his death sends a clear message. this mission was carefully planned, rigorously minimize the risk of harm to other civilians. and one week ago after being advised the conditions were optimal, i gave the final approval to go get him. no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. the white house has just released this photo from july, president biden meeting with his national security team in the situation room, discussing the possible operation to kill al zawahiri. reminiscent of the photo from the operation room during the bin laden operation. we re learning about the planning behind it, it was intricate, months long. u.s. intel agencies were tracking down the al qaeda leader going back well into the beginning of this year. cnn s arlette saenz joins me now from the white house. what more do we know about the planning behind this, because what is remarkable, it seems, they first a
a climate more conducive for generations of home grown acts of violent hatred but not everyone wants to confront the problem or even admit it. some people want to look away to not see the mass killings in el paso, pittsburgh, the rise in anti asian and driven mind set being cut from the same ugly cloth. today in the first congressional testimony since being confirmed dhs secretary made the connections and the threat clear. right now at this point in time, domestic violent extremism, the lone wolf, the affiliation of individuals following hate and other ideologies of extremism that are willing and able to take those ideologies and execute on them in unlawful, illegal violent ways is our greatest threat in the homeland right now. in that, and other vent statements the priority as the new administration embraces that the old administration tried to down play but important to mention professionals were also sounding the alarm. here is the fbi director testifying last septembe
the former president has been charged over his handling of classified documents, including some containing us nuclear secrets. he s accused of keeping them in a ballroom and a shower at his mar a lago estate in florida. speaking in north carolina, donald trump claimed that the charges against him were poltically motivated. the baseless indictment of me by the biden administration s weaponised department of injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country. i think it already is, when you think about it. let s remind you of the charges that trump is facing. the indictment unsealed yesterday contains 37 counts involving classified documents. it alleges he kept the files at his florida estate and lied to investigatiors. trump is also accused of obstructing the investigation into the handling of the documents. he has denied any wrongdoing. one of trump s personal aides, walt nauta, is also facing charges,
on friday afternoon, authorities unsealed charges against donald trump. there are 37 criminal counts that include conspiracy to obstructjustice and retaining classified government documents. the indictment itself includes these photographs, showing documents stored throughout his mar a lago estate in florida. you can see boxes in various states in closets, a bathroom and even onstage in his ballroom. the documents contained sensitive information on foreign countries s defence capabilities and weaknesses as well as the us nuclear programme. the indictment, which also charges a trump aide, lays out other other evidence in the form of text messages, testimony from former trump employees, and lawyers. lets break down what the charges entail. today s indictment is for 37 counts involving classified documents. it alleges he kept the files at his florida estate and lied to investigatiors. trump is also accused of
federal charges against a former us president. and it comes as trump is currently the front runner to be the republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election. today s indictment is for 37 counts involving classified documents. it alleges he kept the files at his florida estate and lied to investigatiors. trump is also accused of obstructing the investigation into the handling of the documents. he has denied any wrong doing. one of trump s personal aides, walt nauta, is also facing charges, accused of moving files to hide them from the fbi. the a9 page indictment says the classified documents contained information about us nuclear programmes, defence and weapons capabilities of the us and foreign countries, potential vulnerabilities of the us and its allies, and plans for possible retailation in response to a foreign attack. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has the latest from miami.