expected to plead guilty to tax evasion. as we wait for a judge to determine whether to unseal the raid on mar-a-lago. lawmakers are calling on the white house to appoint a special envoy to haiti as the humanitarian crisis grows. out west, the urgent actions being taken to prevent what officials warn could be a catastrophic collapse of the colorado river system. we begin with the latest on the legal troubles for former president donald trump and his close associates. any minute now, former trump organization chief financial officer allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to charges of not paying taxes on more than $1.7 million in perks, such as rent, car payments and school tuition. the plea deal calls for him to testify against the trump organization at trial. this comes just hours before a federal judge in west palm beach, florida, will be hearing arguments on whether to unseal the affidavit used to justify the fbi s search of the former president s mar-a-lago r
warrant of mar-a-lago will hear arguments over whether to release the affidavit behind it. it s arguably the most important part of that warrant. the doj is fighting its release, citing highly sensitive information tied to a national security investigation. the former president wants it unsealed. we ll explore the implications of today s decision by the judge. we re going to go ahead and start with today s hearing over the mar-a-lago search warrant affidavit. msnbc s cal perry is outside the courthouse, ken dilanian also with us, and also with us, phil rucker, and chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney and senior fbi official. both are msnbc contributors. thanks for joining me. ken, first to you. i want to talk about former trump organization ceo allen weisselberg, just officially pleading guilty to the charges against him. what happened in court and what happens for him next? reporter: well, he s going to serve five months at rikers island jail in new york city, lindsey,
lindsey reiser picks up with more news right now. good thursday morning. i m lindsey reiser at msnbc headquarters in new york. two major trump world legal sagas reaches a crescendo right now. not far from where i am, court just adjourned ten minutes ago in the case of former trump organization ceo allen weisselberg. this is him leading just moments ago. he just pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a tax case brought by the manhattan d.a. he s expected to serve a five-month sentence. and as part of his plea, he would be expected to testify against the trump organization, if called, when the company goes on trial in the fall. so what s in store for trump s namesake company? and is this a win for the former president? also today, the former president is looking for a legal win a thousand miles away from new york in florida. two hours from now, the judge who approved the fbi s search