of the ocean. in just the last hour the coast guard announced the end of a days long rescue effort. this morning an rov, a remote operated vehicle, from the vessel horizon arctic discovered the tail cone of the titan submersible approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the titanic on the sea floor. the rov subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with experts from within the unified command the debris is consistent with the ca
evidence against the disgraced ex-president in the classified documents case. and it is not for the faint of heart. it includes this, quote, documents obtained via subpoena, evidence obtained via search warrants, transcripts of grand jury testimony taken before a grand jury in the district of columbia, transcripts of grand jury testimony taken in the southern district of florida. witness interviews conducted through may 12, 2023, key documents, and photographs. and complete copies of closed circuit television footage. eagle eyed viewers will notice a very interesting new detail tucked into jack smith s latest court filing. among that mountain of evidence being turned over are, quote, interviews plural, of defendant defendant trump conducted by non-government entities which were reported with his consent and obtain bide the special counsel s office including the july 21, 2021, recorded interview donald trump provided to a publisher and writer. again, interviews plural in the filing, s
move them to other locations. i have to take all my things out. these boxes were interspersed with all sorts of things, golf shirts, clothing, pants, shoes. there were many things. not that i know of, but everything was declassified. according to the indictment you were here at bedminster on july 21, 2021, after you were no longer president and you were recorded saying you had a document detailing a plan of attack by another country, the iran attack plan. you remember that? it wasn t a document. i had lots of paper. i had copies of newspaper articles. i had copies of magazines. i know. this is specifically a quote. you re quoted saying the document was secret, adding that you could have declassified td while you were president, but, quote, now i can t. you know this is still secret and highly confidential. and the indictment cites the recording and testimony from
though, it s likely to face considerably push back from conservatives and budget hawks. under the plan, the debt limit will be suspended until july 21, 2021. t pentagon budget will increase to $22 billion to $738 billion next fiscal year. the plan will boost nondefense spending by $27 billion to $632 billion. a victory for democrats. that money will also have to cover extra census costs and a short fall in veteran affairs funding. the deal could be a major blow to the acting chief white house staff. according to reports, he has been largely sidelined by the talks of those who don t like the spening caps.