The plan thaet can do that other than the pope. The pope. Republican congressman troy nells of texas with a totally normal comparison for the former president , the pope. A recap of what happened yesterday in Donald Trumps Criminal Hush Money Trial in just a moment. Plus, trumps comments about Birth Control that he quickly had to walk back. Also ahead a former Senior Adviser to President Obama lays out an alarming Supreme Court scenario for democrats if donald trump were to win in november. Well play for you that warning. Thats another one, elizabeth. Well get to that. So good morning. Welcome to morning joe. Its wednesday, may 22nd. Were in washington. The table is going what are we talking about today . With us we have u. S. Special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, elizabeth b. Miller and Deputy Managing Editor for politics at politico, sam stein is with us. Well start with Donald Trumps criminal trial where testimony in the former president s hush money trial has officially fi
States. Chilling words. I couldnt help but go back and Jesse Rodriguez called me up and we talked about it. Couldnt help but go back to something that we had talked about on the show a year ago. Lets take a quick look. Several months ago a Foreign Policy expert on the International Level went to advise donald trump and three times he asked about the use of Nuclear Weapon. Three times he asked if we have them, why canty use them . Thats one of the reason he just doesnt have Foreign Policy experts trump asked three times . Three times in an hour briefing why cant we use Nuclear Weapons . Be careful, america, and be careful republican leaders. Your party is blowing up. I want to ask one more time and it may be classified but the steps, donald trump decide to use a Nuclear Weapon, what is the time frame between his decision and when the Nuclear Weapons are launched . Joe, its scenario dependent but the system is designed for speed and decisiveness. Its not designed to debate the decision.
Behind closed doors, much of that time reportedly spent refusing to answer questions. Bannon talked about his time on the trump campaign, but then refused to discuss the transition or his time in the west wing of the white house. Thats what earned him a subpoena, issued right there on the spot as Kristen Welker and mike menlie reports tonight. Steve bannon told lawmakers that the white house instructed him not to answer questions related to his tenure as a Top White House adviser. Prompting a rare subpoena to compel testimony. It was apparently not enough to compel bannon who reportedly continued to refuse to talk about conversations even outside the west wing. The scope of this assertion of privilege if thats what it is is breathtaking. If the white house is permitted to maintain that kind of a gag rule on a witness, no congressional investigation could ever be effective. This obviously cant stand. We expect to have mr. Bannon back in, we hope very soon with a different position by th
Good evening once again for our nbc news headquarters in new york. Day 362 of the Trump Administration finds one of the president s closest former aids the subject of not one but two subpoenas in the russia investigation. What did they ask you . What did they ask you in there . What did they ask you in the meeting, mr. Bannon. That was just tonight on capitol hill. Former white house chief strategist steve bannon leaving after 9 1 2 hours in front of the House Intelligence Committee. Behind closed doors, much of that time reportedly spent refusing to answer questions. Bannon talked about his time on the trump campaign, but then refused to discuss the transition or his time in the west wing of the white house. Thats what earned him a subpoena, issued right there on the spot as Kristen Welker and mike menlie reports tonight. Steve bannon told lawmakers that the white house instructed him not to answer questions related to his tenure as a Top White House adviser. Prompting a rare subpoena
Nbc news headquarters in new york. Day 362 of the Trump Administration finds one of the president s closest former aids the subject of not one but two subpoenas in the russia investigation. What did they ask you . What did they ask you in there . What did they ask you in the meeting, mr. Bannon. That was just tonight on capitol hill. Former white house chief strategist steve bannon leaving after 9 1 2 hours in front of the House Intelligence Committee. Behind closed doors, much of that time reportedly spent refusing to answer questions. Bannon talked about his time on the trump campaign, but then refused to discuss the transition or his time in the west wing of the white house. Thats what earned him a subpoena, issued right there on the spot as Kristen Welker and mike menlie reports tonight. Steve bannon told lawmakers that the white house instructed him not to answer questions related to his tenure as a Top White House adviser. Prompting a rare subpoena to compel testimony. It was app