FBI search of Trump’s home came after national security fears

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🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The FBI’s search of Trumps Mar-a-Lago home came after the Agency suspected the former president and his aides were withholding documents that had national security implications, sources confirm. Former FBI counterintelligence official Peter Strzok and former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham join to give their perspectives on where the investigation might lead to next.Plus, the panel discuss the political fallout of the Mara-a-Lago search, how some in the GOP want Trump to speed up his official decision on his potential 2024 presidential run, and the violent rhetoric circulating among Trump backers following the FBI’s investigation. And, Serena Williams says she plans to be "Evolving away from tennis”. ESPN tennis analyst Pam Shriver joins to discuss the tennis star’s move away from the sport on her own terms, and her plans for the future.Hosted by Sara Sidner. 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	I am Sarah Sidener and this is CNN Tonight.
0:04.8	The big question tonight, what exactly was the FBI looking for when it executed a search
0:10.3	warrant at former President Trump's Florida home?
0:13.9	Why was it so important?
0:15.7	There's still a lot that we do not know, but we are getting more information.
0:20.8	Here's what CNN is learning from someone familiar with the matter.
0:24.0	The search of Mar-a-Lago came after federal authorities believed.
0:27.7	Trump or his team had not actually returned all of the documents and materials that belonged
0:33.6	to the government.
0:34.6	You'll remember that they handed over 15 boxes of material earlier this year, but now
0:40.3	a lawyer for Trump tells the Washington Post that they took 12 more boxes from a basement
0:45.0	storage area of Trump's home.
0:47.7	Two other important points from CNN sources.
0:50.6	One, authorities believed the documents at Mar-a-Lago had national security implications
0:55.2	and two, there was also suspicion that after months of discussions about this, the Trump's
1:02.2	team wasn't being completely honest with investigators.
1:06.8	Meanwhile, the Justice Department isn't saying a thing more than 24 hours after this extraordinary
1:13.3	step as Trump's supporters rally behind him tonight.
1:17.0	You hear the response from those who are his supporters, and there the former president
1:32.2	is arriving back at Trump Tower in Manhattan just a few minutes ago.
1:36.8	Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, some in the GOP are calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland
1:42.0	to resign or be impeached, others like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Trump's
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