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Secrets. >> matthew, again, for a lot of people, all of this is an obstruction, right? ive never seen a secret, top secret classified document in my life, nor have i ever been invited to mar-a-lago. but there are actual examples of how this stuff can be compromised. there was an example of a woman who claimed to be a member of the rothschild family. one year before the raid of the former president seaside home, the woman whose real name is inna yashchyshyn, a russian-speaking immigrant from ukra...

Judge, bruce reinhart, who authorized the search warrant of donald trumps florida home released the redacted affidavit. that is what you are looking out. the blast is the redactions. it was used by the fbi to support the search. the affidavit says, quote, there is probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at donald trumps florida home. the redacted affidavit gives us a window into what the fbi expected to find and found during their search of mar-a-lago. quote, the fbi...

Mingled in with classified information, what did you make of that? >> lets just say that is not the way classified documents are supposed to be stored. it seems like it was just things taken from specific rooms somewhere within the white house or somewhere where the trump administration had access packing up the white house to move stuff to mar-a-lago. and it was just a hodgepodge of no diligence. about taking things without actually examining them, looking at them and making sure they were stor...

Of the espionage act. what doesnt tell us about is the obstruction. and that may be where there is room for prosecution that doesnt have to show secrets in the courtroom. and that may be the way. and we just dont know anything about the obstruction. obviously, it doesnt say anything that helps us understand that. so, recognize that garland has a pretty big problem. yes he can prosecute, he can. but will he? does he have the will to do it. and that will be a function of what clint is talking abou...

From here? >> great. this is actually one point. we are on two tracks here, and weve been from the start in this counter-intelligence. but now also criminal prosecution. and this is where they potentially diverge. you can have real donnybrooks within the department of justice. where they want to bring prosecution, and the security folks that you cannot use that stuff. frank is right, but even if they go on obstruction, you can expect trump to say, heres how it will pull out alyssa. hell say, i c...

>> what did they have to reveal to the judge in order to justify the search in august? >> well, of course, you cant just go. you have to prove a certain legal threshold here which is the probable cause threshold. and they made the case. that there was probable cause that there were classified materials at mar-a-lago, presidential records at mar-a-lago, and evidence of obstruction of the investigation also at mar-a-lago. so, they were telling the judge that there were classified materials still t...

The headlines on bbc news: a national emergency is declared in pakistan. millions are forced to leave their homes following the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. the cost of living crisis. charities warn young people could be vulnerable this winter as energy bills soar. donald trump has reacted angrily to the publication by the us government of a heavily redacted affidavit that led to the search of his florida home. the sworn statement says there was "probable cause to believe" that there are "...

Its the type of material that youre supposed to give extreme care toward. but in addition, pam, to the documents and the classified materials and the possible mishandling of classified materials, theres another prong of this investigation and that is possible obstruction of justice. from the fbi affidavit, the special agent who swore the affidavit told the judge that there is, quote, probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the premise and thats referring to mar-a-...

Dont forget that the doj and attorney general merrick garland didnt want any of this to become public. they were arguing last week that none of it should be released. here we are today, looking through a pretty lightly redacted document. so, you mentioned earlier one of the key paragraphs there, ill read it in full for the audience. its all about probable cause and what the fbi believed was at mar-a-lago and why they needed a search. of course, you cant just go. you have to ask a judge for permi...

Classified documents with national defence information would wear at mr. trumps residence. and it was probable cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found. but the affidavit with entire pages blacked out leaves many unanswered questions about the extraordinary search of the former presidents home, that sparked fears blow back from republicans and mr. trump, who today said, the judge should never have allowed the break-in of my home. and slammed the redacted affidavit as a public ...