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🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Former President Donald Trump lashes out at federal prosecutors after a damning audio recording surfaced of him knowingly discussing classified documents. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance discusses if the former president’s legal problems could help him politically. The Supreme Court ruled in a major case that could have upended future elections. A new poll from NBC News shows former President Trump’s lasting influence on the primary electorate. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers public remarks for the third time in just four days as he tries to address the weekend’s short-lived rebellion from the Wagner Group. The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new equity team tasked with investigating why some veterans of color were denied military benefits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	If it's Tuesday, NBC News obtains what could be a key piece of evidence in the criminal trial against former President Trump.
0:08.5	In audio recording of him acknowledging he has highly classified information in his possession.
0:15.0	Plus, in a major ruling today, the Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed effort that could have upended elections ahead of 2024.
0:23.8	And we have brand new NBC polling on the most heated issues driving Republican primary voters
0:28.7	as a crowded field fights for the nomination and the future of the GOP.
0:46.0	Music of the GOP. Welcome to meet the press now.
0:47.5	I'm Kristen Welker in Washington as former President Trump hits the campaign and lashes
0:51.9	out at federal prosecutors after a damning audio recording surfaced
0:55.5	of him knowingly discussing classified documents at his New Jersey golf club after leaving office.
1:00.6	In a two-minute recording from 2021, we've obtained by NBC News, other outlets as well have obtained it.
1:07.0	Mr. Trump is heard discussing and apparently sharing classified material about Iran with two
1:12.3	staffers and two other club guests. An example. He said that I wanted to attack Iran. Isn't it amazing? I have a
1:24.4	pile of papers. This thing just came out. Look.
1:34.1	This was him. They presented me this. It's off the record, but they presented me this.
1:41.6	That recording has been specifically mentioned as a key piece of evidence in special counsel,
1:45.3	Jack Smith's sweeping 37-count indictment against Mr. Trump.
1:51.5	In it, the former president also acknowledges he does not have the authority to share these documents after leaving office.
1:53.8	It is like highly controversial secret.
1:57.1	This is secret information.
1:59.5	See, as president, I could have been less.
2:01.0	No, I can't, you know, but this is...
2:02.6	Now we have a problem.
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