we have what can only be described as a bombshell of a
report from the Washington post related to documents
the FBI uncovered during their last month's search of
former President Donald trump's mar a Lago resort.
According to the post. A document describing a foreign
governments and nuclear capabilities was among top
secret information seized by the Justice Department
during that raid. Newsy national correspondent Ha
bolt live for us once again in D.C. With details and
the potential fallout we've heard now for weeks but
sensitive material was there in florida and this
perhaps the most chilling example yet. Good morning to
you. Hey, good morning. It's certainly a significant
development development. Uh you know a court filings
throughout this process have revealed more about the
types of classifications of these documents seized at
MAr A Lago. The Justice Department has remained
on the specific content and nature of the individual
documents you'll recall. The Justice Department has
described recovering hundreds of documents with
classification markings and its months long effort to
retrieve the items taken from the White House to mar A
Lago this morning. The Washington post reports that
agents who searched MAr A Lago last month found a
document with information about a foreign government's
nuclear defense readiness signing people familiar with
the matter. The report goes on to say that the
documents detailed quote, top secret U.S. Operations so
closely guarded that many senior national security
officials are kept in the dark about them. Now we spoke
with one legal expert, Michael Greenberger, he's a law
professor and former Justice Department official. He
says these type of documents, very few people typi
have access to and it is shocking if they were just
left at mar A Lago listen, one of the nations in the
world who has nuclear capabilities, uh their secrets,
their ability uh to use their nuclear weapons and what
their weaknesses are. Uh that is probably couldn't find
something that would be more sensitive, more top secret
most more uh being uh necessary to be in highly
compartmentalized and protected environments. Now, the
court filings have showed classification markings
these documents so far ranging from confidential to to
secret in some cases, with indications that signaled
very limited distribution. One court filing stated,
quote in some instances, even the FBI
counterintelligence personnel and doj attorneys
conducting the review required additional clearance
before they were permitted to to review certain
documents, which is an importan note in light of this
new report. And now you'll recall, the intelligence
community is conducting a classification review as well
as an assessment to determine any potential nationa
security risks. Should any of these classified
documents have been disclosed in this week. Also an
additional component to this investigation is a florida
judge rule in favor of trump's legal team in
authorizing a special master to review the material,
not only for potential attorney client privilege claim
but also executive privilege claims. And the judge also
ordered the Justice Department to halt any further
review of the season material as well as its use for
its investigative purposes. So, really significant
there now, the Judge, Justice Department, for its par
has said it would consider next steps in light of the
judge's ruling. The reaction though, to this
development this morning, from the Washington post is
trickling in the chairman of the house intel committee.
Representative Adam Schiff, who had called for a damage
assessment after the search of mar a Lago tweeted about
the reporting. I want to read what he said, he says,
quote, if true raises yet more questions, why would
trump take them to Mar A Lago Why did he refuse to
return them The investigation must continue.
Uninterrupted and unimpeded. Meanwhile, a spokesperson
for former President trump tweeted the Washington post,
quote, continues to serve as the propaganda arm of the
biden administration, accusing the outlet of colluding
and leaks trump himself, has not addressed the new
allegations specifically other than to share continued
references to the 2020 election. Uh and saying they
quote, go after him for doing nothing wrong. So,
certainly a lot left to learn here as this
investigation unfolds rob. Alright. National
correspondent, Holy Bull report live for us. Haley,
thank you