it is classified material. it was an unprecedented action that needs to be supported by unprecedented justification. the justice department needs to release the information about the steps they did take to try to cooperate with the former president. harris: we re also learning from our sources the d.o.j. does not want a review of the raid. that s almost laughable. the former commander-in-chief calls them corrupt and says the raid is all part of their played out attempts to undermine him. the white house is, of course, denying any political motivations. this is about the american people and doing what is right for the american people. the department of justice, when it comes to law enforcement, is independent and this is what we believe and what the president has said. this is not about politicizing anything. harris: the former president himself was talking with fox this morning and said he is willing to do whatever possible to help the nation after the raid saying t
great to see you both. fbi documents show agencies sensitive documents, compartmented information. four top-secret chemistry marked secret, and three marked confidential. some of the records seized last monday are covered by attorney-client privilege. well, that the problem. and a growing number of republicans are calling on the justice department to release the affidavit that attorney general merrick garland used to sign off on the search warrant. i m going to pause and ask you what you would like me to do at this point, because you are kind of toggling back and forth and it s a little confusing. okay, all right. thank you. we love our team. ever since news of that fbi search first broke, some in the mainstream media have appeared to be delighted about the raid. i think the shortest distance between donald trump and an orange jumpsuit is this investigation with the documents. perhaps the orange jumpsuit is forthcoming. i think a lot of people do want to see donald trum
general s office. also, the source says, the ig told the committee that the secret service has not been fully cooperative with his probe. it left the impression that they had been foot dragging. the inspector general, according to the source, said his office is not getting full access to personnel and other records. now, the source also said the ig told the committee he brought the issue more than once to the secretary of homeland security whom, he said, told him to continue to try to get the information. according to a cnn source, the inspector general said that is when he decided to go to congress because he was getting nowhere with his concerns. now, we want to point out just one side of the issue, department of homeland security did not comment on the matter to cnn. so there s a lot we don t know. starting with the fact that a member of the january 6th select can committee jamie raskin said there are, quote, kopbt stkeubgtrystkeubgt contradictory statements. and the all
despite its record on human rights and the killing of jamal khashoggi. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper on this friday. and we start with our politics lead. and the fallout from the first primetime hearing of the january 6th committee, where it laid out new evidence and its attempt to prove former president trump concocted a massive conspiracy to stay in power, despite knowing he lost the 2020 election. republican congresswoman liz cheney detailing what she calls a seven-part plan by trump and his allies to steal the presidency. and she says as part of that plan, trump, quote, summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. and then became angry when advisers told him to call off the rioters. the committee also played a jarring new video showing exactly how the events of january 6th unfolded, including possible coordination between two of the far-right groups who were among the first to breach the capitol. committee chairman
but the president, once again, shifted the blame for all of that. pointing fingers at republicans and blasting at the makkah crowd yet again. speak of this is not your father s republican party this is the maga welcome party the republicans on plate square we have seen it such a radical shift and one party that minority of the maga folks purity kayleigh: will i am dismayed he didn t use the maga kang. that was my favorite. tells the i would say it was a favorite obsession but it seems to be beyond that now. i don t know that this is a winning strategy amid all of these crises. tulsi: i m not a political strategist but i can tell you just as an american. having the president of the united states not exercising leadership and just playing the blame game is incredibly disappointing. we look to the president, our commander-in-chief to be a solution oriented and to really address the problem and challenges that people are facing. so, his interview last night, i think it was, i