that historically thinking would mean democrats is should lose the house in november. there have been only three exception since the 1930s. 1934 after fdr passed the new deal, 1998 after republicans overdid the lewinsky scandal and 2002 in the aftermath of 9/11, which makes this moment so, so, so interesting because we could be in for another exception to that rule, at least partially. while holding the house is still going to be tough for the democrats, the senate suddenly looks a lot better and it is not just democratic spin. here was republican senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday. i think there s probably a greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. senate races are just different. they re statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. quote, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. he did not mention names but our friend at punch bowl news say it is an implied dig at former president donald trump who played a key role i
in support of the request for a search warrant that gave the fbi legal license to enter mrara lag on. on one side of this dispute the doj strenuously opposing the release and on the other side donald trump and a media of organizations including nbc news urging that the affidavit be made public. there was little to no chance that the judge reinhart would approve the release of the affidavit and at the conclusion of today s hearing that judge reinhart was, in fact, open to releasing a redacted version of it and asked the department of justice to submit a proposal for what a redacted version might look like by next thursday at which point he will make his ruling and it will feature counterintelligence jay brat and he attended the team deeply involved in this case. he told the court that the investigation is still in its early stages and that the affidavit needed to be contained under wraps because it contained sensitive information in a unique case with national security overton
the fbi s search of mar-a-lago. the department has until noon today to release it. the affidavit lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes had been committed. in his order judge bruce reinhart said the justice department made a good argument for why portions of this document behind this search should remain shielded saying, quote, disclosure would reveal the identities of witnesses, law enforcement officers. the investigation s strategy, scope, methods and grand jury information. the judge agreeing with the justice department s decision to cut as we learn new details about trump s strategy or lack thereof and the legal advice he is getting from a conservative activist. privately the president and some of his allies have become concerned about the legal fallout. joining us now former federal prosecutor ellie honing. bring us up to speed on what documents we have seen and haven t seen and the one today. john, by the time this is all over ever
according to ken dilanian, that is a designation by a cia officer or possibly dia based on conversations with human source overseas, ie, a spy. there s also orcon originator control, noforn, as in cannot be shared with foreign nationals, fisa and si, signals intelligence, in order intercepts of communications. it also contains the marking fpotus, handwritten note, as in fots the former president of the united states is believed to have written after he left the presidency. and in a 13-page memo explaining why the d.o.j. made redactions, the government argues it needed to, quote, protect the safety and privacy of a significant number of civilian witnesses in addition to law enforcement. key in on those words, a significant number of civilian witnesses. we ll explain what that tells us. but first to note, the court s system, the web site, crashed, which is why the redacted affidavit did not come out until about 15 minutes after the noon deadline. apparently there were just too
decide the future of our country. now is the time to get scotland on the right path, the path chosen by those who live here. the committee investigating the washington riots last january has heard evidence about donald trump s behaviour on the day. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr engel grabbed his arm and said, sir, you need to take your hand out the steering wheel. we are going back to the west wing, we are not going to the capital. the met police has been put in special measures after a series of failures. ghislaine maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in a us prison for helping paedophile jeffrey epstein abuse young girls. maxwell was convicted last december of five charges of recruiting and trafficking four teenage girls for abuse by epstein, her then boyfriend. wearing navy prison overalls and ankle shackles, ghislaine maxwell said it was her greatest regret to have ever metjeffrey epstein, and that she em