Russian fighter jets confront U.S. drones in Syria. It's yet another example of the Kremlin

getting awfully close to American assets. We'll bring you what the Pentagon is saying about it today.

Plus, new details on what drove the Department of Justice to search Donald Trump's Beach Club last year for classified documents.

We're getting a new look at the warrant.

And later on, President Biden heads to South Carolina, the state that saved his candidacy back in 2020.

A preview of that visit, as well as where the Republican contenders are campaigning today.

Good morning. Welcome to way too early on this Thursday, July 6th. I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks for starting your day with us.

We're learning new details this morning about the search

of former President Donald Trump's Mar-Lago Golf Club

carried out by federal agents last year,

after a less-redacted version of the search warrant affidavit

was made public late yesterday.

The newly public portions of the document reveal that the federal agents investigating Trump's connection to classified materials

told the judge who signed the search warrant that they were concerned the location of some of the documents were unknown.

The affidavit indicates that Justice Department officials became concerned

after viewing security camera video from Marlago that they had obtained from Trump's company.

The affidavit reveals the video showed a Trump employee, since identified as aid and former White House valet Walt Nata, moving boxes out of a storage area where Trump and his lawyers had previously acknowledged keeping classified documents.

Those same videos were referred to in the criminal indictment filed against Trump and NADA last month.

The indictment also stated that documents had been stored in several locations, including Trump's office and residence, a ballroom stage, and in a bathroom.

The federal judge in Florida, who signed off on the August search warrant, that's

magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart, offered the additional information from the affidavit

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