Welcome to The Beat. I'm Ari Melbert, and we have a big show for you tonight.

Donald Trump's legal problems have been mounting after what we've seen, his worst legal week ever.

And we have much more on that tonight.

Later, we'll also dig into a historic win for President Biden signing this major spending bill once left for dead.

And also tonight, I will be joined by a legend, rapper Snoop Dog,

as he marks his 50th year, fresh off global recognition on that Super Bowl stage.

It's unlike anything we've ever done before.

Snoop brought the beat inside his California studio,

discussing two recent albums,

why he says evolution is vital in life, his views on this current president,

why he finds the civil rights advocacy of the late Tupac Shakur relevant today.

This will be airing for the first time, and I hope you'll stay with us,

because there's much here, whether you like Snoop's music,

or perhaps his work with Martha Stewart, or his undeniable style.

So that's coming up tonight on the beat.

But the top story right now is this rising fallout from that Trump search.

The FBI were learning grilled to Trump White House lawyers about what it views as those stolen secret documents, the New York Times reporting that. So we're learning that for the first

time. The next step in this case is a hearing about whether to unseal the rest of that search

material. The DOJ formally opposes that. They cite the open probe and the security risk of possibly

publicizing any officials who would be working on the matter, and they also note the threats

made against law enforcement since that August 8th search. Trump and his allies are pushing

for this release. And for them, the mood and the message may be more vital than any facts

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