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Anderson Cooper 360

Attorney General Garland receives preliminary report on classified documents found in Biden’s private office

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

A law enforcement source tells CNN that Attorney General Merrick Garland has received the preliminary report on the ten classified documents that were found in President Biden’s private office. The government records dated back from Biden’s time as vice president. They include U.S. intelligence memos and briefing materials that covered topics including Ukraine, Iran and the United Kingdom, according to a source familiar with the matter. President Biden says he was “surprised” to learn about the documents that were found. Garland now faces the decision on how to proceed and whether or not to open a criminal investigation. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Elie Honig joins AC360 to discuss what, if any, charges Biden could face if he truly didn’t know about the documents. Plus, investigators have been combing through trash at a Massachusetts transfer station for evidence in the disappearance of Ana Walshe, the mother of three who vanished under suspicious circumstances. CNN National Correspondent Jason Carroll tells Anderson Cooper what authorities have found. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening.

0:01.0

We begin tonight with breaking news on two fronts.

0:03.6

President Biden's first public statement on the classified documents uncovered at his

0:06.8

former private office.

0:08.3

And first, the brutal storms now hitting California.

0:11.4

Flooding hurricane, force winds, massive rainfall and flooding.

0:14.2

Tens of thousands under evacuation orders right now.

0:17.4

And according to Governor Gavin Newsom, 17 confirmed dead right at this hour.

0:21.6

Senator Nick Watts joins us with the latest role in the Los Angeles River, which in normal

0:25.4

times is a river name only.

0:30.1

You're right, Anderson.

0:31.1

This is normally just a trickle.

0:32.9

In fact, there is usually a homeless encampment in what is the LA River.

0:37.6

Those people have had to flee to higher ground.

0:40.6

You know, Californians just aren't used to this amount of water.

0:44.3

And in many cases, the state's just not equipped to deal with it further north up in Santa

0:49.0

Barbara.

0:50.0

The flood water just overwhelmed the sewer system.

0:53.0

And that ended up with sewage on the streets in Santa Barbara.

0:56.6

And also, you know, drivers just trying to drive where they shouldn't be driving because

1:01.0

frankly, they just don't know any better.

1:03.3

So we've seen quite a few rescues, people being plucked out of their cars.

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