DAY 686: DOJ asks judge to hold Trump team in contempt

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to hold Trump’s team in contempt for not turning over all classified documents as requested in a May subpoena. Meantime, WNBA star Brittney Griner is freed after 10 months in Russian custody. Plus, the House passes the landmark Respect For Marriage Act. Peter Baker, Jackie Alemany, Joyce Vance, Former Governor Bill Richardson, Brianna Turner, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Maria Teresa Kumar and Michael Steele join.

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0:00.0	Tonight, the major escalation in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation with the DOJ asking
0:09.8	a judge to hold team Trump in contempt of court.
0:13.2	Then, after almost 300 days in Russian custody, Brittany Griner finally on her way home, how
0:19.8	the deal came together and what's next for other Americans still imprisoned there.
0:25.2	The historic day on Capitol Hill, with the House passing their respect for Mar-a-Jact.
0:30.0	Congressman who presided over today's debate is here, is the 11th hour, gets underway
0:34.9	on this busy Thursday night.
0:36.4	Good evening, I'm Alicia Menendez in for Stephanie Rule, and we begin with two significant
0:47.6	stories tonight.
0:48.6	WNBA star Brittany Griner is now just hours from landing in San Antonio, Texas.
0:54.9	She's serving in prison for nearly 10 months in Russia.
0:57.8	The White House secured her release as part of a prisoner swap with an notorious Russian
1:02.2	arms dealer.
1:03.2	We're going to have much more in her release just ahead.
1:05.6	We're also following a major development in one of the Justice Department's high-profile
1:10.8	investigations into Donald Trump.
1:12.9	A new report from the Washington Post as prosecutors have asked a judge to quote,
1:17.4	whole Trump's office in contempt of court are failing to fully comply with a Mesa Pina
1:22.5	to return all classified documents in his possession.
1:26.2	On Wednesday, we learned the former president's lawyers recently discovered two more documents
1:31.2	with classified markings among Trump's items.
1:34.6	Those records were found in a storage unit not far from Mar-a-Lago.
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