trump could face in connection with those seized documents maura barrett spoke to legal experts from both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: tonight the legal fallout following the fbi search of donald trump's mar-a-lago estate the newly unsealed search warrant revealed the fbi was looking for documents connected to potential violations of statutes that make it illegal to destroy, conseal or unlawfully remove government materials as well as making it a crime to take national defense information under the espionage act. >> upholding the rule of law means applying the law evenly without fear or favor. >> reporter: we spoke to two legal experts on opposing sides of the political spectrum about any potential consequences the former president could face >> the laws range in penalty from three years to ten years to 20 years to espionage. one for retention of government property carries with it a disqualification from ever running for public office. >> the justice department to actually pursue a prison sentence against the former president >> reporter: and while the fbi search of a u.s. presi

we want to begin with nbc us maura barrett. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. the warrant issued by the justice department and the trove of documents they found during the search of mar-a-lago. this morning, a week of questions about why the fbi combed the mar-a-lago residence. punctuated with the search and seizure. the documents show the agents were looking for documents possessed in violation of three laws. including the espionage act that the justice department says is a national security provision. agents removed 11 sets of documents. some marked top secret or sensitive information. material should only be viewed in a secure facility and those on a need to know basis within the government. the fbi described the bulk of items recovered with a box number. also listed information about the president of france and clemency for roger stone and two binders of photos and handwritten note. the search authorized by the attorney general. >> i approved the decision. >> reporter: former president trump insisting it was declassified. adding in all caps, all they had to

let's get right to nbc news reporter maura barrett from south carolina and dr. kavita patel, an msnbc medical contributor. maura, what's the latest? what do we know? >> reporter: according to the first lady's communication director, she confirmed the first lady tested positive via pcr test. she developed mild symptoms yesterday evening, monday evening despite testing negative on monday morning, during one of her covid testing cadences that the president and first lady do. when she started feeling the symptoms, she tested negative on an antigen test but then positive via pcr test. she's on vacation with the president and some family members. we know hunter and his wife have been here in south carolina. the first lady will stay here until she receives two negative covid tests. we haven't gotten updates on her symptoms this morning. we know she's been prescribed a round of paxlovid just like we saw the president had been when he initially tested positive. the first lady is 71 years old. we'll obviously be in touch with her office as the days go on to make sure we're

let's get right to nbc news reporter maura barrett from south carolina and dr. kavita

joining us right now, for the latest on the mar-a-lago search, we have nbc's maura barrett, at the white house. gary graham box, joining us from our washington bureau. also with, us legal analyst lisa reuben and politicos meredith mcgraw. welcome to all. mora, we are going to start with you here. because now that the search warrant has officially been unsealed, what are we learning about the items confiscated from mar-a-lago? >> well, alex, the warrant issued by the justice department provides both a detailed list of what the agents were looking for, and the trove of top secret and heavily classified documents that they found, during that search at mar-a-lago. >> a week of questions about why the fbi combed former president trump's mar-a-lago residents. punctuated with the newly unsealed search and seizure risk warrant. the court documents are guilty of elsa gaiters were searching for all physical documents and records, illegally possessing violation of three laws. including a part of the espionage act, the justice department describes as a key national defence and national security prov

nbc's maura barrett is on the ground in south carolina. columnist for "insider." let me ask you what you're hearing about the first lady and how she feels and whether this could impact the white house signing today. >> reporter: alex, according to the first lady's press secretary, the first lady started feeling cold-like symptoms monday evening. even though she tested negative on an antigen test that morning, they had her test again via antigen rapid test. that one was negative. her test came back positive via a pcr test. she will continue to isolate at a private residence in south carolina for five days. she's been prescribed a round of paxlovid. as you remember, the president when he tested positive had taken paxlovid as well, the anti-viral treatment. the first lady's office said her close contacts had been notified. the president said hunter biden and his wife and their child beau have been here vacationing. at least one of their grandchildren had been here visiting as well. the president himself was notified as a close contact having