WaPo: classified nuclear weapons documents sought by FBI at Trump's home

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🗓️ 12 August 2022

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The Washington Post reports classified documents related to nuclear weapons were among items the FBI sought at Trump's home. Former director of national intelligence James Clapper joins to discuss the normal protocols followed for storing such highly sensitive data, and the question of why a former president would need such closely guarded secrets after leaving office.Plus, The Attorney General breaks his silence on the Mar-a-Lago search, saying he personally approved the search warrant and will not stand by silently as the FBI’s integrity is unfairly attacked. Former assistant attorney general Tom Dupree and former FBI counter espionage chief Peter Strzok, join to discuss Merrick Garland’s decision to unseal the search warrant of Trump's home, and his extraordinary public statement on the nuances of the investigation. And, a man who tried to breach the FBI's Cincinnati office armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a nail gun, is killed during the ensuing standoff.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 and we begin with breaking news this Thursday
0:07.0	and astonishing new report this evening by the Washington Post.
0:11.6	The newspaper citing people familiar with the search of the president's Mar-a-Lago home
0:16.6	report that classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI
0:22.7	agents saw when they went to Donald Trump's property on Monday.
0:27.0	The Post says experts in classified information say the unusual search underscores the deep
0:32.5	concern among government officials about the types of information they thought could be
0:37.3	located there.
0:39.2	Post sources did not offer additional details about what type of information the agents
0:43.1	were seeking, such as whether it involved weapons belonging to the United States or some
0:47.7	other nation, nor did they say if any documents were recovered as part of their search.
0:53.6	CNN is reaching out to Donald Trump and his representatives for comment, but this adds
0:58.5	a whole new level to a day that was already extraordinary.
1:03.4	As the Attorney General of the United States announced the DOJ has asked a judge to unseal
1:09.4	the Mar-a-Lago search warrant and property receipt, both of which Donald Trump did receive.
1:15.5	I want to bring in CNN National Security Analyst Juliet Kym.
1:18.8	She served at the Department of Homeland Security under President Obama.
1:22.4	Welcome to the show, Juliet.
1:24.2	Thanks for having me.
1:26.1	Juliet, let's start with this.
1:27.9	There are so many questions right now, and this is a bombshell.
1:32.5	If the post reporting is correct that this had something to do with documents relating
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