engaging in political persecution, but we know a federal judge had to sign off on this search warrant. it wasn t just the fbi acting on its own. and before it was even in front of that judge, the highest levels of the doj including the trump appointed director of the fbi, likely had to approve the action. we also know that the fbi met with trump s legal team in june about white house documents that were being stored at mar-a-lago. so the key question in this mystery now is, what changed between that june meeting and yesterday? it was big enough to compel the fbi to move. cnn s leyla santiago is live outside mar-a-lago. you re learning more about the timeline and what led up to the search. fill us in. it s important to go all the way back to the beginning of the year. january, where we start to see this timeline unfold, when we know that president trump s team was interviewed by the fbi. and that s when they really started to look into what was a lot of records believed to b
as we first reported last night, an extraordinary escalation of the investigation into former president trump s handling of certain documents from his presidency. tonight, we re following the major political and legal implications of this truly fast moving story. cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz is here with us in the situation room. she s got the latest on the search of the resort in florida. wolf, republicans are attacking the justice department and fbi today. but this is a serious federal criminal investigation. everything we know about it so far really does appear to be by the book. the justice department is following protocols including keeps things secret at this time. what we know about what played out on monday is that it wasn t the sort of thing that you would call a raid, where fbi agents go in guns blazing, knocking on doors, yelling. instead, it was agents going to mar-a-lago and working, beginning in the a.m. with lots of people looki
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
Republican challenger tim michels in the wisconsin race for governor. Good evening. The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and its member radio and tv stations are pleased to welcome you to this gubernatorial debate. Tonights debate originates from madison, wisconsin. We have broadcasters large and small across the state involved in bringing this debate you. This continues the wbas longstanding commitment to public service, is written by the underwritten by the wba foundation and supported by a grant from the wisconsin counties association. Lets go to our moderator, a veteran wisconsin broadcaster, member of the wba hall of fame and professor at Loyola University chicago, joe geisler. Good evening. Tuesday, november eighth, wisconsin voters will choose between two candidates for governor, incumbent Democrat Tony Evers and republican challenger tim michels. They have agreed to do one debate before the election and this is yet. Here are the rules to which everyone agreed. Each question f
Democratic Governor Tony Evers faces republican challenger tim michaels in a debate for this years governors race. Abortion rights and high crime rates have been major topics in the Midterm Election races. This is the one and only debate for governor. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed tim michaels in the race. That evening, the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association are pleased to welcome you to this gubernatorial debate. Tonights event originates from madison, wisconsin, at wisc tv. We have a team across the state involved in bringing this to you. Tonights debate continues our longstanding commitment to excellence and public service. It is supported by a grant from the Wisconsin Association of independent colleges and universities, and the wisconsin counties association. Lets go to our moderator, a veteran wisconsin broadcaster and professor of leadership and media integrity at Loyola University chicago, jill geisler. Good evening. On tuesday, november eighth, wisconsin voters wi