trump wants an independent legal expert to review the stash of classified records seized from his resort. the judges letter is not a guarantee but they start the process of appointing a special master. after demands from congress, the director of national intelligence is making it official. her office is taking a look at the mar-a-lago documents, as well. in a letter obtained today by nbc, the director of national intelligence agreed to review the security risk from trump s mar-a-lago files. top democrats requested that the dni involvement and urging the authorities to act quickly. they say, quote, the doj affidavit confirms our grave concern that among the documents stored at mar-a-lago, where those that could endanger human sources. according to the affidavit we got friday, trump was holding on to highly sensitive information that could put americans and american assets in danger. donald trump four years as president was the first president in modern history who chose not
where were you? out and about, where you go? whatever it is you do? don t do this to me. . no, don t, let s not compare vacations. because america, i guarantee you don lemon just went. [laughs] so that s okay, that s fine. at this, point i was out of the country. i m glad you had a great, time you look great, your tan is great, you look relaxed. great job as usual, i will see you tomorrow, laura coates. by, laura coates. by, don! [laughs] oh boy, it is monday everyone. how are you doing? this is don lemon tonight. we have a cnn exclusive, sources are telling cnn that the justice department is issuing a new grand jury subpoena to the national archives for more documents as part of the january 6th investigation. now, let us pause there. okay? to give you some perspective, that is also part of what we do. this former president has managed to launch not one but she s two in justice department investigations that involve the national archives. on into january 6th, one
little fainter to the right where the rings are. nasa says the fuzzy spots and the lower background are likely other entire galaxies. that s it for us here on earth. the news continues. let s hand it to laura coates on cnn tonight. a new grandeur subpoena to the national archives for more documents as part of the january six investigation. now, let s pause, they re okay. let s give you some perspective. because that s also part of what we do here. because this former president has managed to launch not one but two justice department investigations. that involves the national archives. won into january six, the one with the subpoena today. the latest time the doj is broadening its investigation to the potential world, but then white house staff may have played in the lead up to the attack on the capital. and, another investigation into the removal of classified documents to the former presidents private beach and golf club. and, yes there is news on that tonight. two sources a
welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead, uncharted territory. right now, the week ahead promises to be an unprecedented one for our nation, which of course follows last week s unprecedented fbi search of donald trump s mar-a-lago estate. and the revelations that have followed since nearly a dozen sets of classified materials were retrieved from the former presidents home, as part of a federal espionage investigation. this weekend, we learned that a trump lawyer sent a letter to the justice department in june. claiming that all classified materials had been returned to the government. that s according to reporting from the new york times. according to four people with knowledge of that document. nbc news has not seen the document and is working to confirm the reporting. but today, top democrats in the house are calling for a damage assessment of those documents. trump s defense dubious claims of executive privilege and preemptive declassification. meanwhile, summon law enf
federal judge unsealed a search warrant yesterday. that at the request of the justice department and the trump s approval. , questions remain about that search is the affidavit for the warrant was not made public yet. more questions about why trump had the highly classified material in his house in the first place. experts say is against the law and has prompted the espionage investigation. we have team fox news coverage charles watson is live and mar-a-lago were supporters of the former president have been gathering. as you can see behind him. reversal go to lucas tomlinson in washington with the very latest on this investigation. good afternoon erica. many people want to see the affidavit to learn why the search warrant was authorized in the first place. new york times reports one oil for former president trump signed a written statement for the justice department claiming all the documents of classified markings had been returned from mar-a-lago in a meeting in early j