thursday admitting his role in a decades long tax fraud scheme. international community reacting this horror that this could be at the center of fighting. hello and welcome, it is friday, august 19, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast where a federal judge has released a few new documents related to the search of donald trump s mar-a-lago home and the details they contain on the potential offenses sharpen the focus on the former president. the same judge signed off on the affidavit and he indicated thursday that he is willing to unseal portions of it that were used to just guy the fbi search. he told prosecutors to prepare redactions to the document in case the ruling is to release it. meantime we re learning that trump s claim that he had a standing order to declassify the documents taken from the oval office is nonsense. cnn can exclusively report that 18 former top trump administration officials have been mocking that claim. here is how trump s f
any parts of the search warrant records. and as brian todd explains, they are worried about the safety of fbi agents. reporter: the possible unsealing of the probable cause affidavit for the fbi search of donald trump s mar-a-lago home raising concerns about what it could mean for the safety of fbi agents. a justice department lawyer telling the judge, if the affidavit is unsealed, the department would want to redact background information on the agents involved in the search. if you were an fbi agent right now, i d be concerned. reporter: if the affidavit is released everyone heavily redacted, could it put agents in danger? if the basis for invading mar-a-lago was just to find documents, then i think that there is going to be a lot of trouble in the nation. if the affidavit is unsealed with redactions that protect witnesses, and it shows that
affidavit where the fbi laid out why they believe there is probable cause that crime was committed. the judge said he was not fully committed to unseal it giving the justice department a week to propose redactions and explain why each piece should be kept secret. this is after several news outlets including cnn asked the judge to unseal the affidavit that led to a search warrant resulting in fbi agents walking out of donald trump s home with boxes of classified material. it is a fishing expedition. reporter: the justice department opposing the release of details echoing concerns from an earlier filing where doj said if disclosed the affidavit would serve as a roadmap to their ongoing investigation in a manner that is highly likely to compromise future investigative steps. head of the justice department s counterintelligence section pointing out the court already found probable cause that evidence of obstruction could be found at mar-a-lago and that releasing the affidavit could chi
county. it confirmed it will be the first such death in the state s history. the cdc says the amoeba usually lives in soil and fresh water, but it can in-effefect the brai it goes up someone s nose. infections are rare, but when they do happen, they are usually fatal. the justice department wants the documents used to justify the search of donald trump s home to remain under seal. why they are worried its release could endanger fbi agents. and growing concerns over the safety of ukraine s nuclear power plant in zaporizhzhia as war rages all around it. live reports are just ahead. plus why there may be plenty of fear and loathing for the taliban in kabul. it is a very different story to tell in afghanistan s heartland. past the doubt. past the pain. and past your limits.. no matter what, we go on. biofreeze. frank is a fan of fast. he s a fast talker.
there is something really critical that mandated or merited the fbi raiding mar-a-lago, i think that people are going to give the fbi a break. reporter: the justice department also warned that targets could be tipped off and witnesses could be spooked. people are out there looking for who these witnesses are and who is possibly in danger of being approached if this should come out if the affidavit is released. reporter: the possibility that the former president could release surveillance video of the search is also worrisome to current and former agents like josh campbell. if the faces of these agents actually makes it into the public domain, that could put the agents at risk because we know after the search at mar-a-lago those two agents who signed court records that were then released, they have faced unprecedented threats to their own personal security. reporter: but the threats already made since mar-a-lago have been ominous and are putting fbi agents on edge.