search in a statement after the story first broke, writing, in part, after working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. they even broke into my safe. a top republicans are rushing to condemn the move, which was likely approved by the leaders of the justice department, including christopher wray, the fbi director who was appointed by former president trump. now, we ve got this story covered from florida and washington. cnn s gabby orr has more on what led to the warrant and we re going to begin, though, with cnn s leyla santiago near mar-a-lago. so, give us the details, first, of the search of trump s home. reporter: right, well, it s been more than 24 hours now, victor, since that execution of that search warrant by the fbi. right behind me, right at mar-a-lago. the primary residence of the former president, donald trump. so, here s what we know, and there s a lot we don t know, but let s
agents cracked open saves and took boxes of documents from the former president s current primary residence. here is what trump said in a statement. prosecutorial misconduct. the weaponization of the justice system and attack by radical left democrats who doont want me to run for president in 2024. many echo that sentiment today. what you have right now is an unchecked democrat party. most americans right now are horrified. they are doing it because the establishment is terrified of president donald trump. he doesn t play their games. 30 f.b.i. agents can take over the house of a former president of the united states, what can they do to you? if those organizations that are remaining in their current form there needs to be a top-down clean out of all the upper brass and all the upper management in all those organizations starting with merrick garland and the f.b.i. director. harris: let s think about the political things that are coming here. the raids 91 days out fro
investigation into the handling of presidential documents. the move coming as a surprise to just about everyone. dana: that includes the former president. he was in new york at the time and he says he had been cooperating on the records investigation and argues it was not necessary to raid his home. bill: all of this, dana, setting off a political firestorm as you can imagine. the president s supporters and allies gathering outside mar-a-lago saying it is no coincidence it happened with the mid-terms less than 100 days from today. dana: team fox coverage this morning. jhonattan turley is here with legal analysis. jacqui heinrich at the white house and david lee miller at trump tower and david spunt is at the justice department. no doubt they are being quite tight lipped but a lot of questions, david. no doubt a lot of questions specifically aimed at the officials in this building. though they are not saying anything at this point. former president donald trump was the
outside advisors to then president trump and white house lawyers. plus, why congresswoman liz cheney just accused former president trump of trying to tamper with a witness. covid hospitalizations double, as the new ba-5 variant sweeps the country. firefighters gaining ground on the yosemite wildfire, as dangerous heat engulfs the nation. after the supreme court struck down abortion rights, the medical procedure more men are asking for. do you have any pain? o donnell: out of this world, a look tonight at these beautiful pictures from n.a.s.a. s telescope. and an inspiring story of a young baseball player whose love of the game has helped him overcome every challenge life has thrown his way. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy tuesday night. we begin with breaking news, tonight we re getting an excruciating look
outside advisors to then president trump and white house lawyers. plus, why congresswoman liz cheney just accused former president trump of trying to tamper with a p witness. covid hospitalizations double, as the new ba-5 variant sweeps the country. firefighters gaining ground on the yosemite wildfire, as dangerous heat engulfs the nation. after the supreme court struck down abortion rights, the medical procedure more men are asking for. do you have any pain? o donnell: out of this world, a look tonight at these beautiful pictures from n.a.s.a. s telescope. and an infiring story of a young baseball player whose love of the game has helped him overcome every challenge life has thrown his way. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy tuesday night. breaking news, tonight we re getting an excruciating look inside robb elementary school where 19 children and two teachers were gunned down during the last days of school. the austin american statesman