how the culture wars are driving teachers out of the classroom good evening we may be closer tonight to getting a peek inside the government s rationale for its search of donald trump s mar-a-lago estate. a florida judge suggesting some of the information can be publicly released and giving government lawyers a week deadline to figure out what they believe must be redacted. it s an apparent setback to prosecutors who want the affidavit and what it might say about their suspicions of the ex-president to be kept under seal at the center of the case, highly classified documents investigators seized from the trump property it was a big day on the legal front for mr. trump as a long and loyal associate of his pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges and will be heading to a new york jail. the one-time cfo of the trump organization taking a deal from prosecutors that does not require him to provide information on the former president kristen welker now with late details. reporter: t
greater likelihood the house flips than the senate. he blames candidate quality. but who s to blame for that? we re going to look at the key races where warning signs are flashing for the gop. plus, when americans think of the irs, accountants come to mind, but some republicans are now portraying the agency as an armed strike force. the potentially dangerous implications of the party s escalating rhetoric. we re going to start, though, with that affidavit and the doj s investigation. joining me right now, nbc news correspondent sam brock in west palm beach, florida. nbc s julia ainsley in washington. also with me is kyle cheney, senior legal affairs reporter for politico, and harry litman, former u.s. attorney and host of the talking feds podcast. thank you all for being with me. sam, first, we want to go to you. the government has until thursday to submit the redactions it wants to this affidavit. what will this process look like and what else did the judge say? re
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
Trump will spend the next 24 hours mulling all of this out during a fundraising trip and in the end, this is shaping up like a decision that looks more like a reality tv season finale. Donald trumps season of the apprentice veep stakes edition has come down to this, an indiana cliffhanger. Thats where trump and his family huddled behind closed doors with indiana governor mike pence. A Trump Campaign source told cnn their meeting over the last 24 hours went, quote, fabulously. Im narrowing it down. Im at three, potentially four, but in my own mind im probably thinking about two. Nothing was offered. Pence got his trump tryout in indiana last night and showed off a skill that is prized by the campaign, attacking Hillary Clinton as untrustworthy. To paraphrase the director of the fbi i think it would be extremely careless to elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States. The presumptive gop nominee sounded impressed, but unconvinced. I dont know whether he would be your
Arrived in cleveland after attending those meetings with the Vice President ial contenders earlier in indiana and manafort told reporters that trump will make his announcement in new york city on friday. Ive been told by a couple of sources in the last hour no decision has been made yet and trump will spend the next 24 hours mulling all of this out during a fundraising trip and in the end, this is shaping up like a decision that looks more like a reality tv season finale. Donald trumps season of the apprentice veep stakes edition has come down to this, an indiana cliffhanger. Thats where trump and his family huddled behind closed doors with indiana governor mike pence. A Trump Campaign source told cnn their meeting over the last 24 hours went, quote, fabulously. Im narrowing it down. Im at three, potentially four, but in my own mind im probably thinking about two. Nothing was offered. Nothing was accepted. Pence got his trump tryout in indiana last night and showed off a skill that is