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they got him. and got more including the deadline from the review well past. today having gotten what they wanted they were called onto do something they've notably not done in any court filing or proceedings so far, namely back up what their clients and allies are suggesting saying these documents were declassified. for the government's part today they signaled their willingness to take this all the way to the supreme court. jessica schneider starts us off and joins us now. let's talk about what the trump legal team told the special master. >> yeah, well what's interesting is their ...

response to that ultimatum from the special master. when he said he might have no choice but to accept the government's claims that 100 of those documents are classified, if trump's team doesn't step up with the proof that the former president declassified them. and that's really something that trump's legal team has resisted repeatedly asserting both in person and in court and in legal filings. so we saw a filing last night and they said that they might have to save any evidence of declassification to use it as a defense if trump is indicted, and then today in court, trump 's attorn...

Special master's review is already moving full steam ahead here. >> so if they lose their appeal on the 11th circuit court of appeals, how likely is it that they take it to the supreme court, and what kind of timetable that involved? >> very likely it would go to the supreme court. the doj arguing for the doj today said very plainly that the special master if they lose in the 11th circuit to trump's team, that this will be appealed. that means it could move to the next to the supreme court. how quickly is a big question. the nine justices could step in very quickly, they could sit on it a whil...

Day, affirm the decision. i think this is likely the result. the claim of absolute immunity here is really beyond what any court has ever offered the white house before. i think this is a solid ruling that is likely to be upheld, even if there are some republican appointees on the d.c. circuit panel. however, that is going to take time no matter what the result is, and i think time is just a very important part what's going on with this whole legal fight, how long it will take. >> if the higher court does decide to uphold the district court decision, is it an absolute certainty it would go to ...

Makes a ruling on this and the losing side appeals and the u.s. supreme court agrees to hear the case. right now, only five states and the district of columbia allow gay and lesbian couples to wed but if the supreme court affirms yesterday's ruling, then marriage for all becomes the law of the land. that would nullify not only prop 8 here in california but similar gay marriage laws in about 40 other states. the only way that supporters of traditional marriage would be able to change that would be to amend the u.s. constitution and legal experts say that will never happen. >> all right. this is...