to the effect of, you know, if i can show you this if you undermine these arguments. but making clear that he doesn t believe he can show it to them. and i think that is a key part of the story. it s very much is. the other part is that this really gives us one of the first indications of what else might be here. it is not just letters from kim jong-un, what do we know based on your reporting about the military significance of the documents that we are talking about. right, that has kind of been the dispute over was a classified, was not classified. this is a plan that we are told was essentially about potentially striking a run. obviously the u.s. is a lot of plans for the pentagon, backup pans, in case of emergency. and that is what we are told this was. that he was referencing. trying to say, essentially, but it was something that general milley had prepared for him. obviously milley is the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we are told actually that this was not a
you could hear we are told in a recording rustling of papers. we haven t confirmed that it is actually the document that he was holding. but he was referencing a document that showed that. that he made clear that he could not show to the people in the room. very significant reporting, kaitlan, thank you for that. please stand by, we now turn to one of the attorneys representing the former president in this investigation. jim trusty is here with us. jim, thank you for joining us. you heard all of that reporting from kaitlan. but i want to ask you, were you aware of the existence of the state prior to this report? this is really missing the real story here. i mean, you guys teased it by saying what great reporting, is what great journalism it is. i m sure you re happy to have people talking to you. but this is a leak campaign. i understand what you are saying. just one second. i m just wondering, did you know that this tape existed, and other others?