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let's take a look at the week's top stories. we're following new reporting involving the investigation into former president donald trump. classify top humans that he took with him when he left the white house. multiple sources tell cnn that federal prosecutors have obtained the 2021 audio recording of trump acknowledging that he kept classified pentagon documents about a possible attack on iran after leaving the white house. the existence of the recording undercuts trump's primary defense that he declassified all the documents that he brought with him from the white house to mar-a-l...

behind us, end quote. not really. our coverage continues now with wolf blitzer. he's in "the situation room," actually he's replaced by alex marquardt today. i'll see you soon. happening now, donald trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first right here on cnn, that is, federal prosecutors now in possession of audiotapes undercutting trump's defense over retaining classified documents. we're also getting reaction from one of the former president's previous attorneys. in the senate the debt ceiling deal could come to a final vote as soon as tonight. even as members ...

you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. in washington, the clock is ticking and the push is on. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell a tentative debt ceiling agreement to their respective parties. minutes ago, the president confirmed that he spoke with mccarthy by phone. they finalized the last of the details and said the deal now moves to the full congress for its approval. if they reject it or can't iron out their differences before june 5th, the u.s. could default on its debt, a scenario many experts say would be disastrous....

we'll get it fixed and get it fixed properly in two years. but we're going to get it fixed and fixed properly. we'll get it fixed in two years. >> all right. >> he's going to get it fixed in two years. >> two years. >> wait, but he had a chance to fix it in 2017. what did he do? >> well, he called the debt ceiling sacred. >> and '18, '19. >> then he urged a default. now, donald trump is back in the mushy middle, promising a big fix down the road. you know, like infrastructure, health care, and a border wall. >> yeah. >> meanwhile, ron desantis continues -- >> de-santis. >> i think yo...

conclusion n. a "360"-page report released today, durham says the fbi should have never opened the investigation at all, concluding that the bureau overly relied on raw and unconfirmed intelligence, writing that they lacked evidence at the outset of collusion between the trump campaign and russia. this stands at odds with the 2019 justice department inspector general's conclusion that there was basis for opening the inquiry. we'll talk shortly with andrew mccabe. he'll give us his first reaction to the report. the former president is claiming vindication, though it certainly does not...