search of donald trump s mar-a-lago resort. it s the first time in american history the bureau has searched the home of a former president. sources say agents removed boxes of items and trump s attorney confirmed papers were taken. cnn has learned the warrant is tied to an investigation about how presidential documents were handled, including ones that were deemed classified. the former president, while at trump tower in new york, confirmed the fbi was in his home and he says broke into his safe. top republicans are rallying behind the former president after the search, which likely was approved by leaders of the justice department, including trump appointed director of the fbi christopher wray. joining us now, cnn s gabby orr, and katelyn polantz, unprecedented, as we said, what do we know about the search. this was a search that began in the morning yesterday, and as far as we know lasted quite some time. law enforcement went in to mar-a-lago. they were focused on trump s
landslide to a trump-backed election denier. i m brianna keilar with john berman this morning. cheney was defeated last night by more than a two to one margin, the surest sign yet that donald trump still has a stranglehold on the soul of the republican party. for now cheney will continue to serve as vice chair of the january 6th committee and whatever the future holds she vows to do everything in her power to keep the former president from ever returning to office. two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would have required that i go along with president trump s lie about the 2020 election. that was a path i could not and would not take. it is not clear what cheney plans to do once she leaves congress. the woman who defeated her harriet hageman, had this to say in her victory speech. wyoming has drawn a line in the sand that if we put you in power you will be accountable to us, you will a
fights criminal contempt charges. and summer sand and shark infested waters. enhanced technology is on the hunt where sharks have been on the attack. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with breaking news in our politics lead. president biden s approval rating hitting a new low in cnn polling. take a look. only 38% of people approve of the way joe biden is handling his job as president. 62% disapprove. this dismal number comes as president biden returns from his middle east trip. the white house touting the trip a success, saying the president renewed support for the region and set expectations that gas prices could steady in the coming weeks. but those successes in some quarters being overshadowed by this moment, biden fist bumping saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who the u.s. says is to blame for the slaughter of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. biden trying to brush it off from reporters upon his return to the white house.
he came from. later tonight, new york has gone from bad to worse as the city refuses to lock up repeat offenders, all in the name of social justice. now many residents are forced to take matters into their own hands. we re going to talk what local boxing and mma coach leapt into action against a violent criminal, but first we begin tonight with a common theme from the biden white house and that is one of weakness. take a look. i must admit, i spoke about the possibility of my being able to buy one of those corvettes that are electric vehicles and i m not going to be able to do it because i can drive a vehicle while i am present beer good for the economy and the environment. thank you. is it all right if i ask a question, brian? of course, mr. president. i m just going to ask secretary yellen to offer before you do, can i ask a question? of course. i would like to ask a question. sean: you can t make this up, anyone can see the joe biden is physically, mental
push the same policies that have already failed and not from appearing on tv to make more bad predictions. such is the case with all the smug log heads forecast and the political demise of donald trump. i do think trump is waiting. he s only been out of office for ten months, so you already see his influence definitely wayne. we were going to see that continue in the next three years. donald trump is having a bad morning because he has become irrelevant. laura: never trumper republicans never known for their originality repeated the mantra. we are starting to see some of trump s influence, the rift on the republican party is starting to loosen. we know trump s influence is waning. trump s influence is diminishing. laura: that is what is called wishful thinking, folks. because they desperately wanted trump gone. they let whatever a sliver of political judgment they had if they had any to begin with. check out this map of states where trump endorsed candidates h