Trump's Legal Team Have Released a Short Video About the Allegations Against Him

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John Avlon: Donald Trump has been consistent in saying he's the victim of a witch hunt by the deep state. He says some senior Republicans think that the federal government over-reached in the U.S. In raiding Mar-a-Lago, they're perhaps not convinced that the retention of these documents is as serious as the FBI seemed to think it is. Some of Mr. Trump's primary rivals have just stayed silent on this one; Chris Christie said let's wait and see what the facts are.

He is expected to be charged for failing to return classified documents and obstructing justice. The former president denies wrongdoing, and any possible convictions are still a long way away, but how does this affect his election campaign? Wildfires raging across Canada are choking New Yorkers. We take a closer look at the air quality data. And Putin’s alleged birth mother dies in Georgia.

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