Prosecutor will begin presenting her case to grand jury setting up a fourth possible indictment. And speaking of iowa, ron sdaens did not have a great time there. He was heckled several times by Trump Supporters and trolled by the former president s campaign. Also ahead, a Special Counsel is appointed in the doj investigation of hunter biden. Well explain the new development. And plus an update on the Catastrophic Maui Wildfire which is now the deadliest in more than history. Joe, the scenes are just staggering. Yeah, what a tragedy. Unspeakable tragedy. And it seems to have been a Perfect Storm. Winds blowing and whipping around, a lot of people saying they should have turned off the electricity. But the response from officials, that is how they were keeping the water pumps going. Really just again a Perfect Storm, a disaster of unspeakable proportions for the people there. And well be covering that obviously across the four hours. And also a lot going on in politics this past weekend
We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law. We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone their evidence can be tested in court and judged by a jury of citizen sdpgs we look at the fact, we look at the law and we bring charges. For the fourth time in as many months donald trump, the former president of the United States, is facing a criminal indictment. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is tuesday, august 15th. Lets dive right into the latest indictment for the former president. The charges are from Fulton County, georgia, where trump and 18 others were named in a sweeping 41count indictment targeting alleged attempts to overturn the states 2020 Election Results, Fulton County District Attorney fani willis announced the charges just before midnight. The states role in this process is essential to the functioning of our democracy. Georgia like every state has laws that allow those who believe that results
The history of lahaina which i honestly didnt know until reading about it in the wake of his destruction is fascinating and its lost just absolutely devastating. Yes it will have more on that later tonight. Thank you as always for the coverage. Thanks to you at home for joining us tonight. We have new developments in the multiple criminal trials in the former president donald trump. Todays coconspirators in the maralago case, of the walt nauta and all of carlos tlr, they appeared in a florida courtroom to brought and to the new charges brought about them by jack smith. Trumps lawyer was also there representing his interest in this case. The nude event fan in here, a property manager Carlos De Oliveira did not enter a plea, he needs to still lock in some legal representation, with both trump and his valid walt nauta pleaded not guilty to their scheme to delete Security Footage that of maralago. A wall that classified documents case continues to move forward, so too does jack smith other
Running mate. Ill ask him this morning. Plus challenging biden, the new Special Counsel appointment fuels more criticism from republicans. If he were a republican he would have been in jail a long time ago. Biden is also facing critics from within his own party on his capacity to serve. Ill talk to democratic congressman dean philips of minnesota who is actively calling for more primary challenger to biden. And red alert. That vote in ohio is pretty sobering. Ohioet voers deliver a victory to supporters of Abortion Rights and offer another warning sign for republicans. If republicans are just focused on one issue theyll have a bit of a challenge. Support for legal action for abortion is winning inside red and blue states from kansas to kentucky to michigan. Will it be a motivating factor for voters in 2024. Joining me for insight and analysis are. Politico mriback coauthor eugene daniels. Republican strategist brandon buck. Is imoen sanderstownsend, former spokesperson for Kamala Harri
Appoints a special counsel to investigate President Bidens son. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as special counsel. While former Vice President mike pence asked republican primary voters to shift their support away from his former boss. Theres almost no idea more unamerican than the notion that any one person could pick the american president. How much will mike pence make january 6th central to his campaign against his former running mate. Ill ask him this morning. Plus challenging biden, the new special counsel appointment fuels more criticism from republicans. If he were a republican he would have been in jail a long time ago. Biden is also facing critics from within his own party on his capacity to serve. Ill talk to democratic congressman dean philips of minnesota who is actively calling for more primary challenger to biden. And red alert. That vote in ohio is pretty sobering. Ohioet voers deliver a victory to supporters of abortion rights and off