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Last week, Rep. Jason T. Smith's committee released transcripts from interviews it had conducted with two agents who had helped oversee the Biden investigation.

And Fox News has fired the remaining members of Tucker Carlson's staff.

This. i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state. theres nothing wrong with saying that, you know, that youve recalculated. >> joining us now, "washington post"s devlin barrett, covering national security and law enforcement, and he has new reporting on the justice departments investigation of efforts by donald trump and his advisers to overturn the 2020 election results. devlin, share with us your reporting this morning. >> well, one of the things...

Mar-a-lago documents case. i also think, realistically, there are so many prongs of it that its going to take more time to wrap those up. the other thing to keep in mind about a special counsel, the last two special counsels weve had both produced lengthy reports, not just about the things they charged but the things they didnt charge. so when you talk about a special counsel investigation, you always have to keep in mind that there is a report coming at the end of this that may deal with some o...

The federal judge presiding over the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case set an aggressive schedule Tuesday, ordering a trial to begin as soon as Aug. 14.

MIAMI -- Donald Trump, the first former president to face a judge on federal charges, pleaded innocent Tuesday in court in Miami to criminal charges that he risked disclosure of defense secrets and obstructed the governments efforts to reclaim classified documents he took with him upon leaving office.

>> i hope not because it would almost be malpractice. the presidential records act is not anything that donald trump is charged with. hes charged with very serious federal felonies. for all those scandalous charges in the indictment, the problem for donald trump is that jack smith has receipts. hes got dozens of those documents pertaining to national security. hes got photos. hes got audio and video tape. hes got text messages. chris, whats probably most worrisome for donald trump is that the sp...

Means he held on to the documents, that he knew didnt belong to them, that if they got into the hands of the wrong person, could undermine national security. >> so devlin, were hearing from a lot of trump defenders hearing theres a legal double standard at play. i want to play some of that from over the weekend. >> most republicans believe we live in a country where hillary clinton did very similar things and nothing happened to her. >> joe biden wants to give donald trump a death sentence for d...

Documents. if even half of it is true, then hes toast. its a pretty -- very detailed indictment and its very, very damning. i want to bring in nbcs garrett haake in miami. devlin barrett is national security reporter for "the washington post," and paul butler is a former federal prosecutor, georgetown law professor and an msnbc legal analyst. paul, is the real challenge for trumps team not to explain why he took the documents but why he didnt give them back? >> thats right, and thats really th...

Devlin barrett, good to have you all here. appreciate it. the unprecedented donald trump president campaign and the unprecedented choices that will force his republican rivals to make when we return in 60 seconds. s to make when we return in 60 seconds. like the #20. the elite chicken and bacon ranch. built with rotisserie-style chicken and double cheese. i love what im seeing here. thats some well-coached chicken. you done, peyton? the subway series just keeps gettin better. weve stripped all...