for the january 6th select committee, the ticking clock has prompted a last-minute print to share with the american public everything that they ve collected. this morning, the committee released yet another enlightening batch of transcripts from interviews with some of trump s closest allies. testimonies from people like ronna mcdaniel, kellyanne conway, and katrina pearson add new context to trump s state of mind in the lead-up to january 6th attack. however, the information we learned today was very important, this morning s release was follow-up to a veritable mother load from the committee shared overnight. a now public database of investigators underlying evidence, as well as some of their sources and methods. thousands of pages of phone records, text messages and emails. think of the committee s work like this. a master architect constructing a new home. a tom firm ground, they set a solid foundation. it raised a frame and with meticulous craftsmanship, it built a stru
investigators, there were more classified documents beyond what trump turned over to the national archives earlier this year. let s bring in former federal prosecutor michael zeldin. what is your reaction to the reports of an informant here that there was a meeting at mar-a-lago in june, after that meeting someone informed law enforcement that there were more documents that were unsecured? is this a possibility that this informant is from trump s orbit? well, it would make sense that somebody within the trump world, within the mar-a-lago complex, had knowledge of the existence of additional boxes, 12 as we learned, and they decided that it was important to honor the obligations of law enforcement and let them know where these things were and so it went. with all the people coming in and out of mar-a-lago, i mean, you can see why investigators would be concerned if there were documents that would pertain to national security for example. and we know that investigators had
letitia james took part in the deposition. cnn political reporter sara murray has more on all these developments. she s got new details on the fbi search of trump s florida home as well. reporter: donald trump wrapping up his appearance after nearly six hours at a new york deposition where he pleaded the fifth. which the former president once said was a move for mobsters. the mob takes the fifth. if you re innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? reporter: today trump changed his tune in a deposition led by letitia james office. part of a three-year civil probe into whether the trump organization misled lenders, insurers and tax authorities by providing false financial statements. for years they ve been going after my company. i once asked if you re innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment, trump said in a statement. now i know the answer to that question. he claimed everyone in his orbit was a target, adding if there was any question in my mind, t
and over again. why is it always a young and angry man? what can be done to stop this american carnage? oh put that question to the national security. later, wealthy evangelical conservative couples were able to wine and dine supreme court justices while making comments about the issues facing the court. i have some thoughts about desperately needed reforms for the highest court in the land. all of that and more is coming up. there s, the latest news you might have missed. this morning, the body of shinzo abe was return to tokyo. he was shot while giving a campaign speech from one of his parties candidates yesterday. the investigation into the assassination continues today. police are saying that the detained suspect used a homemade gun. the violence shock japan. the national police agency reported only ten shootings in all of 2021. janice is reporting. reporter: katie, japan is in mourning forge st. joe abby. he was assassinated in a brazen attack. this is a place where
kate bolduan in for erin bu burnett. going, quote, medieval, that s steve bannon. bannon is defiant on his podcast. pray for our enemies, okay? because we re going medieval on these people. we re going to savage our enemies, so pray for them. who needs prayers? not maga, not war room, and certainly not steven k. bannon. after leaving court today, bannon spoke briefly to reporters. listen. look, it was a very good first day. it was a long day for jury selection. and so it goes. now bannon faces two criminal charges for his failure to comply with a house january 6th investigation. it s been ten months since he received a subpoena from the committee. the case is a major test of how much power congress really has when a witness defies a subpoena. bannon, one of the biggest purveyors of trump s election lies was a key figure in the lead-up to january 6th. days before he was outlining trump s plan win or lose. in his words then, trump is just going to declare victory and ba