rejecting a special master. a filing that included this, a striking photo of highly classified documents found at mar-a-lago. among trump s arguments, an admission that there were classified documents there. but that was to be expected among presidential records. no big deal. and should not have triggered an fbi search. joining us now, legal analyst loni coombs. so nice to see you. thanks for getting up our staying up late for us. so lawyers for the former president, they are,ing that it is the justice department that is unchecked and that these highly classified documents stashed away at the president s resort are no big deal? yeah, this is a really interesting reply brief. it was supposed to be a reply to all of the very strong arguments that were made by the department of justice in their response to this request for a special master. but instead it really read more like a pr statement, you know, going after the fbi and the doj as usual saying that they are unchecked and
the soul of the nation. let s bring in tyler page, white house reporter from the national post. thanks for dropping by this morning. biden in pennsylvania three times this week. timing here critical with the primetime address tonight, trump s visit of course saturday night and the senate race in the mix. what do you make of the time something. in speaking with sources at the white house and advisers of the president, they made it clear that they see this speech tonight as part of a continued effort to release new messaging ahead of as you said crucial midterm elections in november. so we saw him last week in maryland very inspired political rally, really drawing a contrast between democrats address republicans. tonight advisers tell me that it would be a much broader speech. republicans. tonight advisers tell me that it would be a much broader speech. republicans. tonight advisers tell me that it would be a much broader speech. republicans. tonight advisers tell me that it would be a
would be a much broader speech. republicans. tonight advisers tell me that it would be a much broader speech. republicans. tonight advisers tell me that it would be a much broader speech. he will talk about the threats he sees against democracy. and so he is wanting to outline as what he sees as the grave threats posed by former president trump and supporters of his that have continued to spread lies about the 2020 election. so we ll hear a lot about election integrity and the rule of law. i don t think that we ll hear so much about the search at mar-a-lago, but putting it in the broader context and of what it means for the country moving forward. yeah that new biden strategy heading into the midterms, sharpening the contrasts between what he calls maga republicans. he didn t say republicans. he says maga republicans and the rest of politics. here is karine jean-pierre yesterday. representative paul gosar has posted videos depicting him attacking the president and members of congre