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allys phone. and a judges ruling that trumps tax returns can go to house lawmakers. each headline a major development on its own in the legal sphere. here is the big picture when it comes to the legal pressures trump is facing. two department of justice probes. one involving classified documents. the other january 6th. there is also the house select committee investigation into his role in the insurrection. then in georgia trumps infamous fine the votes phone call, the crux of an elect...

surveillance video of the actual fbi search of his home. now, in a separate case, moments ago, allen weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of trumps family business, he pleaded guilty to a 15-year tax fraud scheme. well have more on that in just a moment. lets begin with katelyn polantz. katelyn, set the scene for us here. >> reporter: this afternoon, kate, were going to be listening for justice department prosecutors and how much theyre willing to say about this ongoing inve...

Tried to make it seem like. >> and this also potentially fits with the pattern we have seen with the former president over time, which is floating, like, i could release it if i wanted to or it is coming and then it doesnt. and in regard to many topics. but, peter, same question though to you, if donald trump would release this surveillance video of the fbi search, what do you think that kind a release would do? >> well, lets say that i hope, you would expect that the fbi would encourage the rel...

Disruptive of an ongoing criminal investigation to release this information to the public. and they add something else. they think it will actually endanger the lives of agents and potential witnesses who may be listed because a lot of threats have been made to people and even to fbi agents who are involved. so i think doj makes a very persuasive case that these documents should remain sealed. >> peter, that is the perfect question for you. what do you think will happen if the affidavit is relea...

This expansive report but also narrowly focused on that days events. significant report, a lot to chew on here but also a lot to debate about what to do going forward. guys? >> lets bring in cnn law enforcement analyst peter lacotta. thanks for getting up with us this morning. some of the findings here are extraordinary, including the d.c. metro police told the capitol police that the hotel bookings there in d.c. they had roughly doubled compared to earlier pro-trump rallies that we had seen, a ...

Own internal audit that was conducted in april. those resources will be provided in manpower and training and updated in modern equipment, surveillance equipment as well as less than lethal type force weaponry that should prevent this act from happening again. >> but how do you prevent this from happening again if you dont sort of face all the ugly facts head-on? obviously congress voted down that bipartisan commission this, report only goes so far, it does not even mention the former presidents...