absurd claims. since the fbi searched donald trump s private residence and members club back in august. the ex-president declassified all the documents that he could declassify them if he wanted to, quote, even by thinking about it. it is a claim that has been repeated over and over and over again by trump and his allies. the disgraced ex-president mentioned it in public and the media appearances so many times. not one single time has that claim been made in a court of law. now new reporting suggests that the question of whether there is an a proof that he declassified the documents is a major interest to prosecutors at doj. new york times is reporting that federal prosecutors and former president trump s handling of national security documents, what a question one of his confident ants about a claim that trup declassified the documents. that confidante is cash patel, one of trump s biggest defenders in the documents investigation. he is a trump loyalist who made a career o
i ve been in the room when difficult decisions are being made. i don t want the federal government involved in that at all. i want to put the best ideas forward to states can decide for themselves. yes, ladies, you your doctor and maybe your town council person can all come to a consensus on your uterus. just an example how republicans are struggling to avoid saying what they really plan to do about abortion. and extreme voices in the republican party. chief of staff mark meadows is ordered to testify as legal pressure mounts on trump s inner circle to tell what they know about the plot to overturn the 2020 election. we begin the reidout. you thrive as a presidential candidate despite bragging about violating woman and being credibly accused of acting on it. you thrive as an ohio senate candidate despite telling women they should stay in violent marriages. you thrive as an ohio house candidate despite facing allegations of hitting a former girlfriend. in today s repub
there is a lot to discuss. with our cnn political commentators. we have scott jennings, karen finney, and senior political analyst, bonnet brownstein. great to have you here. let s start with the senate debate. the john fetterman and mehmet oz that just happened tonight. and of course, crime came up. it has been a big issue in that race. let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on the stage right now that has been successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the eternal order of police, from braddock, this meltdown he represented, endorse me, because what he is saying it s not true. violent skyrocketed in braddock. the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he. okay, john. i know you are chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchange bec
if he s on tv, i m lying. i had a stroke, he never let me forget that. john fett terman takes everything to an extreme and those extreme positions hurt us all. just how much information the justice department wants particularly about information with the trump party. we likely have a recession in the u.s. everything is going up except our income. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. hello, it s wednesday, october 26th. 9 a.m. here in london. 4 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. u.s. election day now less than two weeks away. democrats are on the defensive, desperate to keep their ever so slim majority. arizona georgia, nevada could alter the balance of power. voters know this. the mid-terms of 2018 had the highest early voter turnout. these are the issues, americans want the federal government to address inflation and unemployment. crime is also a top concern. economic issues are getting a heavy play in pennsylvania where the country s
finney and ron brownstein. great to have you guys here. let s start with the senate debate, the john fetterman and mehmet oz debate that just happened tonight, and of course crime came up. it s been a big issue in that race. so let s hear their exchange. i m the only person on this stage right now that has is successful about pushing back against gun violence and being the community more safe. all he has done is just put a plan up on his website in the last 24 hours. he has no experience. he has never made any attempt to try to address crime. the fraternal order of police from braddock, the small town he represent, endorsed me. they supported me because what he is saying is not true. violence skyrocketed in braddock. i mean the town wasn t in good shape when he got there. it got worse when he was there. okay, scott, have at it. i know you re chomping at the bit. i thought this was an important exchange. it s become one of the central issues in the campaign, and it s