good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, august 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. it is an extraordinary day and we begin with that dramatic escalation in donald trump s legal problems and the fbi searches his estate in south florida yesterday unannounced. the former president posted just before 7:00 p.m. last night that mar-a-lago was quote currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of fbi agents. adding, they even broke into my safe. a source familiar with the search tells nbc news that the investigation is related to the transfer of class fy classified government documents from the white house to mar-a-lago when trump left office, in february it was reported that 15 boxes were taken improperly to the president s estate. and at the time, the department of justice was asked to investigate. a source familiar with the investigation tells nbc news that boxes of documents were seized during yesterday s fbi search. the for
judgment and disregard for protecting our nation s secrets. instead of criticizing the fbi, senator cruz also railed against clinton. writing things like elected officials should be held accountable for criminal conduct no matter how high their position. and perhaps there may be no greater case of hypocrisy than sarah huckabee sanders, who in 2016 wrote quote when you re attacking fbi agents because you re under criminal investigation, you are losing. joining us now, former u.s. attorney and msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade. we re so grateful that you re starting your day with us today. this is obviously a significant step of being perceived as real escalation in an investigation into the former president, so let s start there. what must have happened, what was required for this raid to occur, what sort of steps were needed to have taken place before this step yesterday, of a former president s home being searched by fbi agents. there must have been an
I just i cant even, i cant even begin to wrap my head around this. Tell me i was there this weekend. We had the most wonderful, wonderful weekend with our granddaughter scarlet. It was wonderful. And how from one second to the next second, a dramatic change in life. Its unbelievable. Tell me about your wife. Judy was a philanthropist. She raised money for the childrens hospital, new york westchester medical college, childrens hospital. Then the Ehrlanger Hospital in tennessee. She was a wife, she was a mother, and she was a grandmother. And she was unbelievable. She was full of life. She looked half her age. She was so fit, so thin, and she really kept she was the glue that kept our family together. Josh, how did you find out . Youre living in orlando. Youre a doctor. Youre a Trauma Surgeon yourself. Tell me what happened. Ive seen a lot of trauma, ive seen a lot of bad stuff. I got a call from my sister and my dad and couldnt believe what i heard. I immediately drove down here to meet
I just i cant even, i cant even begin to wrap my head around this. Tell me i was there this weekend. We had the most wonderful, wonderful weekend with our granddaughter scarlet. It was wonderful. And how from one second to the next second, a dramatic change in life. Its unbelievable. Tell me about your wife. Judy was a philanthropist. She raised money for the childrens hospital, new york westchester medical college, childrens hospital. Then the Ehrlanger Hospital in tennessee. She was a wife, she was a mother, and she was a grandmother. And she was unbelievable. She was full of life. She looked half her age. She was so fit, so thin, and she really kept she was the glue that kept our family together. Josh, how did you find out . Youre living in orlando. Youre a doctor. Youre a Trauma Surgeon yourself. Tell me what happened. Ive seen a lot of trauma, ive seen a lot of bad stuff. I got a call from my sister and my dad and couldnt believe what i heard. I immediately drove down here to meet
I just i cant even, i cant even begin to wrap my head around this. Tell me i was there this weekend. We had the most wonderful, wonderful weekend with our granddaughter scarlet. It was wonderful. And how from one second to the next second, a dramatic change in life. Its unbelievable. Tell me about your wife. Judy was a philanthropist. She raised money for the childrens hospital, new york westchester medical college, childrens hospital. Then the Ehrlanger Hospital in tennessee. She was a wife, she was a mother, and she was a grandmother. And she was unbelievable. She was full of life. She looked half her age. She was so fit, so thin, and she really kept she was the glue that kept our family together. Josh, how did you find out . Youre living in orlando. Youre a doctor. Youre a Trauma Surgeon yourself. Tell me what happened. Ive seen a lot of trauma, ive seen a lot of bad stuff. I got a call from my sister and my dad and couldnt believe what i heard. I immediately drove down here to meet