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Sources tell CNN the Top Secret document that former President Trump was heard discussing at a 2021 meeting at his New Jersey golf club was returned to the National Archives in January 2022 despite the former President saying it didn’t exist. Trump was charged with retaining the classified document as part of the superseding indictment. Conservative lawyer George Conway joins AC360 to discuss the new details in the indictment. Plus, for the last 29 consecutive days, temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona have hit above 110 degrees. Some pavement temperatures have reached 180 degrees, which could cause a deep burn if someone fell and landed on the hot surface. Dr. Kevin Foster is the director of the Arizona Burn Center at Valleywise Health. He tells Anderson Cooper what heat-related issues they’ve seen. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special counsel Jack Smith has brought additional charges against former President Trump in the classified documents case. Court documents show that Trump is being charged with an additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts related to alleged attempts to delete surveillance video footage at Mar-a-Lago Club last summer. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe joins AC360 to break down the new charges and what it means for the investigation. Plus, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff managed the then-president’s first impeachment trial and was a member of the House select committee that investigated the January 6 attack against the U.S. Capitol. He tells Anderson Cooper how problematic he thinks this new indictment is for Trump.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The plea deal between the Justice Department and Hunter Biden is on hold after a judge said she “cannot accept the plea agreement today.” District Judge Maryellen Noreika said she had “concerns” with the deal. The president’s son had agreed to plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors with prosecutors saying they’d recommend a sentence of probation. The deal was also meant to resolve a federal firearms offense. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Elie Honig tells Anderson Cooper whether he thinks the judge made the right call. Plus, CNN’s Randi Kaye remembers the life and legacy of Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who died at 56. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources tell CNN that Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly three years before being released in a prisoner swap, was injured in Ukraine and is being treated at a hospital in Germany. CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto tells Anderson Cooper what he’s hearing about how and why Reed ended up in Ukraine. Plus, LeBron James’ eldest son, Bronny, suffered a cardiac arrest while practicing at the University of Southern California. He is in stable condition and out of the ICU. Hall of Famer Jim Boeheim coached LeBron during the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. The former Syracuse coach joins AC360 to discuss the physical toll the game can have on athletes and the bond between Bronny and his dad.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources tell CNN that special counsel Jack Smith and his team of investigators are looking closely at a February 2020 meeting in the Oval Office where then-President Trump praised improvements to the security of U.S. elections, including his administration’s work to expand the use of paper ballots and support security audits of vote tallies. These details contradict the voter-fraud conspiracy theories Trump spread publicly. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Elie Honig tells Anderson Cooper why this meeting would interest Smith and how it could help his case against the former President. Plus, CNN Senior Data Reporter Harry Enten joins AC360 to break down one of the biggest weekends at the box office and declares who the winner was, “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer.”To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The federal judge presiding over former President Trump’s classified documents case has scheduled his trial for May 2024. That’s months after the December request by special counsel Jack Smith. If that May timeline holds, the trial would fall deep in the 2024 race for the White House and would be during multiple Republican presidential primaries. Journalists and authors Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein join AC360 to discuss the effect a trial during an election year could have on the race and the other ongoing Trump investigations. Plus, singer, songwriter, and actor Josh Groban tells AC360 about working with the legendary Tony Bennett, who died at the age of 96.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators with special counsel Jack Smith’s team are expected to talk to additional witnesses over the next several weeks in their election interference probe as a potential third indictment for the former President Trump looms. One of those witnesses is expected to be a former attorney for Trump. The former president was told by the special counsel that he is a target in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CNN Chief Correspondent Kaitlan Collins tells Anderson Cooper who testified today and why they are an important witness. Plus, a source tells CNN that authorities in the Gilgo Beach serial killings case are working with the theory that the suspect, 59-year-old Rex Heuermann, murdered the victims inside his Long Island home. John Miller is the former NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism. He joins AC360 to discuss the investigation and the continued search for evidence.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources tell CNN that former President Trump’s team of lawyers and advisers are trying to find out if there is any evidence or witnesses they don’t know about that are bolstering special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The former president said he received a target letter from Smith over the weekend. CNN Chief Correspondent Kaitlan Collins tells Anderson Cooper if the Trump team has responded to the target letter yet. Plus, former Arkansas governor and current candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Asa Hutchinson joins AC360 to discuss whether he thinks the Justice Department has been weaponized against the former President with another potential indictment possible.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump says he’s been informed by special counsel Jack Smith’s office that he is the target of the criminal investigation into the attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a sign he could be charged soon. The former President has already been indicted twice, in a New York hush money case and in Smith's probe into Trump's mishandling of classified documents. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe tells Anderson Cooper whether he thinks the special counsel or the Department of Justice would send a target letter if they didn’t believe they had a strong case. Plus, state prosecutors in Michigan charged the 16 Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joins AC360 to react to the charges.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin defended his flirtation with a third-party presidential campaign saying he had no plans to play “spoiler” in the 2024 election. Manchin spoke at a No Labels forum in New Hampshire with former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a Republican, who told reporters after that any talk of a Manchin-Huntsman ticket was premature and a distraction. Cornel West is running for President as a Green Party candidate. He tells Anderson Cooper if he’s concerned about a third-party candidate siphoning votes away and potentially leading to another four years of former President Trump in the White House. Plus, CNN’s Alex Marquardt joins AC360 from Odesa, Ukraine where Russia is retaliating for the naval drone attack on its bridge to Crimea 24 hours earlier. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices