do those specific words create specific legal jeopardy for donald trump? i m john berman with brianna keilar, and judge bruce reinhart released several procedural court documents used to justify the search of mar-a-lago, providing new details and maybe a sharper focus on the president himself as a potential subject of a criminal probe. this is the document that was released and there is specific information in here about willful retention. in other words, they say he knew he had documents and he knew what they were. so this is all part of the argument over whether to release the affidavit justifying the search of mar-a-lago, prosecutors made the case for secrecy because they say evidence might be destroyed, but the judge set in motion the possibility of releasing a redacted version of the affidavit and that process will kick into gear as soon as next week. and ludicrous, ridiculous, bs, those words and phrases coming from some former trump senior officials who are scoffing
a newly unsealed document shows the agency is looking into several crimes which include the, quote, willful retention of national defense information. that revelation does a couple of things, one, it intensifies the focus on former president trump as the possible or a possible subject of the investigation. trump has claimed a standing order to declassify documents he took from the white house, but in a cnn exclusive, 18 former top trump administration officials tell us they never heard of any such order issued while trump was in office. it also may be key that that law, willful retention of national defense information, it may not matter if the information was classified. we will dig into that more deeply. as the spotlight brightens on trump the doj continues its fight for some secrecy. the department expressed serious concerns that releasing the affidavit behind the search warrant could impede its investigation, also might endanger witnesses. still the judge appears to be
good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and all around the world, it is monday, july 4th, and the independence day celebrations kicking off early in some cities. this is video from milwaukee s waterfront where thousands gathered to catch a spectacular fireworks show, just beautiful there. the mood was not so festive at america s airports, though, flights canceled, passengers stranded. if you are flying holiday weekend chances are you are not having a happy 4th and feeling anything but independent because you were at the mercy of overwhelmed airlines. more than 1,500 flights were canceled from friday through sunday and saturday was the worst, 653 flights were axed. the airlines are also blaming the weather, thunderstorms in the northeast delaying thousands of flights and adding to the chaos the highest travel demand we ve seen since the start of the pandemic and, of course, rampant staffing shortages. let s take you now to one of the busiest airports in the world, atlanta s
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
purchased five firearms with the help of his father. the suspect has now been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, two of the fatalities a couple whose toddler was found alive once the shooting stopped. we re going to have more on their story in a moment. vice president kamala harris traveled to highland park to offer her support and to urge the toncountry to act. we have to be smarter as a country in terms of who has access to what and in particular assault weapons. we ve got to take this stuff seriously, as serious as you are because you have been forced to have to take it seriously. cnn s adrienne broaddus live for us from highland park. we re learning new disturbing information about survivors, but also about how this suspected gunman got his weapons. reporter: brianna, we are, and today that suspect has his initial court appearance and the state attorney, eric reinhart, said he will ask that judge today to hold that 21-year-old without the possibi