Trump officials shrug their shoulders at standing order claim
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18 top former Trump administration officials dismiss the claim he had a “Standing order” to automatically declassify any document he took from the Oval Office, as “Nonsense”. That, as an unsealed document in the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home sharpens the focus on the former president as a possible criminal suspect. CNN Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez and Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig join to discuss what prosecutors are calling a willful retention of national defense information.Plus, former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty for his role in a 15-year tax fraud scheme and agrees to testify against the company, a judge partially blocks Florida Governors Desantis' “Anti-woke law”, and Cleveland Browns quarter back Deshaun Watson is suspended for 11 games and fined $5M by the NFL following his two-dozen sexual misconduct allegations. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
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