the desantis dogma as he misquotes a bible gets underway on this monday night. good evening i m alicia menendez in for stephanie ruhle. we have breaking news tonight the may offer new clues as to why the justice department moved so swiftly with a search and seizure that turned up 11 sets of classified documents at mar-a-lago. the new york times reports the government has managed to retrieve hundreds of classified documents from the former president since he left office almost exactly 19 months ago. the times writes quote, the initial batch of documents which eve by the national archives from former president donald trump in january included more than 150 marked as classified. multiple people briefed on the matter said. in total, the government has recovered more than 300 documents with classified markings from mr. trump since he left office, the people said, a first batch of documents returned in january, another set provided by mr. trump s aides to the justice department in
Migration the likes of which we haven t seen in recent memory. for me, it does mention opportunity as it is a challenge. there s an opportunity for new york city to demonstrate what it means to be a sanctuary city not only in moments of comfort, but a moment of crisis. we ve a public hospital system, that offers health care to everyone regardless of immigration status, a shelter system that offers a place tuesday to everyone regardless of immigration status. we have to figure out to the challenge of how do we remain true to our values as a sanctuary city while at the same time managing the stream the migration has put on our social safety net? i am hopeful we can live up to that challenge. we do need support from the federal government, we need more funding for fema and them in particular. the pentagon earlier today, for the second time tonight of the d.c. government s request for national guard help. with these migrant buses, should the federal government to be doing more in that ca
At first, hundreds, now thousands of migrants are arriving in the northeast after being sent by the governors of texas and arizona. the need has out struck our capacity to respond to it. some of nbc s reporting on an issue that first seemed like a political stunt from republicans but now spiraled into what may be a humanitarian crisis. migrants sent by the thousands on cramped buses from texas and arizona to cities like new york and washington d.c. where they are said to be right fiercely, hungry, and in the dark about what happens next. joining me now, new york congressman richie torres, his district in the bronx, home to one of new york city s migrant take centers. congressman, thanks for being with us. what is being done to these migrants, there is also the strain on the system, a system already struggling. talk to us about what you are seeing, what you are trying to do about it? we are witnessing a wave of
Would make it meaningless. now former president trump is now tied to multiple civil and criminal investigations, ranging from his handling of classified documents, to election fraud allegations, to suspected financial fraud involving his real estate business. and according to a new nbc news poll, nearly two thirds of americans, 57% say that they many investigations into the former president should continue. with that let s bring in our lead off panel. yamiche evander, moderator of washington, carol leonnig pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter for the washington post, former federal prosecutor glenn kirschner who s tried hundreds of cases in his 30 year career. it is good to see you all. planning to start with you tonight, the new york times reporting introduces a whole new dimension to the justice departments in investigation into trump, into the classified documents. friday, the doj said it was just in the early stages. what does this report indicate
Attorney general bill barr. a d.c. circuit court now telling us that there was more to the story of the department of justice manual memo in which barr concluded there was not enough evidence to charge trump with obstruction. here s a bar said back in 2019. the special counsel s report states that, quote this investigation did not establish that members of the trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the russian government and its election interference activities. he couldn t decide about obstruction, you did is that correct? that s right. carol, speak to the significance of this and also, are recently hailed as a truth teller because as seen in the january 6th depositions, he told trump there was no election of election fraud in 2020. do you think people have forgotten what barr was willing to do and did do for trump? you know, i think there is no doubt that the former attorney general was a