phang show, live from miami florida. we have a lot of news to cover a lot of questions answered. let s get started. unprecedented indictment. the one term ex president, donald trump, now has two indictments to match his two impeachments. that special counsel jack smith breaks his silence on trump s stunning 37 criminal counts and classified documents case. plus, they have receipts. the photos allegedly showing boxes of top secret documents hidden at mar-a-lago, in a ballroom, even a bathroom. i want to know is this any way to treat our national security secrets? and on the road again later today, donald trump is hitting the campaign trail. what will his message now be to voters admits his federal indictment? our in-depth coverage of this remarkable moment in united states history begins right now. and a good saturday morning to you. i am katie phang. we start with history unfolding before our very eyes. donald trump is now the first president ever to be indicted on fe
reporter: you ve already seen the former staffers from former president obama filing in. to some degree, a reunion, not just for the staff but also the president and the former president and obviously the president was the former vice-president as well. eight years together serving in the white house, obviously a close relationship, a very deeply personal relationship, one that s had its ups and downs, but there s no question throughout the roller coaster the two have remained friends and remained in contact since president biden took office last year. this will mark the first trip back to the white house for michelle obama since she left office on january a tradition, one that has been on a pause, at least for the last decade since george w. bush and laura bush had their portraits unveiled by president obama. president trump decided not to. we don t know why. but both the former president and first lady will have their portraits unveiled all for the former president obam
18 former trump administration officials spoke exclusively with cnn to refute trump s attempted defense for stashing top secret papers at mar-a-lago. and the long-time chief financial officer for the trump organization pleads guilty for his role in a tax fraud scheme. allen weisselberg agreeing to testify against the former president s company but not against trump or his family. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with new moves by a federal judge to give the public more information about the historic fbi search of former president trump s florida home. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider reports on today s important hearing in florida. tonight, a federal judge in florida says he wants at least some portions of the affidavit justifying the mar-a-lago search made public, saying i m not prepared to find that the affidavit should be fully sealed. before deciding, magistrate
the promises to be searched his further described as a resort club and the residents. it is described as a mansion with approximately 58 bedrooms, 38 on the 17 acre estate. the locations to be searched include the 45 office all storage rooms and all other rooms or areas within the premises used or available to be used by the former president of the united states and his staff and in which boxes or documents could be stored and quote. it just kind of seems like anywhere. that is of course the federal authorities describing former president donald trump s mar-a-lago estate in the search warrant of the property that they executed on monday. today a federal judge in florida unsealed the document after the former president and the doj decided against disputing its publication. i want to pause for a second here. you have heard this many times over the past few years. we are truly living in historic and unprecedented time here in u.s. history. but think about where we are right no
what nuclear materials may or may not have been there. i do not believe there were any in their. tonight new details on the 11 sets of classified records taken from donald trump s home. plus a new line of defence from trump s defenders. obamas got boxes of stuff in chicago and new movement on the other charges potentially facing the ex president. obstruction of justice is a crime. and it s a crime we take seriously. tonight, my interview with congressman jamie raskin on the investigation of donald trump and the historic legislation democrats just passed in the house, win all in starts right now good evening from new york, i m alicia menendez, in four chris hayes. the ex president of the united states florida home was searched earlier this week in relation to possible violations of the espionage act. that is just one of the many revelations gleaned from the search warrant for trump s florida property, mar-a-lago. in total, fbi agents confiscated about 20 boxes of