do you still have any classified documents in your possession? no, i don t. i don t have anything. i have no classified documents. and by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. a source close to trump s legal team says the former president may go to court to prevent the presidential records from being handed over, . he whether only have about a week before the national archives says they re giving if records to the special counsel. paula reed joins us right now. what does this letter mean, this letter from the national archives mean for the criminal investigation into trump s handling of classified documents? we know the special counsel is looking at several potential crimes, including the pos mishandling of classified records. this will answer the question whether the former president knowingly removed classified documents without authorization. because according to this letter obtained by our colleague, the archives says that these 16 reco
his property. the lead starts right now. i have no classified documents. by the way, they become automatically declassified when i took them. it does not quite work that way, though. sources say trump was aware of the declassification process before he left office. the new evidence that could soon be in the hands of the special counsel. paparazzi following prince harry and meghan markle in new york in a scene described as near catastrophic. plus, tonight a vote on taking action against republican congressman george santos after his many lies and a federal indictment and he pled guilty to a crime in another country. is there enough bipartisan animous to kick santos out of congress. we begin with a cnn exclusive. major developments today in the special counsel s investigation into donald trump s handling of classified materials taken from the white house to mar-a-lago and then taken from mar-a-lago by the fbi last year. multiple sources tell cnn that the national ar
News reporting about whether shes picked up the phone and tried to call him. Plus, economic frustrations at a boiling point, when buying a home feels impossible and Concert Tickets are getting more and more out of reach. The new moves to help consumers from both the Justice Department and some folks here at nbc news. And the big border pushed by democrats, by congress, and the white house, and the major implications for republicans in the 2024 election. But we begin with that stunning aboutface in the president ial race. Nikki haley has called donald trump unstable, unhinged, and unqualified to be president. Now in her first public appearance since ending her campaign, she says shell help put him back in the white house. Ly be voting for trump. Having said that, i stand by what i said in my suspension speech. Trump would be smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me and continue to support me. And not assume that theyre just going to be with him. Well, trump will hav
police precinct to get away safely. but one of the drivers says it wasn t that aggressive. and leading this hour with a cnn exclusive about the justice department s special counsel investigation into donald trump s handling of classified materials he took from the white house to marmar-a-lago, multipl sources say the national archives informed president trump that it plans to hand over to special counsel jack smith 16 records from trump s time in the white house that may provide critical evidence showing that trump and his top advisers were actually aware of the actual declassification process during his time as president. trump s public comments suggest that the declassification process is quite simple. listen to what he told kaitlan colins in that cnn town hall last week. jz did you take those documents with you? i have every right under the presidential records act. i was there, i took what i