Trumpty Dumpty: The National Archives has told Donald Trump that it will give documents to a special prosecutor proving that the former president and his top advisers understood while he was president the correct process for declassifying documents, undercutting Trump’s claims about powers of “automatic” declassification.

  These documents could be crucial in supporting the theory that Trump knowingly broke the law when he took classified documents to his Florida home and refused to give them back.

  CNN reports that  the records will be handed over to Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing criminal investigations into Trump and his possession of sensitive documents. Trump has said he can declassify “just by thinking about it,” and these National Archive documents might prove that he knew better.

  In what might be a preview of Trump’s defense, his lawyer Jim Trusty said, “At the end of his presidency, he relied on the constitutional authority as commander-in-chief which is to take documents and take them to Mar-a-Lago while still President as he was at the time and to effectively declassify and personalize them.” Trusty said, “He talked about declassifying them but he didn’t need to.” 

The War Room: Russia again overnight rained missiles on the Ukraine capital Kyiv in the ninth attack on the city this month. The night sky was filled with the roar of missiles incoming and outgoing. Ukraine says its air defenses shot down several cruise missiles. 

  Somebody is hitting back at the Russians in occupied Crimea. An explosion derailed a train interrupting services between Simferopol and Sevastopol.

The Anti-Woke: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who hasn’t made much of a secret of his plans, will officially announce himself a candidate for president next week, several news outlets report.

  DeSantis has fervently positioned himself as the “anti-woke,” fighting liberal notions about race, education, and sexuality. His Stop-Woke (Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees) Act, bars educational institutions and businesses from teaching students and employees anything that would them to “feel guilt, anguish or any form of psychological distress” due to their race, color, sex, or national origin. 

  DeSantis already has a super PAC running ads supporting him and he has travelled to early nominating states. But even undeclared, he’s been getting pummeled by Donald Trump and trails in the polls.

It’s the Law: House Republicans yesterday voted to refer New York Rep. George Santos to the Ethics Committee rather than eject him for lying his way into Congress and being criminally indicted. With a majority of just 9 seats, the Republicans need Santos’s vote. — The South Carolina legislature voted to ban almost all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. — The Texas legislature voted to ban  hormone, puberty blocking treatments, and surgeries for transgender children. — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill banning the internet app TikTok from operating inside the state. “Today, Montana takes the most decisive action of any state to protect Montanans’ private data and sensitive personal information from being harvested by the Chinese Communist Party,” the Republican Gianforte said in a news release. It’s a mystery how the law could be enforced inside state lines and it is likely to be challenged in court.

Working Girl: California Sen. Diane Feinstein escalated concerns about her health and mental acuity Tuesday when she was briefly questioned in a Capitol hallway by LA Times reporter Ben Oreskes.

  The 89-year-old Democrat had been absent from the senate for several months, recovering from a case of shingles, her staff said. She’s in a wheelchair now.

  Oreskes asked how colleagues responded to her return and Feinstein said, “No, I haven’t been gone.” She went on, “You should follow the — I haven’t been gone, I’ve been working.”

  Oreskes asked whether she had been working from home. “No, I’ve been here. I’ve been voting,” she said. “Please, you either know or don’t know.”

Royal Pain: Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle, were subjected to a paparazzi car chase Tuesday night in New York City that was so reckless it could have had a “catastrophic” outcome, a spokesperson for the couple said. Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, also was in the car.

  The chase lasted at least 90 minutes with cars, motorcycles, electric bikes, and scooters in pursuit, some of them driving on sidewalks, racing through red lights,  and going the wrong way on one-way streets. The Royals switched cars several times to dodge their pursuers on the way to spend the night in a private residence.

  Of course, the chase was reminiscent of the Paris chase that resulted in the death of Harry’s mother, Princess Diana.  The couple eventually ditched their pursuers at a police station in the middle of shift change.  

Channeling: CNN morning host Kaitlin Collins, fresh off her town hall with Donald Trump, has been promoted to 9 PM anchor for the network. CNN boss Christ Licht described the 31-year-old Collins as “a smart and gifted journalist who we’ve all seen hold lawmakers and newsmakers accountable.” 

  After a near-meteoric rise from White House correspondent to just a few months at morning host, starting next month Collins will have one of the most coveted seats in cable news. She held her own against Trump. She’s smart, but no Jake Tapper. 

The Spin Rack: Theranos blood testing founder and fraudster Elizabeth homes has been ordered to report to prison by May 30th. — Twitter owner Elon Musk, who works in the computer business that makes it easy for many people to work from home, announced that working from home is “morally wrong.” Musk said the people who deliver your takeout and fix your windows can’t work from home. “That’s messed up,” Musk said. 

Below the Fold: A federal grand jury has indicted a Minnesota man on charges of stealing from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids a pair of the famous ruby red slippers Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz. Evidently he couldn’t just click them to get away.

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