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Prosecutors, jack smith's investigation of the documents continues right now. this is a special, live edition of the last word. the new york times is reporting tonight that the charges include willfully retaining national defense secrets and violations of the espionage act. making false statements, and an obstruction of justice conspiracy, according people familiar with the matter. donald trump has been ordered to surrender for arrest in processing an arraignment in the federal court in miami on tuesday at three pm. here's what donald trump's lawyer said on television tonight. >> this is not b...

Charge, is there one on the willful retention of documents? >> yeah, 18 usc seven 93. and then there several 18 usc 15 12, 15 19, great television to say these numbers. the bottom line, it breaks down to the retention charge, as you would call it, obstructions and false statement. >> is there a conspiracy charge in here? >> i believe, so i don't have it in front of me right now. again, this is not typically accurate. i'm not looking at a charging document, i'm looking at a summary sheet. there is language in there that might actually be reflecting a single count instead of two. i think there's...

The case were brought in d.c. but as you said, the reporting right now is that it's more likely that the department of justice is going to take the sort of legally more sound or less risky route of bringing the charges in florida. >> andrew, you and ryan goodman have written a piece in "the washington post" looking ahead to what we might expect if, in fact, the former president is indicted in a historic move. you have 11 things to look for here. i'll let you pick your most important couple but what should we expect if it does come down even later this week, potentially next week, what will you...

The special counsel's role? >> it's a political firestorm. >> yeah. >> but, you know, i get that, and i have my own problems with that. but by the same token, we're talking about potentially bring be an indictment against a former president who is a current presidential candidate in an election year. in which the expectation would be normally there would be a trial in 2024. in the middle of an election cycle by the justice department who is headed by an appointee of president biden who is also a candidate for the presidency of the united states. you know, that's a very difficult situation to i...

A federal appeals court has rejected a request for permission to keep releasing illegal migrants into the U.S. via the parole pathway.