What We’ve Learned Since the FBI’s Search of Mar-a-Lago

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🗓️ 17 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Correction: This episode mentions a video of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sean Hannity that does not exist; the video was manipulated. We apologize for not catching the error on air. The now-unsealed warrant authorizing the search of Donald Trump’s residence last week indicates the FBI is investigating the former president for possible violations of three laws, including the Espionage Act. Eleven sets of classified documents, some of which were marked top-secret, were recovered by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago. We’ll talk about what we can expect next from the Justice Department, recap the defenses and claims made so far by the former president and his team, and analyze how this could play out politically. Guests: Andrew Weissmann, professor of Practice with the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law - former federal prosecutor and general counsel to the FBI Marisa Lagos, politics correspondent, KQED; Co-host of KQED's Political Breakdown show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:35.2	The now unsealed warrant authorizing the search of Donald Trump's residence last week in Mar-a-Lago indicates the FBI is investigating the former president for possible violations of federal law.
1:41.1	One gathering, losing, or sharing with an unauthorized person information that
1:45.8	relates to national defense, and two and three, concealing, destroying, or removing classified
1:51.5	documents. We'll talk to Andrew Weissman, former federal prosecutor and general counsel to the FBI,
1:57.4	about what it all means, and KQED's Marisa Lagos about the political implications.
2:02.9	That's coming up right after this.
2:11.2	Welcome to Forum. I'm Rachel Myro and Fermina Kim.
2:15.1	Former President Donald Trump is in hot water with the Justice Department. We now know
2:20.6	that the FBI is investigating the former president for possible violations of the Espionage Act,
2:27.0	which is why I'm thrilled to have Andrew Weissman, former federal prosecutor and general counsel
2:32.8	to the FBI on the line with us to dig into the details.
2:37.9	Andrew, why don't we start with former Vice President Mike Pence saying today that Republicans should exercise restraint when talking about Mar-a-Lago?
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