attorney to oversee the review of the evidence confisicated from his home. so walk us through this heavily redacted affidavit. ned reeka, good afternoon to you. it was heavily redacted, but you know what? there was a lot of stuff we got to see, which is great because this is such an important investigation. transparency is critical. so this was what the fbi was telling the judge why they needed to do a historic search of the former president s home down in florida. they were making the case that basically classified documents had been found before and there might be more to come. take a look at these numbers. this is what they said were recovered from mar-a-lago earlier this year. 67 confidential documents, 92 secret. and going in order from the least classified to most, 25 top secret. and all the experts have said that it s those 25 top secret documents that really made their skin crawl because of what else was in that affidavit. that affidavit explained specifically some
and, who was appointed as a federal judge in the final months of donald trump s presidency, today heard arguments in the case of donald j trump versus the united states of america. yes, that is never the case. donald j trump versus the united states of america. and that is the truth of the case. the federalist society, trump appointed judge in a two hour hearing, asked in a two-hour meeting repeatedly asked justice department prosecutors what harm could there be in agreeing with donald trump s lawyers request to appoint a so-called special master, in the case, to examine some or all of the documents and records seized by the fbi with a search warrant of donald trump s home on august 8th. last week before the judge had heard a word of opposition from the justice department is, she but that s inclined, inclined to go along with what donald trump wants in this case. this is a judge who then knew absolutely nothing about the law governing presidential records. a judge who knew ab
very good thursday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. i m bianna golodryga. right now the biden administration intensifying its efforts to slow the spread of monkeypox. starting monday, hhs will make an additional 1.8 million vaccine doses available. the administration also taking steps to offer protection for the most vulnerable populations, making more vaccine available for places hosting large lgbtqi events. this comes as the cdc reports more than 13,500 monkeypox cases across the country. we re following a critical day in court in south florida. federal judge will consider requests to unseal investigators probable cause affidavit for the fbi search of former president trump s mar-a-lago home. the doj opposing its release saying that keeping the information secret is vital to this investigation. let s begin today in south florida, cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz is there, covering this for some time. we spoke to a lot of lawyers leading up to thi
plus, incredible new reporting on just how easy it is to infiltrate the resort home where donald trump stored an actual security secrets. and after an incredibly successful week, the biden administration warning republicans ahead of the midterms. they are about to find out! when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i am chris hayes. we have the affidavit, filed by the fbi, in support of its search warrant of the ex presidents retirement home. now, there are a lot of really fascinating nuggets and revelations throughout, despite its quite heavy redactions. but one stands starkly out, as it did during the initial reveal of the search warrant itself. just the plain confirmation, black and white, quote, probable cause exists to believe that evidence contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed will be found at mar-a-lago. that is really the not of it, right there, isn t it? that s all with this has been about, the back and forth wi
releasing the search warrant itself. the doj arguing the road map was too sensitive to be released. citing witness protection and ongoing investigation. the doj lost that argument today. the judge finding that those prosecutors failed to meet the burden to prove the entire of adate should remain sealed, ordering the garland doj to file their secret proposed redactions within a week. so that s a loss for them on process and a win for getting more information about this operation, as a general citizen, if you are interested in learning even more about what s going on there, well, that s a win. most news outlets wanted the outcom outcome. trump also wanted that outcome. he went from hiding the original warrant, which he had the whole time, then saying he wanted it released, then the judge releasing some new materials as well today like more of the warrant application with sites he illegally possessed contrabrand at mar-a-lago. it is in early stages as they review the evidence th