Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

Today's headlines: Judge Aileen Cannon has granted Trump’s request for a special master to review the documents that were seized by the FBI. Among these were more than 100 classified documents, over 11 thousand non-classified government documents, and 43 empty classified folders. Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows turned over more texts and emails to the National Archives, which he had not previously turned over from his time in the administration. Federal agents were seen searching the Manhattan and Hamptons homes of the sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg late last week. Finally, the state of Mississippi used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made, and the August jobs report indicates job and wage growth. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: US Courts: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION Washington Post: What we know about Trump and the empty folders Insider: Empty 'classified' folder on display at Trump Tower's 45-themed bar, report says. The FBI retrieved 48 similarly empty folders from Mar-a-Lago. CNN: After Mar-a-Lago search, Meadows turns over more texts and emails to Archives NBC: FBI, Homeland Security search alleged properties of Russian oligarch in New York and Florida NBC: The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made NY Times: The Jobs Report Could Be Seen as Good News for Biden Host: Sami Sage Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Editor: Brandon Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices