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after a 20-page limit was not enough. let's begin with what we learned. they clearly think they need double the pages. what will they tell us? >> this will be the justice department's first response of the legal merits whether a special master or a third-party individual should be appointed in this case. they previously said, given the judge's status report, that they will provide in court more detail today under seal, their forthcoming filing. but the privilege review team identified a limited set of materials that contained attorney/client privilege information. today, they are add...

♪ ♪ welcome to msnbc's live coverage on this monday, september 5th. it is labor day. there is a lot happening this morning. we begin with breaking news from london, where british foreign prime minister liz trust was just named prime minister by the ruling conservative party, succeeding boris johnson who resigned amid scandal, beating out the former chance lor to lead the party and the country. >> i know that our beliefs resonate with the british people. our beliefs in freedom and the ability to control your own life in low taxes, in personal responsibility. and i know that's why ...

part of the republican party. and he will continue to do that. >> reporter: and joining us now is washington post national political reporter isaac ards. thank you so much for being with us. i want to start with the piece that you co-authored entitled trump plots aggressive midterm strategy seen in gop as double-edged sword. so could you mean by the double edged swords. >> in the primary, what we heard was trump's first general election rally. in the primaries he was the envy of all. his endorsement, his backing, every candidate wanted that and what you started to see almost immediat...

demanding more transparency and they argue a special master could provide that. he could also provide a delay in court proceedings. cnn's senior justice correspondent evan perez leads us off. this all boils down to one judge. >> that's right. she came in over the weekend and said she was inclined to grant the former president's request for a special master without seeing anything from the justice department. that's what we're doing to see today. the justice department asking for -- to exceed the page limit that normally applies in this court in southern florida. they're asking for ab...

barr, who did much of donald trump's bidding during the russia investigation, defends the fbi decision to seize classified documents from the former president's florida estate. this as we learn more about what was found in the search, including dozens of empty folders marked "classified." plus, the former president sharpens his attacks against federal law enforcement, calling the fbi and doj, quote, vicious monsters, while warning of unprecedented backlash. how will his supporters interpret that? and president biden hits the campaign trail this labor day, visiting two key battleg...