and criminal investigation, the filing argsing the disclosure would likely chill future cooperation by witnesses whose tennessee assistance may be sought as this investigation progresses as well as in other high profile investigations. in other words, this may not just be about retrooefg docu documents. separately, the department of justice unsealed charges against a pennsylvania man accused of threatening to kill fbi agents after the search. and the former president speaking to fox promised to help cool the climate of violence even while inciting it some more, calling it, quote, a very dangerous time, he said, quote, i will do whatever i can to help the country. he also said this, quote, and then they break into a president s house, a sneak attack where it was totally no one ever thought a thing like this would happen. he went on to again suggest the fbi planted evident and said, quote the people of this country are not going to stand for another scam, fire meet gasoline. al
fight. her fight is not over regardless of what happens on tuesday. it is literally a vote to help save the republic. here i have a one bedroom and i pay $800 a month. americans leaving pricey u.s. cities heading south to work from home in mexico city. it is tuesday, august 16, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the u.s. justice department is making clear just how serious they are about the criminal investigation of donald trump and the search of his florida home. they are now opposing the release of an affidavit used to get the search warrant for the mar-a-lago despite growing calls for more information. evan perez has the details from washington. reporter: justice department says releasing more information about the investigation that led to the search of donald trump s florida home would put the probe and possibly highly classified information at risk. the department made the statement in a court filing opposing efforts by the news media incl
to protect the integrity of the investigation. doj lawyers opposing a move by media organizations, including cnn, to unseal the probable cause after thefidavit that waso get the search warrant last week. in a separate trump legal drama, a source says eric herschmann has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating january 6. he might remember his blunt testimony before the january 6 committee. now i m going to give you the best free legal advice you re ever getting in your life. get a great fing criminal defense lawyer, you will need it. reporter: that is herschmann talking about how he pushed back on trump lawyer john eastman s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. also the new york times reports a top trump organization executive charged with participating in a year s long tax scheme is nearing a plea deal with prosecutors. the times says alan weisselberg will now be cooperating in a broader investigation. and also rudy giuliani has been named a target of
home. the wall street journal reports the attorney general merrick garland deliberated for weeks over whether to approve that fbi search. separately, sources tell cnn that trump white house lawyer eric herschmann has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating the insurrection. and in a separate investigation, georgia prosecutors have told rudy giuliani he is a target of a criminal probe into election interference. and in yet another investigation, long time trump organization cfo allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty in a tax evasion case. let s get to it, let s begin with katelyn polantz on the news out of the justice department this morning. so, what are you hearing from the justice department about this request to unseal the affidavit? reporter: the justice department does not want to unearth a lot more detail about what is going on here in that prompted the search of mar-a-lago and what is under criminal investigation here. in a court filing yeste
fbi agents are facing an increasing number of threats as republican leaders stay mostly silent about the danger dangerous rhetoric coming from the right. plus, a preview of liz cheney s primary in wyoming where maga supporters seem to punish here for telling the truth about donald trump. i m tiffany cross in tonight for joy reid. we begin with significant developments and a number of investigations involving former president donald trump. today a federal grand jury investigating the january 6 report has subpoenaed eric hirschman for documents. this makes him the third lawyer along with white house counsel pat sill loney and patrick sylvan. their testimony was featured throughout the january 6th hearings. what this means to donald trump according to andrew weesemen that there is no question that trump is the target of the federal january 6 probe. he added, correct move here, lock people into the grand jury. meanwhile in georgia, have the investigation into trump s alleged