good afternoon, i'm andrea mitchell in for chris jansing. president biden returning to pennsylvania in the battle for the soul of america. just a few hours the president set to speak about crime in pennsylvania. kicking off the first of three trips to the state this week. critical to defeating donald trump in 2020. in that speech today, he's going to be playing offense pushing back on maga republican who is have called for defunding the fbi calling that a threat to our rule of law and pointing to the white house funding the hiring of 100,000 police. and growing on the contrast that he's been trying to paint between democrats and that wing of the republican party.

it's a contrast that the president will be taking to prime time on thursday with a speech in front of independence hall. the theme, a battle for the soul of the nation. the theme which he kicked off his 2020 campaign. democrats begin to gain momentum trying to shut down republican hopes of a red wave this fall. joining us now is nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli, senior national political reporter saheel carop, eugene daniels and julia torusa scranton joe is back with a prime time address. what do we expect toer hear from him today, thursday night, and the labor day parade in pittsburgh, which is my annual opportunity to watch mike memoli trying to run as fast as he can dodging the secret service

agents. >> reporter: it might be a little harder this year. i i did bring my luning shoes as we're on the road with president biden. you can hear the marine corp. band all also here with the president today. we have been talking about the fact that white house advisers want to get the president back out on the road and now with ten weeks to go until the midterm election, we finally are seeing the president ramp up his engagement in the midterm conversation. maybe not necessarily appearing with down ballot democrats all over the country, but doing what a president can do, which is set the conversation, really dictate the terms of the conversation. we're seeing the president do that. four stops with three of them here in pennsylvania alone and the biggest platform that any president has a prime time address with that historic backdrop independence hall. i was talking with one of biden's closest advisers and there's really two tracks that they are focused on with the midterm messaging.

this is a president who prides himself on understanding that connection to middle class voters. the concerns about the economy, inflation, are going to be a major part of the conversation this year. and the president thinks he has a case to make with some of his legislative accomplish thes, especially recently on that score. but the reemergence or persistence in the presence of donald trump moving over the republican party has given this president an opportunity to return to what they think was that winning message in 2020. but also in the 2018 mud term elections. to really frame this as an election to which our very rights, especially in the wake of the supreme court decision are at stake. the president going to be making that argument that we are in continued battle for the soul of america and that he's going to make it clear as a white house official said who is fighting for our rights of our democracy, our freedoms and who is not. to further illustrate the gift that somed a providers feel donald trump's presence is giving to this party, to illustrate that, he is going to be in this very region of

pennsylvania over the weekend a iowa peering with the fwub natorial nominee on the republican side, who has been a partaken in the same kind of maga extremism. it's really helped democrats do what you want to do when you're the party in power, make this a choice election rather than a referendum election. >> mast ya know on the abortion issue since he led the stop the steal movement. he is on his way in marine one where he's going to be taking off. i think we just showed you that picture. he's going to be taking off shortly when he arrives on air force one and goes to pennsylvania where mike memoli

is. eugene daniels, we're ten weeks away are from the midterms. the top issue is the threat to democracy. certainly that messaging could, they hope galvanize people to vote. so far that has not been that important political message for democrats. they didn't get any legislation through to the disappoint the of a lot of progressives. >> that's right. they have been talking about voting rights for a long time. trying to get something done there. they were unable to do so because of the filibuster and the senate, but just recently an em nbc news poll we saw that threats to democracy overtook even concerns about the economy for some voters. that's one poll, obviously, but that's something that for democrats, especially this white house, were hoping to make this as mike just said a choice election opposed to a referendum election that this is something that they are going to be able to glom on to.

it's the reason why president biden joined the race for president years ago. it's something he's talked about constantly. it's also something, i think, after the last few weeks with former president trump taking and having classified material at his mar-a-lago, the back and forth between the doj and donald trump about this, it's something that's more in front of people's faces now. that is something that democrats are hoping to say, look at what the other side is doing when it comes to democracy. look how they don't take this as seriously. and you also are going to hear president biden talk about hid himself and the democratic party, which is surprising as the party of law order, as the party of funding the police. and republicans haven't helped themselves is now running around

saying te delaware fund the fbi. it's given them opportunity to do something they weren't going to be able to do as they move forward. as we watched these polls lean toward the democrats in a way that we didn't expect, especially after the dobbs decision that overturned roe v. wade, it gives democrats a different chance in this election. >> let's talk about pennsylvania three times. this is a lot of presidential time to one state in the next seven days. three times in pennsylvania he's out west in pittsburgh. he's in the central part of the state. and philadelphia with his prime time speech on thursday night. how does it look now in that battleground? after criticizing the quality of candidates is raising money now for dr. oz, one of the most criticized candidates running for the senate seat against john

fetterman, who has his own health issues. and has been unable to campaign as actively as some might have hoped on the democratic side. >> yeah, i think it's clear we're seeing biden recognizing both the symbolic importance of philadelphia given this speech about the soul of democracy, and also just the huge political importance of this state. we have a senate race that could determine control of the senate. it's between 5 and 10 points against john fetterman and the governor's race could determine abortion rights in the state. so two hugely important elections. you have biden here three times. you have trump trying to rally

his endorsed candidate. those are two republican who is are very different. they have not done any campaigning together at all. and they will be sharing a stage with trump and hoping that can boost their campaigns. we'll have to see if they wind up running more in line and if they are different bases might help each other's campaigns out. a lot of interesting stuff going on in pennsylvania. >> nationally, how important have you seen abortion as an issue galvanizing both new registrations for the democratic party and also more turnout in some of the races we have seen so far. tz. >> it's been a major galvanizing force around the country, particularly for democrats. a lot of voters who support abortion rights have taken this for granted. it was overturned by the supreme

court enabling states and congress as well to outlaw or ban abortion. we have seen evidence of that around the country. most recently in that new york 19, that special election and that bell weather house district where pat ryan scored a rather unexpected upset victory against a republican in what was basically a test of the two parties strongest candidates for that region, as well as their strongest messages. pat ryan rabbit ran heavily on abortion rights. he used that to galvanize voters and connected it to the larger struggle for freedom. across the country, we're seeing more and more signs of that red wave receding. let's put up on the screen some of the examples we have of that. there's the new york special 19 election. we found they are trending towards democrats. fstz now they are leaning by 3 points.

unusual for the party in power. the republican enthusiasm gap slunk from 17 points to 2 points. you mentioned mcconnell down playing senate expectations. he's trying to walk that back. the fact that republicans are cutting ad spending in arizona and spending more money in ohio, which should have been a cake walk for republicans. it's essentially a red state nowadays. so the signs are all pointing to a receding red wave, but having said all that, it's important to note republicans don't need a red wave to capture control of congress. a series of red ripples will do. democrats for the first time have are reason to hope to hang on to not just the senate, but maybe even the house. >> eugene, just briefly, this is the first time president biden will be weighing in on the fallout from mar-a-lago as he's

out on the campaign trail. how aggressively should he pursue that issue? >> i think one of the things is it is almost a perfect issue for president biden to go out and create a contrast between himself and republicans. republicans have been worried if for years about the last year and a half about how much donald trump was going to factor into the november mud term elections. this gives the president an opportunity to do so. i will say uh-uh wouldn't expect president to weigh in f too aggressive. if he does, it will be in a more knew wabsed way because the doj is a part of that. he doesn't want to be seen as putting his thumb on the scale that's been something very important to this white house as they walked into the door because of the way donald trump treated the doj while he was president. i think democrats want to see that. i think we'll get a taste of that shs but not off much as progress i-s will want. >> thank you all. between the lines, what the justice department has found in

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the review found some material that is potentially protected under attorney-client privilege, put with the process now complete, the justice department is arguing there's no longer a need for a special master, as the former president has requested. the judge inclined to agree with trump's request for a third party review. a hearing is scheduled for thursday. nbc news is reporting trump hired a high-power lawyer to represent him in the criminal case replacing a less experienced legal team that faced gentle criticism from the presiding judge for the way it submitted its original brief. for more, let's bring in ryan riley and melissa murray. so ryan, what's the latest on this filing deadline today? do you know if they filed already or are we still waiting to see what they are filing? >> they have not yet, but i expect later this afternoon.

i expect they are looking at a longer filing. their normal page and they have asked to up that because there's such complicated legal issues at play. we and expect a lengthy ruling. that's how the doj want to hand thl. they want to speak through the court process so we can look to the filings opposed to donald trump, who we have seen mostly speak through social media. so that's basically what we have at both ends. the d jorks through the lengthy legal filings, which give us new nuggets and trump making these attacks over social media. >> you're basically hitting refresh every few seconds. >> correct. >> melissa, thank you for being with us. given that the initial review is now complete, the justice department arguing the trump request for special master came too late. do you agree that they have already had a team looking at it or does he still have standing to -- or does he still have a

legal argument to make? >> it's true that it's unorthodox to request a review by the special master so late in the game. almost two weeks after the documents were first recovered and returned. but they can still, obviously, file that request and the judge kleined to entertain it, but it really does come down to have we already done what you're requesting the special master do. so the doj said it's conducted a review of all of the material that could be subject to the attorney-client privilege and set those aside. the former president has said that he's actually more concerned about issues of executive privilege. those arguments, i think, are still really complicated for him to make at this juncture given that they are turning over these documents to the justice department, which is a branch of the executive. so again, the whole idea that executive privilege can be wielded by a former president has refuted by the national archives and a number of lower

courts that say that privilege resides with the incumbent president. so there's a lot here that could happen. we're eagerly looking forward to thursday. >> and melissa, amid reports that the former president has had a the lot of trouble assembling a top legal team, he's hired florida's former police tort general to represent him. he has tied to ron desantis, has a winning record in the supreme court. a reputation as a political knife fighter. how could this affect the defense strategy? there was a lot of questions raised about the lawyering up until now. >> that is generously put. i imagine it will be a more buttoned up effort going forward. chris is a good lawyer. a number of the lawyers already on trump's team have good reputations, but this is really unprecedented. a former president being the subject of a criminal inquiry, also fighting on a number of different fronts and

jurisdictions. so you really need someone who is not only skilled in the criminal justice system, but someone that can fight a multi-front war. there are a number of episodes that could leez to legal exposure. it's important that someone be on top of all of them. >> to ryan, the secret service officer, then deputy chief of staff, if unprecedented from the service to a political role, or transfer i should say, he's now retiring. he's had his 25 years. but thr questions as to whether he's going to be testifying to a homeland inquiry about the delay in reporting some of of those e-mails that were lost from january 6th, texts and e-mails. >> and cassidy hutchinson had the dramatic testimony that we saw before the january 6 committee relaying a story that she heard reportedly from tony about this idea that donald trump was trying to steer and

force his secret service members to go back to the capitol. that's where the riot was unfolding at that point. so there was a lot of talk initially about whether or not there was going to be essentially testimony that was down playing what exactly she testified to, but we haven't seen that thus far. now we see this retirement coming forward after that very unusual stint in 2019 and a political role at the white house that really, i think, turn ed a lot of eyebrows up about the relationship between the secret service and the trump administration. >> thank you both. turning now to new reporting. nbc news confirmed the resignation of fbi agent timmy tett bolt. he resigned last week and faced questions about his alleged role in hunter biden's laptop investigation. nbc news correspondent tom winter joins me with the latest details. >> sure. so this all started pack in may of this year when senator

grassley in this letter to attorney general garland as well as fbi director rae raised some questions about tweets in linked in likes. a couple things he raised. one, he was liking some "washington post" opinion articles that seemed to call into question the judgment by attorney general bill barr as it pertained to the roger stone case. he also apparently retweeted a project tweet that said donald trump is a broken and imbittered and unhappy man. he replied to another tweet involing senator tooubervill, where he said thank god for mississippi, the state motto of alabama. so it raised some questions about his public postings. it came up in the congressional testimony of fbi director rae. he was asked about it, and he

said he had some concerns about those tweets. he was familiar with them. and really stressed the importance of agents to not only be unbiassed and open minded when it comes to their investigations, but also in their public statements and tweets and outward messaging. so i think that's something that concerned the director. we have no idea why he retired. we are told through our colleague he was eligible for retirement. it is possible that he just decided to leave on his own. it's possible that the fbi director's remarks had some impact on this. the bigger thing and the reason why hunter biden's name has come up in all of this is back in late july, grassley sent another letter said he had been made aware by two whistleblowers there was some concerns they had that this same person was involved in an effort to close up an inquiry involving hunter biden's laptop that he says or the whistleblowers say was based on public information that was

verifiable through the results of a search warrant, the seizing of biden's laptop. that's something they think needs to be put into a little bit of context so we understand it. first off, at that time, it's highly unlikely any investigation would have been open in the fall of 2020. that's kind of that window where the department of justice prefers noot to take any investigative steps that may impact an election. hard to think of something more overt than the presidential candidate's son having an investigation opened on him. as we know in two separate investigations, the robyn gardner investigation for which we recently just reported charges are unlikely and the hunter biden investigation, that hunter himself acknowledged there were overt steps taken after the election. it's not as if that case was closed. it was also led by an entirely different fbi field office. so a number of things to potentially keep in mind as we assess these developments.

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shortness of breath, fatigue or lightheadedness, contact your doctor. this is no time to wait. breaking news coming from off the coast of iran. nbc news reported a ship belonging to the iranian navy attempted to capture a u.s. drone around is 1:00 p.m. local time on monday. joining us now is pentagon correspondent courtney kuby. >> the u.s. thunder bolt, which is a patrol ship, saw this iranian support ship towing a sail drone about 11:00 last night. they tied to radio to the iranians many times but with no response. they were trying to tell them that's our drone. it's operating in international waters. it's not causing any kind of

hazard to shipping and let it go. so the u.s. launched at least one helicopter out of bahrain and the thunder bolt sent a rigid hole inflatable boat towards this area trying to cut that towline, but the iranians cut it first. so we got a statement from the head of u.s. central command. he praised the u.s. professionalism in this case saying that the professionalism and competence of the crew of the uss thunderbolt prevented iran from this illegal action. this incident once again demonstrates iran's continued destabilizing, illegal, and unprofessional activity in the middle east. the u.s. military maintaining that they were in international waters at the time and that this incident, which lasted four hours, that ended because of the result of the professionalism of the u.s. navy in instance. >> a close call. thank you very much. the white house has just announced that the usaid will give $30 million in humanitarian

assistance to pakistan responding to the deadly flooding there. more than a third of pakistan is under water. a monster monsoon devastating the country. more than a thousand people have reportedly been killed. 1,100 people displacing half a million more causing billions in damages. today the u.n. secretary general called it a monsoon on steroids. he called for emergency aid for the country. experts believe this monster monsoon is the result of human-made climate change. and coming up, broken promises. a year after fleeing afghanistan to start a new life, some of those who left everything behind are raising concerns about what they found here in america. that report coming up. you're watching "chris jansing reports," only on msnbc. ing "chg reports," only on msnbc.

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klobuchar are in ukraine coming the same day welcomed scientists from the energy agency in kyiv ahead of their expected visit to expect the nuclear power plant tomorrow. this as ukraine says it's trying to strike back against russia six months after the kremlin forces took large swaths of territory in the south of the country, a significant counteroffensive is aimed at taing back parts of that russian-occupied territory has now begun. the front lines are centered around the first city seized by russia. let's bring in josh letterman in ukraine and lieutenant general the former deputy commander of european command. what is the the latest on the ground. i know you have been focusing a lot on the u.n. weapons inspectors. >> that's right. they are expected to arrive within the next 24 hours or so at the earliest where they certainly have their work cut

out for them. not only inspecting the damage to the plant, but also trying to get a handle on what backup safe tiff systems are still operable. there's been ongoing squabbling over the route that they are going to take to get there. ukraine saying today troops have been firing on the routes they need to get there from kyiv where those u.n. inspectors are currently. and today ukraine also accusing russia of using that nuclear plant as cover to launch attacks at a town just over the river from the nuclear power plant. so even as those inspectors are heading to do that important work, the shelling has not stopped. it remains a a very dangerous situation as those inspectors head into what can only be described as an unprecedented visit. >> thank you so much. and general, i want to talk to you about the current operations. a spokesman said this

counteroffensive but the yofd pg on the offense is not new to ukrainianss. that's certainly not true. it is true. they have been on the offensive in the last couple weeks and the larger context, how significant is it? >> thank you for letting me be on again. a couple points i want to make. it's pretty interesting that the ukrainians would announce that they are going on the offensive. most of the time you want the element of surprise. you want to be able to catch the enmy on his heels and then you strike them hard in some type of counteroffense or attack. this did not happen. the russians have been applying a lot of pressure in the east in the donbas area.

making small gains, not much of gains but small gains. this will allow some of the forces to move from the donbas to reenforce it. so that was what the ukraiians intended to happen. it sort of puts the russians on a two-front war, if you will. the other reason is we know that there's low moral in the russian armed forces. by announcing this, it's sort of like a psychological warfare. it tells the russian soldiers, hey, you stay there if you wa. we're coming to get you. so to answer your overall question, this is pretty significant. the russians have had the area since the 24th of february. this is not going tb a large-scale offense like you're used to seeing like in the american army. the ukraineens have had success by small-scale battles and

striking at key, critical areas such as bridges, the river where reenforcement cans come from the russians, strike those. logistical areas, the command and control areas, the artillery, that's how they are going to make success. if they continue to do those smart things like striking deep, they can really put the russians on their heels. >> what is your sense of the rusia's current military capacity now? are those reports they are having trouble recruiting accurate? >> the assessment is that the russians have lost somewhere between 80,000 soldiers either killed or wounded. and as you know, president putin has been on this huge recruiting effort. he's trying to recruit 137,000. in addition to that, he just formed this new corp. where he's

trying to get civilians to come and join that and put them in the fight. they are going to be similar to the conscripts you saw earlier on in the war. a lack of training, lack of motivation, and discipline once he puts those in the fight. i think the russians will continue to struggle with meeting their recruitment goals for this fight and you will continue to have this fight o attrition that's going to go on for the years of my view as a result of them not being able to mask the necessary combat power needed to destroy the ukrainian forces. >> the question then becomes is europe going to stand with ukraine and have the patience despite the economic pressures approaching the energy shortages. stay with me. i want to turn to afghanistan and share this with you following the fall of kabul a year ago, more than 75,000 afghan refugees did manage to

escape to the u.s. erin mclaughlin spoke to a number of refugees in california, who did get out but frustrated with the lack of sport they have received in the resettlement process. >> reporter: the fall of kabul to the taliban triggered fear, chaos and confusion. a year later, more than 75,000 afghans have managed to escape to the u.s. many resettling in communities like california where some are still struggling and not receiving the services they need to begin a new life. it's here we meet this 4-year-old, who with the help is getting his vaccinations. possibly for the second time because his family says the medical record have been lost since arriving in the u.s. >> good job. >> reporter: campbell doesn't work for a resettlement sit and scheduling and driving families isn't her responsibility as a child development supervisor for the county. bhu she says she's left with

little choice. >> we'll get a request from a family to take them to the grocery store or something like that. so that is not typical of what our program does. >> this is happening every time. >> yes. >> because there might be a bit of frustration there. >> it's sadness and frustration for the families. >> someone is supposed to be helping them. >> yes. >> it's not happening. >> not to the extent we understood. >> reporter: in california the federal government has tasked 23 resettlement agencies to assist new refugee arrivals. that responsibility falls solely on the international rescue committee. an ngo contracted to help arrivals navigate the complex u.s. systems from finding housing to accessing health services to enrolling in english language instruction. we interviewed refugees who say they are frustrated and feeling left behind. like this 25-year-old, who when

we met him had been living in the same motel room for eight months. >> it's really hard. having no one around to talk to. it's really hard for me. >> he used to work as a security guard at the u.s. embassy in kabul. now he's found work at a car wash in turlock. his family settled into an apartment, but they are still struggling and in need of more help. >> do you feel supported? >> translator: i feel disappointed when i'm contacting and asking for support. they are i saying disappointment. >> do you miss your home? >> yeah. i miss my family. >> in a statement the irc points to the historically large challenge and incredible task of

scaling up to meet the increased resettlement goal under the biden administration. after the dismantling of the refugee resettlement infrastructure under the trump administration. adding that in most communities, virtually all refugees have been transferred into permanent housing and significant benefits have been dispersed. but community advocates are still frustrated that more hasn't been done. >> can't have people falling through the cracks like this. they stood up for the american mission in afghanistan. people deserve better. >> reporter: we have an update on the 25-year-old, who had been working as an electrician for u.s. forces in afghanistan. we now checked in with him shortly after we inquired about for a response from the irc to this story. he had been placed in housing, which is really critically important. we met him he was depressed and scared not knowing what to do.

permanent housing is often a requirement for base you can things such as a driver's license and employment. so it really was a huge relief that after eight months in a motel, the irc had finally found housing for him. >> that is certainly good news. thank you so much. that's one case where the man actually got the help. i interviewed a man who had worked for 12 years for us in afghanistan ands finally got out on july 2nd, almost a year later with four children. he has no money, no benefits, no savings. it's he's desperate for help. so a lot of these people are falling through the cracks. what does that say to others who want to help in other conflicts? >> well, what i will tell you is we have a moral obligation as a nation here to make sure that

these folks that we brought in, these brave afghanistan folks are assimilated into our society. and by the way, there are several thousand that we left behind there in afghanistan. we need to find a way to bring those folks out of harm's way because many are in hiding. many of them you don't know whether they are still alive or not. so that's our moral obligations. we have a lot of veterans groups and a lot of of veterans that are standing up and trying to fill a void, but it needs to be a national effort. these folks have done so much for us and our country. it's now to repay them for what they have done and the sacrifices that they made to get us through afghanistan. >> in fact, talking to no one left behind and the state department, acknowledging the same numbers, 74,000 is there of those left behind with their families also eligible for the

special visas. that's 160,000 people and probably more. who are still there and living in hiding and afraid of taliban reprisals. we're going to be staying on this. thanks so much for all your insights. stranger things, as water levels dropped to scary levels amid record setting heat, we look at what's being uncovered. you're watching "chris jansing reports." this is msnbc. this is msnbc. ch a big, beautif. and for us at booking.com this means - free cancellation on most bookings. it's a bit functional. but we'll gladly be functional. so you can be free. booking.com booking.yeah health insurance commercial. take 1. cut! cut! one more, i got this. cut! take 37. cut! i don't actually play tennis. i'm just an actor in a commercial. most insurance companies don't know me. but humana does. when i was diagnosed with copd,

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>> reporter: on a burning nevada morning i hiked with daniel jenner and his wife to a hill overlooking lake mead. >> two years ago me and terra dove in this spot right here. >> reporter: in this? i mean, we are a long way from the water. this was underwater? >> right. >> reporter: 25 million people drink from this vast reservoir, but it has fallen by 150 feet in the last 20 years. we built huge projects like this on the assumption that the water would always be there. at the moment, turbines inside the hoover dam are spinning about 30% capacity. if the water level drops lower, they will be spinning in lower air. other parts of the lake we assumed would stay underwater are emerging as well. divers would dive down to this. today i am standing maybe 150 feet above the lake. boats as old as the hoover dam are now back in the sun. now even bodies are being found.

>> drowning victims, in some cases murder victims and some experts estimate that there could be dozens, maybe 100 more to be found. >> i think giving closure to families who have lost loved ones on the lake effect and solving old mob murders are impacts of climate change i never saw coming. >> reporter: officials are seeing climate change happen on their watch. >> one degree increase means 4% more water can get held up into the atmosphere and the atmosphere is continuing to get thirstier. you are sucking the landscape dry. >> reporter: everyone is scrambling to adapt from the state to the jenner family. they used to take tourists diving but now they have taken new work relocating the marina as the waterfalls. >> we pick up the anchor blocks and move them. >> reporter: how often have you had to move them so far? >> we've move thousands of feet. >> reporter: as the heat keeps coming lake mead will only

reveal more and more. who knows what's going to pop up next? >> reporter: jake ward, lake mead, nevada. and that does it for us. join me at noon tomorrow right here and be sure to join "chris jansing reports" every weekday at 1:00 eastern here on msnbc. i'll be back at my normal time tomorrow on andrea reports at noon. follow us online at mitchell reports. katy tur's report is up next. ut ♪

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i am katy tur. we are about to learn more about the search at mar-a-lago. doj is expected to file another motion. this one lengthy, asking judge cannon to denied donald trump's request for a special master. normally these motions are 20 pages long. doj asked the judge to allow for a 40-page response because it needed more space, to quote, adequately address the legal and factual issues that trump team raised in its request. so it would seem the doj has a real issue with the way trump's lawyers described the search. we will find out a lot more in the motion itself, which could perhaps come out this hour. we just don't know. so don't go anywhere. short of that new detail, we know the doj believes a special master is not necessary because it says the department has