search of donald trump s mar-a-lago resort. it s the first time in american history the bureau has searched the home of a former president. sources say agents removed boxes of items and trump s attorney confirmed papers were taken. cnn has learned the warrant is tied to an investigation about how presidential documents were handled, including ones that were deemed classified. the former president, while at trump tower in new york, confirmed the fbi was in his home and he says broke into his safe. top republicans are rallying behind the former president after the search, which likely was approved by leaders of the justice department, including trump appointed director of the fbi christopher wray. joining us now, cnn s gabby orr, and katelyn polantz, unprecedented, as we said, what do we know about the search. this was a search that began in the morning yesterday, and as far as we know lasted quite some time. law enforcement went in to mar-a-lago. they were focused on trump s
also ahead for you, tent city, sleeping on the streets, where leaders are making homelessness a crime, but are their tactics only complicating the problem? welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start in our politics lead. and strong reaction to the justice department s historic move. a search warrant executed on the home of a former president. taking boxes of items from donald trump s mar-a-lago home, a source tells cnn. the warrant escalates the justice department s investigation into his handling of presidential documents, including some classified material. with many republicans today questioning why the fbi executed this warrant now. at the time, trump himself was in new york, where a single photo outside trump tower today captures the mixed reaction. look at this. one group with a large sign that reads, arrest trump. while another group carried a flag reading trump 24, save america. on paper, trump blasted the search saying in a statement, ag
northern ireland and actor woody harrelson. her mother tweeted, okay, but how does our daughter look like woody harrelson? and she does, though. she was delighted when the actor responded with his self-titled ode to cora seen in the upper right-hand corner. he said you re an adorable child. flattered to be compared. you have a wonderful smile. i just wish i had your hair. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. even mike pence is coming to donald trump s defense on this one. the lead starts right now. republicans rally around trump, questioning the doj stunner, executing a search warrant at mar-a-lago. why now? what documents are so important? i ll speak with a top republican demanding an investigation. plus, new questioning by the january 6th committee. shut down. the appearance by a trump ally today that ended in just 15 minutes.