BALDWIN: More breaking news this afternoon. We've learned a federal judge has ordered the State Department to release records pertaining to this whole Ukraine scandal. Let's get straight to our Justice Department correspondent, Jessica Schneider, in D.C. Jessica, what exactly would be released?</s>JESSICA SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Brooke, this happening in the past few minutes. If these records are released that this judge ordered, this would happen in the next month, in 30 days. What are these records you ask? This all stems from a lawsuit from the watchdog group American Oversight who filed this lawsuit last month. And they're asking for records from the State Department dealing with senior officials' correspondence with Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, about communications concerning two things: Efforts to encourage or ask for Ukrainian assistance on the political investigations into the Bidens, as well as any efforts to oust the ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. This is a watchdog group putting forward this lawsuit. Presumably, they want to kind of jive with what's going on in Congress. But it's interesting, and important, that in the next 30 days, the State Department has in fact been ordered to turn the documents over. The key, Brooke, according to the judge and parties here filing this lawsuit, is that Rudy Giuliani isn't a governmental employee. Therefore, his records and communications with the State Department should be released. Now, presumably here, the State Department could appeal this. They could ask for a stay on this order. Meaning, we wouldn't see those documents. But right now, as it stands, we could see as the American public by via this watchdog, these documents in the next 30 days -- Brooke?</s>BALDWIN: How about that? Jessica Schneider, 30 days is the deadline. Thank you very much. Sneak in a quick break. When we come back, more on the breaking news. Legal analysis on this huge development, conversations between top state employees and Giuliani.</s>ANNOUNCER: This is CNN breaking news.</s>BALDWIN: Welcome back. You're watching CNN. I'm Brooke Baldwin. Thank you for being here.
Federal Judge Orders State Department To Release Records On Ukraine Scandal.