th e a trump ally, but, you know, it really does clarify a lot of things for us including the timeline of how these discussions were going on behind the scenes earlier this year. but the fact that there were 700 pages contained here in these 15 boxes taken back from mar-a-lago earlier this year, again, 100 classified documents, some of them in this special access programs type of things, which, again, even if you have classified clearance, the top secret clearance in the united states government, you need additional clearance to be able to access this. it is something that, you know, we were trying to figure out why would you post this letter that all right. the angle that appears to be coming from the trump side, bianna, is that these shows that the biden white house really was involved in the early discussions here in making sure that it was an investigation. that s not really what the letter shows. if you read it carefully you will see that the biden white house was givi
country now. president zelenskyy warning moscow may do something vicious in the coming hours as ukrainians mark independence day as well as six months of war. and we re tracking the final hours of voting in high stakes primaries in both florida and new york, including an ugly battle between two prominent democrats that will oust one of them from congress. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m alex marquardt and you re in the situation room. this hour, former president donald trump s new lawsuit stemming from the fbi search of mar-a-lago is getting pushback from a federal judge. the judge just set a friday deadline for trump s lawyers to clarify their request for a special master to review evidence that was seized by the fbi. now, this comes as we re learning more about classified documents recovered from trump s florida home earlier this year. cnn justice correspondent jessica schnyder has been follow
as we get closer to 2024. for the former president, it s his first time back in d.c. since leaving office 553 days ago. and he will be speaking at a summit literally around the corner from the white house he left, refusing, you ll recall, to be part of the inauguration and the peaceful transfer of power. he will lay out a vision for public safety and crime, although trump has proven in recent speech, he manages to stay on topic for just so long before reverting to his old grievances about the 2020 election. on the other hand, his former vice president spoke at a d.c. conference this morning trying to look to the future and taking a shot a the his form boss at the same time. the good news is we have a once in a lifetime opportunity. to save america from decline and decay brought by been those progressive policies and to build a governing majority that will last for generations. but in order to win, conservatives need to do more than criticize and complain. we must unite our
It is high noon in the east. 9 00 a. M. Out west. Covid cases on the rise. Florida and texas scaling back their reopenings. Hear from the governor of another state who says the virus is everywhere. The president talking about ditching obama care in the midst of a health crisis. Whats his reason . Keeping the president s niece from publishing a book about her Famous Family and later a History Lesson when it comes to people who just wont wear masks. What you didnt already know about the 1918 spanish flu, ahead. But we begin with breaking news this hour. The New York Times is reporting that american intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian Military Intelligence Unit secretly offered bounties to talibanlinked militants for killing Coalition Forces in afghanistan, including targeting american troops. Amid the peace talks to end the longrunning war there, according to officials briefed on the matter. Josh leven is standing by with more on this. Quite an explosive story. What more
Sites hitting capacity in a Record Number of cases in several states. Plus, demanding action after the death of Elijah Mcclain. Ill ask his familys attorney where this case goes from here. Breaking news. Nbc news confirms the u. S. Has gathered intelligence that russian intel officers have offered cash bounties to taliban fighters who kill americans and Coalition Forces. Thats according to three people briefed on the matter. The president today tweeting nobody briefed or told him or mike pence or mark meadows after the New York Times first reported the finding was briefed to President Trump. Nancy pelosi, the member of the gang of eight, says somethings wrong with this picture. The president wants to ignore any allegation against russia. Ive said to him in that meeting when im pointing to him, with you, mr. President , all roads lead to putin. You would think the minute the president heard it, he would want to know more instead of denying he knew anything. Well find out if he has been