it s now over a week after fbi agents descended on former president trump s florida home. new details are now emerging about the criminal investigation that prompted the search. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider is following all of these developments, including the high level witnesses who have now been questioned. reporter: tonight, new revelations that former president trump s two top white house lawyers interviewed with the fbi about classified documents at mar-a-lago. white house council pat cipollone and his deputy pat philbin were trump s designated representatives to the national archives when trump left office. they could have insight about what was taken to mar-a-lago and why 11 sets of classified documents remained there until last monday, when fbi agents searched trump s palm beach home. the new details come as the court fight for more information about the search is looming. a federal judge announcing he ll hold a hearing thursday on whether to publicl
that classified information investigation is still ongoing. the battle is escalating between two top house democrats and the dhs inspector general. members bennie thompson and carolyn maloney, they re accusing joseph give. but no response from the inspector general s office. jessica schneider reporting for us. thank you very much. i want to bring in cnn s chief political analyst, gloria borger, cnn s analyst kasie hunt and elliot williams. el el eliott, i ll start with you. what does it teal you they interviewed the two top white house lawyers into the handling of classified, very sensitive documents? it s clear that the fbi is homing in on the disstrepsies in the handing over of documents.
fact so much of the public thinks the president is so cool means they will probably get away with it. when you look at the situation and the negotiations that went on and omar is declaring this a victory and that he has these five important individuals back. that doesn t reflect well obviously. if the question was is this a good deal then it is being answered by omar who is saying it was a good deal for them not america. when you look at the larger foreign policy issues here and the way this is perceived around the globe what does it teal you about that? one of the bright red lines in america is we don t negotiate with terrorists. the fact the president has failed to understand the importance of a real bright red
run. the new york media is her home, base media, and she has fed them. what does it teal you she s fed them a real interview in which she talks about the elements, the factors she s considering on the way to making a decision. which in effect is saying i m making a decision about whether to run for president and i m looking for ways to get past these obstacles? it s probably more important that she gave the interview than it is anything that she said, per se, in the interview. to me it was all pretty unexceptional, and she s looking at it. she s thinking about the factors. i mean, i happen to think based on people i talk to that she s running. i don t think there s any doubt that she s running. but the fact that she s beginning the long dance with the media and with the political establishment now isn t this part of the rollout? yes. let s put it this way. this is untying the bands on the rug that will eventually be rolled out.
new york has a special feel for hillary clinton. it s home cooking up there. they love her and want her to run. the new york media is her home, base media, and she has fed them. what does it teal you she s fed them a real interview in which she talks about the elements, the factors she s considering on the way to making a decision. which in effect is saying i m making a decision about whether to run for president and i m looking for ways to get past these obstacles? it s probably more important that she gave the interview than it is anything that she said, per se, in the interview. to me it was all pretty unexceptional, and she s looking at it. she s thinking about the factors. i mean, i happen to think based on people i talk to that she s running. i don t think there s any doubt that she s running. but the fact that she s beginning the long dance with the media and with the political establishment now isn t this part of the rollout? yes. let s put it this way.