Happy Monday. Welcome to the B.

I'm Ari Melber and we have quite a story leading off our broadcast right now.

All of these signs, reports and indications that Donald Trump's team is at least concerned about a possible indictment in the DOJ classified documents case.

That doesn't mean they've given up. That doesn't mean it's inevitable. We are not reporting on a future possibility.

We are reporting on a current set of concerns.

And let me walk you through it. If indicted Donald Trump would be the first ever person who served in the White House to be indicted for a federal crime.

Now here's what's brand new and we've never reported this before. Our cameras caught Trump's legal team going into DOJ in Washington today and we caught footage of them leaving.

They spent roughly two hours inside and wait to hear who they met with. I will not make you wait longer than this.

This wasn't some routine ketchup. We have reporting that they sat down face to face in a very rare showdown with the man who's been leading this high-profile investigation of Donald Trump.

They sat down with special counsel Jack Smith himself along with another career prosecutor.

Now, how big a deal is this? Well, as far as we know, it's the first time this has ever happened.

Jack Smith, who's been on the job quietly working, has never in any manner that has leaked or been reported met with Donald Trump's lawyers.

He was appointed in November over half a year ago. The meeting comes after Trump and the lawyers have been on an even louder than usual attack of DOJ.

They alleg a kind of misconduct. They may be trying to seed the ground for that argument at trial again if there were to be an indictment.

This face to face showdown comes after the Fed's secured, according to these reports that we actually recently discussed with the Trump lawyer,

a recording of Donald Trump himself saying incriminating things. They also have gone through all the witnesses.

Reporting from the Wall Street Journal, which is part of Rupert Murdoch's empire, is that the probe is quote, all but wrapped up.

Trump's attorneys had one focus that we know about. They argued against the indictment of Trump. By the way, they have every right to make that case, including if they have evidence or information,

to strengthen the idea that DOJ has moved too quickly or relied on the wrong evidence. With this movement, though, the federal grand jury is also expected to meet again this week.

So that would be to hear evidence. There has been some law and activity.

Meanwhile, the feds have reportedly gathered more and more evidence that audio of Donald Trump himself about basically having classified documents that would go to criminal intent,

as well as reports about new recordings from one of Trump's top lawyers. That's Everett Corcoran.

...