The Justice Department said Trump's request for a special master to review documents seized from Mar-a-Lago is "unnecessary" and would harm national security interests. Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War, has died. And Mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency in the Jackson water crisis.
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The Justice Department said that it had evidence classified documents at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate were "likely concealed and removed" before the FBI search to retrieve them. Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who helped end the Cold War, has died. And Mississippi's governor declared a state of emergency in the Jackson water crisis. Here's what we're watching this Wednesday morning. |
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Documents seized from Mar-a-Lago. (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division)
The Justice Department said Tuesday night that it had evidence classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate were "likely concealed and removed" before the FBI search to retrieve them.
In its late-night court filing, the Justice Department said that Trump's request to appoint a special master to review the documents "is unnecessary and would significantly harm important governmental interests, including national security interests."
An FBI photo included in the filing shows documents and "classified cover sheets recovered from a container" in Trump's "45 office," a reference to Trump being the 45th president. The filing came in response to Trump's request last week for a special master to review the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago and after a federal judge signaled over the weekend that she was inclined to grant the request. Read the full story here. - Trump hired Chris Kise, Florida's former solicitor general who served on Gov. Ron DeSantis' transition team, in the criminal case that resulted in the Mar-a-Lago search.
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| Born in the village of Privolnoye, Gorbachev grew up a committed communist during World War II. He was the final leader of the Soviet Union and a reformer who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for helping end the Cold War. |
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| Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Tuesday, saying the water crisis in Jackson threatens "critical needs" and has no end in sight. While residents are accustomed to water challenges, the current shortage of safe running water is particularly dangerous, he said. |
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| Queen Elizabeth II has appointed all 14 of her prime ministers at Buckingham Palace. Next week she will do so at Balmoral, saving a 1,000-mile round trip. |
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| While Trump has in the past promoted QAnon-inspired accounts and theories, the posts on his Truth Social account were his most explicit, unobscured, QAnon-promoting and QAnon-baiting posts to date. |
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| Counties under excessive heat warning include Los Angeles, where temperatures up to 115 degrees can be expected, and San Diego, where temperatures may hit 109 degrees. |
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| Ukraine on Monday launched a flurry of attacks into areas of southern Ukraine controlled by Russia, billed as the opening moves of a much-heralded Ukrainian counteroffensive to liberate the key port city of Kherson. Yet those who thought Russia would trounce Kyiv still can't let evidence on the contrary get in the way of their convictions, writes military writer Sébastien Roblin.
For the latest on the situation in Ukraine, read our story here.
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