New: Judge Boasberg, in finding probable cause to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating his order to recall deportation flights under the Alien Enemies Act, says the Trump administration has two options

-- bring back the deportees on the flight that was supposed to be recalled so they can have due process

-- or face contempt proceedings, including at the direction of an independent prosecutor he appoints Boasberg finds that the Trump administration willfully disobeyed his TRO, citing Secretary of State Marco Rubio reposting from his official account Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele's "Oopsie... Too late" tweet after he had issued his order

Chief Judge James Boasberg says today's hearing is fact-finding on government's compliance with his temporary restraining orders barring deportation of suspected Venezuelan gang members. He's not planning to issue any rulings DOJ lawyer says he's not liberty or authorized to disclose any info on how many deportation flights went ahead. Says no planes took off after the judge's written order came down

NEW photos of Trump classified docs case at Mar-a-Lago, attached to Special Counsel filing from last night

1 — Classifieds in box with presidential correspondence re Sandy Hook and 2018 WaPo clipping, next to MAGA hats, Diet Coke carton, Hermes tie box, Trump art

2 — Top Secret marked docs in box of Christmas ornaments

NEW: Partially redacted but unsealed exhibit in the Trump classified docs case shows DOJ had cooperation from a senior Trump aide, including post-presidency

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“Person 16” told DOJ they were not aware of a standing declassification order — as Trump claimed — until they read it in news reports.

Added that Person 24, who pushed that narrative, was unqualified for a top govt job they were angling for

NEW: Manhattan DA prosecutor Matthew Colangelo sketches out in his opening statement the link between Trump's alleged falsification of business records and the alleged campaign finance law violation -- which is what would elevate the crimes into felonies. Colangelo tells the jury that Trump's "catch-and-kill" with Pecker and National Enquirer was ALL geared towards helping the Trump campaign. There were 3 parts to the conspiracy, he says:

-- to run positive coverage
-- to attack opponents
-- to act as eyes and ears for campaign

NEW in Trump indictment: May 2022, Evan Corcoran and Lawyer 2 told Trump they needed to search for docs responsive to subpoena. Trump said, per notes:
— What happens if we just don’t respond at all
— Wouldn’t it be better if we just told them we don’t have anything here Corcoran then told Trump he would be back on June 2 to search for any docs responsive to subpoena. Between the May 23 meeting and June 2, Trump got Nauta to remove 64 boxes from storage room and brought them to his residence. On June 1, Nauta removed 11 boxes from Storage Room