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Justice Department alleges "obstructive conduct"

A court filing from the Justice Department suggests former President Donald Trump's legal team likely "concealed and removed" some government documents prior to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. The DOJ asked a federal judge in Florida to reject Trump's request for a "special master." CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa and former federal prosecutor David Weinstein joined CBS News' David Begnaud to discuss.

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DOJ alleges "obstructive conduct" at Mar-a-Lago

The Justice Department filed a 36-page response late Tuesday night to former President Donald Trump's request for a federal judge to appoint a third party to sift through the records seized at his Florida residence, alleging that "obstructive conduct" occurred at Mar-a-Lago after Trump's legal team allegedly tried to conceal or remove certain records from investigators in the months leading up to the Aug. 8 search. Robert Costa reports.

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1/15: Face the Nation

With just five days until President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, "Face the Nation" talks to Vice President-elect Mike Pence and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, about a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into Russian election meddling. We sit down with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who discusses what he hopes Mr. Trump will do when it comes to the intelligence community. Plus: Analysts look at the political landscape and the challenges Mr. Trump faces.

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11/26: Face The Nation

This week on "Face the Nation," host John Dickerson sits down with Robert Dallek, author of "Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life," Ron Chernow, author of "Grant," Nancy Koehn, author of "Forged in Crisis," and Mark Updegrove, author of "The Last Republicans" for a discussion about their works which examine leadership in times of crisis. Plus, Walter Isaacson discusses his new book "Leonardo da Vinci" which explores the life and work of the original renaissance man.

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