The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

After Trump’s lawyers filed a response to the Dept. of Justice, a judge will now decide whether to grant the former President a special master in the Mar-a-Lago case. Plus, an exclusive sit down with Lt. Governor and PA Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman for his first national interview since his stroke in May. Yamiche Alcindor, Melissa Murray, Jeremy Peters, John & Gisele Fetterman, Jonathan Allen, and Stuart Stevens join.

The Justice Department filed a lengthy response to former President Trump’s request for a special master in the Mar-a-Lago case. The filing reveals that government documents were “likely concealed and removed” from a storage room at Mar-a-Lago as part of an effort to obstruct the FBI’s investigation. Jeff Mason, Luke Broadwater, Chuck Rosenberg, Ryan Reilly, Mark McKinnon and Mara Gay join.

While Trump's legal team pushes for a “special master,” the Justice Department says it has already completed its review of the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago. Republicans, who had their PPP loans forgiven, get called out from the White House twitter account. And as more states choke off abortion access, others are stepping up to help with the economic burden for women. Philip Rucker, Katie Benner, Joyce Vance, David Jolly, David Plouffe, A.B. Stoddard, Sam Stein, and Sheelah Kolhatkar join.

The heavily redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit cites 184 classified documents found in January and Trump’s refusal to return records as reasons for the search warrant. Also, Trump’s lawyers file a revised request for a “special master” to review evidence found during the August search at his Florida home. And a presidential historian talks about how nothing in American history compares to this controversy. Peter Baker, Harry Litman, Tracy Walder, Frank Figliuzzi, Julian Castro, Adrienne Elrod, and Michael Beschloss join.

A judge ordered that the DOJ’S redacted version of the affidavit in the Mar-a-Lago search warrant be unsealed by Friday at noon. Also, Trump lawyers have until tomorrow to clarify his lawsuit requesting a “special master” to review documents seized from his Florida estate. And as a wave of new abortion trigger bans kick in, more states are seeing a surge in voter registration, especially among women. Alayna Treene, Joyce Vance, Jeremy Peters, Greg Bluestein, Tim Miller, Errin Haines, and Chris Stirewalt join.

A newly released, unredacted memo details the Justice Department’s rationale for not charging Trump after the Mueller report. President Biden announced he will cancel up to $10k in student loan debt for certain borrowers, up to $20k for Pell Grant recipients and will extend the pause on repayment through December 31st. And following the money of who’s profiting off the big lie. Jackie Alemany, Eugene Daniels, Barbara McQuade, Ro Khanna, Patricia Murphy, Ali Vitali, and Mimi Swartz join.

A big primary night takes place in New York and Florida, testing the country’s political environment. A letter released by the National Archives confirms former President Trump took more than 700 pages of classified documents to Mar-a-Lago when he left office. And a shocking admission is given by an ex-cop in the Breonna Taylor case. Philip Rucker, Melissa Murray, Jill Wine Banks, Sahil Kapur, Marc Caputo, Matthew Dowd, Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs join.

Two weeks after the search at Mar-a-Lago, Trump files a lawsuit requesting a judge appoint a “special master” to review the seized materials. New York Times reporting details just how many classified documents were held at the former President’s Florida estate. And as more buses from Texas and Arizona unload migrants, places like New York and Washington, D.C. are crying for help. Yamiche Alcindor, Glenn Kirschner, Carol Leonnig, Jason Johnson, David Jolly, and Rep. Ritchie Torres join.

Former President Trump continues to attack the law enforcement that searched Mar-a-Lago in a new online rant. Meantime, a judge rejects Sen. Lindsey Graham’s effort to delay testifying before a Georgia grand jury in an election interference investigation. And more women are registering to vote following the Roe reversal, but will they show up at the polls in November? Luke Broadwater, Amna Nawaz, Harry Litman, Clint Watts, Rachel Bitecofer, John Della Volpe, and Anya Kamenetz join.

A federal judge signaled he’s willing to unseal some of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit and ordered the Dept. of Justice to submit proposed redactions by next week. Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty in a tax fraud case, agreeing to pay nearly $2 million and serve five months in prison. And Boston Children’s Hospital faces violent threats because of misinformation about the hospital’s gender-affirming healthcare. David Fahrenthold, Chuck Rosenberg, Ken Dilanian, Tracy Walder, Juanita Tolliver, Tim Miller, and Michael Beschloss join.