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A federal judge approved former President Trump’s request to appoint a special master to review all the evidence the FBI seized last month from his Mar-a-Lago resort. Former federal judge Nancy Gertner walks AC360 through what she thinks the process and timing of appointing a special master will look like.

Plus, CNN National Correspondent Gary Tuchman gives AC360 an update on the search for Liza Fletcher, the 34-year-old mother of two who was last seen jogging in Memphis, Tennessee Friday morning. 

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President Biden warned about former President Trump’s influence on “MAGA Republicans” during his speech Thursday night suggesting the future of American democracy was at risk. 

The speech also highlighted a shift in his tone just weeks before the midterms. Biden has ramped up his criticism of the former president and his followers.  But the White House insists his message was not political. CNN political analyst and journalist Carl Bernstein joins AC360 to give his take on Biden’s speech.

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President Joe Biden delivered a sober assessment of American democracy during a rare prime-time address in Philadelphia on Thursday, warning that Donald Trump and his closest political allies are threatening to take the country backwards. 

Perspective from CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, CNN National Politics Reporter Eva McKend, CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins and CNN Contributor Evan Osnos. 

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Former President Donald Trump has formally responded in court to the Justice Department’s filing on Tuesday night, which revealed new details about the Mar-a-Lago investigation. Trump’s lawyers argued in their court filing Wednesday night that the National Archives should have expected to find classified material among the 15 boxes Trump turned over in January because they were presidential records. They also argue the Justice Department “significantly mischaracterized” a June 3 visit by DOJ and FBI officials at Mar-a-Lago. And there are other claims in the court filing.

Perspective from CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Josh Campbell, Sara Murray and CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and Shan Wu, who is a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor. 

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Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news agencies reported. The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time. CNN National Security Analyst Steve Hall, who once served as Chief of Russia operations at the CIA, and former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty join AC360 to discuss Gorbachev’s legacy.

Also, in an exclusive report, CNN Senior Investigative Correspondent Drew Griffin looks at how a device that can turn a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun in moments is wreaking havoc on American streets.

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The intelligence community has been working with the FBI since mid-May to examine some of the classified documents taken from Mar-a-Lago in order to determine their level of classification, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe gives his perspective on the latest developments.

And insight from ESPN tennis analyst and former professional tennis player Patrick McEnroe on what could likely be tennis great Serena Williams’ last U.S. Open.

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The FBI told a judge that there was "probable cause to believe" that classified national security materials were improperly taken to "unauthorized" locations at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, and that a search would also likely find "evidence of obstruction," according to a redacted version of the search warrant affidavit released Friday. CNN National Security Analyst and Former Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, gives his perspective to the what this all means. And CNN Senior Political Commentator and former Obama Senior Advisor, David Axelrod, weighs in with how the Obama White House may have handled classified documents.

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A federal judge ruled for the Department of Justice to release a redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit, which lays out why investigators believe there was probable cause that crimes were committed. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe tells Anderson Cooper what he expects to be revealed in the redacted affidavit.

Plus, former Fox News Political Editor Chris Stirewalt joins AC360 to discuss his new book “Broken News” and where he sees the Republican party heading in 2024.

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Ukraine’s Independence Day was darkened by an attack on a train station that killed at least 22 people. It’s been six months since the Russians invaded the country. Olena Gnes lives in Kyiv with her three children and her husband has been fighting on the front lines since the beginning of the invasion. She gives AC360 an update on how she’s doing and says “I’m still confident that Ukraine will win.”

Plus, the school board in Uvalde, Texas voted unanimously to fire school Police Chief Pete Arredondo, three months after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. CNN Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz tells Anderson Cooper how family members are reacting about the firing.

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In a newly released letter, the National Archives told former President Trump’s legal team in May that it was sharing hundreds of pages of classified material with the intelligence community that had been retrieved back in January. They wanted an assessment to be done on potential damage about how the more than 100 documents, including more than 700 pages, had been handled. CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig joins AC360 to discuss how big of a deal this letter is and why it’s important.

Plus, CNN projects former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist will win the Democratic nomination for Florida governor and will face off against incumbent Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in November. CNN Political Director David Chalian tells Anderson Cooper he thinks Crist will have an “uphill battle” against Gov. DeSantis. 

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