So we ll see what the judge decides here, but i do think that the justice department took this opportunity to lay out as much as the case that they could, from their side legally, without exposing any sources or any mashed bids, because a lot of what we ve been hearing is just from the trump side. we ve been hearing, they asked us to put a lock on the door, and we were cooperating. you see very clearly, the sort of language in this filing that says, this calls into question the extent of their cooperation, the evidence that we ve discovered here in the search, that they actually weren t cooperating. if they weren t turning over these very clearly marked classified documents to us. so what is, it three weeks now since the mar-a-lago search? if the doj has made it clear tonight, luke, they ve already reviewed and reorganized everything. is there an argument to be made, how much would a special master
The campaign trail, touting his administration s accomplishments on gun safety. one topic that didn t come up, the complicated economy. plus, my one-on-one interview with maryland s democratic nominee for governor, westmore, he shared thoughts and inequality throughout the state. the afghanistan withdrawal. and what he calls, the threat he faces in november, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. and at any moment, the justice department will file its formal response to former president trump s request to have a special master review documents seized from his florida home in mar-a-lago. a third party review and documents could delay the investigation, which is why many are calling trump s move a delay tactic. doj lawyers have until midnight to file the response, so stay tuned. as this investigation heats up, the former guy is also beefing up his legal team.
Well, it fits in with that playbook steph. whether or not ends up being successful, of course we have to wait and see. and as the other panelists have said, it could, and as you suggested one of the questions it could backfire into what comes out, and what they show i mean, yes there is a playbook that president trump uses, and has used since long before he was president. and you see that also in the comments that are coming out, on his social media platform, now dominating the media story and trying to change the narrative, but always keeping himself inside. whether it s deserved or not, chuck, trump and some republicans are trying to demonize and hyper politicize the doj. so let s say trump gets his way, and they do appoint a special master. besides delaying the proceedings, will that hurt the department of justice? or, couldn t put him in a better position that, trump can t complain anymore? it s a thoughtful question, stephanie, it could help in the following way. if folks don
And did not give them to the investigative team. so it sounds like the work is done, and i think you are quite right. i asked someone else to do the work that s already been done in a manner approved by another federal judge and then it would undermine some confidence in the department of justice. that said, if the judge feel strongly that a neutral third party special master is necessary here, it will slow down things down a bit, but again eyes on the prize. at the end of the day, the investigative team, the fbi and the prosecutors working the case will get the stuff they are entitled to. chuck, i want to take our eyes back to that image, the documents, and i want you to explain it to us one more time. because for civilian eyes like mine, we haven t seen things like this before. walk us through this one more time. these boxes in trump s home. explain with the right around them, and the yellow on the top right. sure. so look at the document, let s
Is social media platform, now dominating the media story but always keeping himself inside. whether it s deserved or not, chuck, trump and some republicans are trying to demonize and hyper politicize the doj. so let s say trump gets his way, and they do appoint a special master. besides delaying the proceedings, will that hurt the department of justice? or, couldn t put him in a better position that, trump can t complain anymore? it s a thoughtful question, stephanie, it could help in the following away. if folks don t trust the department to handle this filtration process internally, which is how we normally do it, and appointing a special master, perhaps a retired federal judge as a neutral third party, gives you that imprimatur of neutrality. so one way or the other the department of justice and the