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  • Investigators want more Mar-a-Lago footage

    The New York Times reports investigators are seeking additional surveillance footage from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home as they look into how classified documents were handled by the former president and his staff. And, CNN learns the DOJ is issuing a new grand jury subpoena to the National Archives for more documents as part of the January 6 investigation, in the latest sign that prosecutors are broadening their investigation into the potential role that Trump’s White House staff may have played in the lead up to the attack on the Capitol.

    Plus, Trump’s legal team asks for a “special master” to go through the Mar-a-Lago evidence, three Arkansas officers are taken off duty as disturbing video of an arrest surfaces, black Americans call on Biden to address their economic concerns, and the daughter of a Putin ally is killed by a car bomb, raising fears of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.

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    1 hr 18 min
  • Trump tried to send message to A.G. Garland after home search
    Trump's legal team files a new lawsuit to appoint a third-party attorney known as a "special master" to review the evidence gathered during the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago home. The panel discusses this unusual move, why Trump’s attorneys took two weeks to make the request, and the message the former president tried to send Attorney General Merrick Garland three days after the search.
    Two Arkansas deputy sheriffs and one police officer are removed from duty after a video shows them punching and kneeing suspect Randal Worcester after pinning him to ground. The Governor of Arkansas, Asa Hutchinson joins to discuss the state police’s investigation into the incident. Plus, as a black couple sues after they say their home valuation rose nearly $300,000 when shown by a white colleague, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge tells Laura about the battle against racism in real estate, and what the Democrats are doing to address appraisal bias and violations of the Fair Housing Law.
    Hosted by Laura Coates.
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    43 min
  • White House weighs in on Mar-a-Lago search

    CNN learns that privately, White House officials are deeply concerned about exactly what Trump took to Mar-a-Lago, and whether it could potentially put the sources and methods of the US intelligence community at risk. CNN Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez, former Nixon White House counsel John Dean, and former US attorney Harry Litman, join to discuss the fine line the White House is walking between not interfering with the DOJ investigation, and dealing with the repercussions that might come from the former president mishandling this sensitive intelligence information.

    School districts struggle to find teachers amid the pandemic, low pay and escalating culture wars. Plus, Rep Liz Cheney says the January 6 Committee still wants to hear from Mike Pence, a Massachusetts anti-abortion advocate tells CNN he thinks banning abortion would make men more responsible as fathers, and vulnerable GOP candidates distance themselves from Trump going into the 2022 midterms.

    Hosted by Laura Coates.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • “Deep concern” in White House about classified documents taken by Trump
    White House officials are worried. Amid serious National security concerns, Trump’s legal team cannot answer who had access to the Mar-a-Lago storage room where classified documents were retrieved. Former Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney is among the 18 former Trump officials who say the former president’s claim of having a standing order to declassify documents is patently false. He tells Alisyn Camerota why the claim is so ludicrous and discusses his experience of how Trump handled classified documents.Plus, as the country heads towards the midterms, the panel discusses how the Democrats are banking on legislative wins for a November rebound and Mitch McConnell’s playing down of the GOP Senate takeover chances. And, six parents of elementary school students join CNN Tonight to talk about their worries their kids will be victims of a school shooting, solutions to gun violence, and arming teachers with guns.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.
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    42 min
  • Trump officials shrug their shoulders at standing order claim

    18 top former Trump administration officials dismiss the claim he had a “Standing order” to automatically declassify any document he took from the Oval Office, as “Nonsense”. That, as an unsealed document in the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home sharpens the focus on the former president as a possible criminal suspect. CNN Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez and Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig join to discuss what prosecutors are calling a willful retention of national defense information.

    Plus, former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty for his role in a 15-year tax fraud scheme and agrees to testify against the company, a judge partially blocks Florida Governors Desantis' “Anti-woke law”, and Cleveland Browns quarter back Deshaun Watson is suspended for 11 games and fined $5M by the NFL following his two-dozen sexual misconduct allegations.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • Trump’s document defense dismissed by 18 top officials
    Trump’s claim of issuing a “standing order” to declassify the documents recovered by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago home is dismissed by 18 of his top administration officials, with his former Chief of Staff John Kelly stating “nothing approaching an order that foolish was ever given”. The panel discusses Trump’s evolving defense strategy against his possible Espionage Act violations, and also his public push to have the affidavit behind the FBI’s search warrant unsealed.That, as Trump’s former chief financial officer pleads guilty to a 15-year tax fraud scheme and is expected to serve 100 days behind bars after agreeing to testify at trial if the New York Attorney General’s investigation into the Trump Organization’s business practices moves forward. Plus, a federal judge blocks Florida Governor Desantis’ “Stop-woke” law, and Cleveland Browns quarter back Deshaun Watson is suspended for 11 games and fined $5M following his sexual misconduct case.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.
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    42 min
  • Trump considers releasing Mar-a-Lago surveillance tape of FBI’s search

    CNN learns Trump's inner circle is trying to convince him to release the surveillance video of FBI agents executing the search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. Eric Trump teased a release during a Fox News interview, but is it just a political ploy, and could it backfire? CNN Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins joins to discuss. Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani appeared for six-hours in front of the Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election interference in the state. Conservative lawyer George Conway tells Don how serious the legal issues Giuliani is facing are.

    Liz Cheney looks ahead to her bigger political future with a possible 2024 presidential run after losing her House seat in the 2022 Wyoming primary to Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hagemen in a sure sign of the former president’s tightening grip on the GOP. Plus, extreme drought exposes more human remains in Lake Mead, and the Texas School District removes 41 books from libraries, pending review.

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Mike Pence would consider testifying before January 6 Committee if invited
    Former Vice President Mike Pence says he’d “consider” testifying before the January 6 Committee if he was invited to participate, in what he calls an “Unprecedented” move. The panel discusses the likelihood of Pence’s testimony, previous cases of high-ranking officials testifying before Congress, and what might really be behind his statement about cooperating.Liz Cheney says she is "Thinking" about a 2024 presidential run after losing the 2022 Wyoming primary. But, how much of an impact can Cheney have going forward and what happens to the GOP leadership now that her anti-Trump voice is out? Plus, Trump considers releasing the surveillance tape of the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago search, and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani appears for six-hours in front of the Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election interference in the state.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.
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    42 min
  • Cheney faces referendum on Trump criticism

    Rep. Liz Cheney faces a referendum on her Trump criticism in a tough Wyoming primary against Trump-backed Harriet Hageman. In a pointed speech after the polls closed, the Congresswoman, who is the Vice Chair of the January 6 Committee, said the former president's election lies are “a path I could not take”, and “Our work is far from over”. The panel discuss what’s at stake for Cheney, the GOP and America.

    Plus the FBI interviews top White House lawyers Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin about the classified documents found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, a drought forces massive cuts in water consumption in the Southwest, and Biden signs his landmark $750 billion climate, health care and tax bill into law, in the largest climate investment in US history.

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    1 hr 28 min
  • Rep. Liz Cheney and “the beginning of the battle to confront Trump”
    As the polls close in the Wyoming Senate primary where Rep. Liz Cheney is facing off against her Trump-backed challenger, the Congresswoman, who is the last of the 'impeachment 10', is to deliver a pointed address marking "The beginning of the battle" to confront Trump, her advisers say. The panel discuss if there’s a place in the GOP for those who view Trump as a threat to democracy, whether Cheney has a future as a 2024 presidential contender, and if anything can anything break the former president’s hold on the Republican party.Plus, Alisyn goes one-on-one with Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen on the former president's greatest test yet of his ability to survive scandal. With two grand juries impaneled, former lawyers ordered to testify in investigations, and his aides being interviewed under oath by prosecutors - is this the closest Trump has come to real trouble? And, The New York Times reports that before the FBI’s raid, the Agency had subpoenaed surveillance footage outside of a storage room at Mar-a-Lago and saw something that alarmed them.Hosted by Alisyn Camerota.
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    43 min

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