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what if the main goal of all of this was just to get that stuff out of mar-a-lago? >> well, i think thats a question thats on everybodys mind and certainly from where the justice department sits, this was -- these are -- these were top secret, classified documents, some of the nations most, you know, privileged, sort of secrets about national security and military matters and the justice departments top priority in this case was just getting those back. and its sort of an open question...

taken. >> they made public the warrant and receipt in light of the former presidents public confirmation of the search, the surrounding circumstances and the substantial public interest in this matter. >> reporter: on friday, some details of those documents were revealed. fbi agents removed more than 20 boxes of materials as well as binders of photos and at least one handwritten note. according to the property receipt, seizing one set of, quote, top secret csi documents, four sets of, ...

a source saying after one instance in which justice department officials were in contact with mr. trumps team, boxes were moved in and out of the room. were also monitoring the former presidents evolving response to this search. he now says the documents taken fall under attorney client privilege and that he wants them back immediately. >> lets begin with cnn senior crime and justice reporter kaitlin. a lot of developments and things that moved quickly since last monday. tell us what t...

donald trumps florida home. a week ago we learned of the unprecedented search of the former presidents mar-a-lago home and since then, the justice department revealed the scope of the sensitive and classified documents that were recovered from there. sources tell cnn one of trumps attorneys signed a written statement back in june declaring there were no more classified materials left at ma mar-a-lago. it was asked of the attorney general for information on the records seized in trumps ...

classified records were found at the presidents house. plus, one year since the fall of kabul. the biden white house said the american withdrawal was for the best. a house republican, though, calls it a disaster. well go live. and list cheney faces the voters and giant questions about her future. and the primary taking on trump in a state that the former president won by more than 40 points. >> the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious. it preys on those w...

want an intelligence damage assessment. and some republicans are digging into a new tactic to question whether the documents are actually that sensitive. were on top of all of the latest. plus, a federal judge ruled that republican senator lindsey graham must testify in georgias investigation of trumps efforts to overturn the election. grahams attorney has asked the judge to quash his subpoena. we will have more on that. and barricades lining the headquarters here in washington, d.c...

murray that giuliani was notified by prosecutors that he would be a target in this investigation. as you noted, this is the fulton county investigation into donald trump and his allies actions after he lost the 2020 election in that state. now, he was already, giuliani, scheduled to testify in front of a grand jury after being subpoenaed on wednesday. his lawyers now say that he is still going to do so, but they would not answer questions on whether or not he would invoke the fifth ame...

afghanistans capital city to show you what life is now like under taliban rule, and asking afghan leaders about a known terrorist who lived in their midst. >> plus, what may be a silent spread of polio. the virus detected in new york city waste water. why health officials fear hundreds of cases may be out there. >> welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper, and we start today with our politics lead and an avalanche of major developments when it comes to trumps attempt to overthrow democrac...

>> the acclaimed author has started to speak again he was stabbed more than half a dozen times. >> not only to assault his body but to assault everything he represented. an armed man drove his car into a barricade outside of the capitol building, firing shots into the air before taking his own life. a flood is coming to california. it could be the most expensive and natural history unlike anything anybody alive today has experienced hello, everyone. i am kate bolduan , in for pam...

declared brain dead. >> she led a life of public highs and lows, but through it all she thrived on screen and strived to stay hopeful. hes currently breathing with the help of a ventilator. >> the question is looming over investigators right now as to what drove this 24-year-old suspect thats been identified as matar from new jersey to charge that stage. >> im alex marquardt in washington in for pamela brown this evening. you are in the "cnn newsroom." we begin this hour with the n...