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Donald Trump has been indicted..for a second time for the mishandling of classified documents. We take a look back at the headlines about Trump clogging toilets with printed papers, what was in the boxes Donald Trump took from the White House, and his litany of excuses, ranging from blaming Barack Obama to “Everyone takes work home with them.”

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The Justice Department is scrutinizing how both former President Donald J. Trump and President Biden came to have classified records after they left office.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appointed a special counsel after the discovery of two batches of classified documents from Mr. Biden’s time as vice president.

How are the two cases similar, how are they different and what might that mean for both?

Guest: Glenn Thrush, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Special counsels are looking into both Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump. Here’s how the situations differ.
• Robert K. Hur has been appointed to oversee the investigation into Mr. Biden’s handling of classified documents. Who is he?

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Donald Trump’s Florida home is raided by the FBI, Eric Trump makes a somewhat pathetic excuse for his dad, and Fox News anchors reveal just how fast they’ll turn on law enforcement when things don’t go their way.

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