Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, June 28th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us.

We're learning new and previously unreported details about Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation

into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents

after he left the White House. The New Times is now reporting that prosecutors working for Smith

have issued at least one subpoena for surveillance footage from Trump's Bedminster, New Jersey

Golf Club, much like they did for the one at Mar-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

Two sources familiar with the matter tell the times.

The subpoena for the Bedminster footage came sometime after the government's request for footage

at Mar-a-Lago, but it's still not clear what the footage shows or exactly

why prosecutors wanted to obtain it. The Times also reports that prosecutors, quote,

fought a pitched battle with Mr. Trump's lawyers late last year over how best to search the New Jersey

property. Specifically, investigators discussed

executing a search warrant at Bedminster last fall because they were concerned that more

documents were stashed there. That's according to two people briefed on the matter. But one of those

people then told the times that DOJ did not have probable

cause to obtain a warrant from a judge. Now, Trump is once again claiming he did nothing wrong.

After that leaked audio tape appeared to capture him showing off classified material to people

without security clearances at Bedminster.

In an interview with Fox News Digital yesterday, the former president professed his innocence

and accused the media, including Fox, of conspiring against him.

Now, here's a portion of that leaked tape from August of 2021, followed by Trump's

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