jokes with him alongside a budget proposal while he was in philadelphia yesterday. his plan has little chance of passing the republican-controlled house, making this more about campaign messaging than the actual numbers. meanwhile, there are significant developments this morning out of the manhattan d.a. s office that signal criminal charges could be coming for donald trump. we ll get into the details of why. also ahead, a lackluster debut for the subcommittee on so-called weaponization of the federal government has some republicans frustrated now with congressman jim jor t jordan an game plan. we ll be joined by the writer of the piece in a moment. good morning to morning joe. we have jonathan lemire. pulitzer prize winning columnist at the washington post, eugene washington. and special correspondent for bbc news, the great katty kay. good morning to you all. as i mentioned, we re going to begin with the new york times report that the manhattan district attorney
hi to everyone. it is 4:00 in new york. happy friday. what began at a celebrity golf tournament in 2006, an affair between a porn star and a business mogul, now has the potential to throw the entire country into unchartered territory with donald trump reportedly on the verge of becoming the first ex-president to be criminally indicted. as we reported on this program yesterday, blockbuster reporting in the new york times reveals that the manhattan d.a. has invited donald trump to testify before a grand jury in the probe examining hush money payments to adult actress stormy daniels. the new york times notes that such offers almost always indicate an indictment is close. it would be unusual for the district attorney alvin bragg to notify a potential department without ultimately seeking charges against him. as for whether donald trump will take bragg up on his offer, the washington post quotes a trump associate saying that everyone will advise him not to go in. here is ter
he joins us as well as ivan watson from ukraine. this is a story that he and 360 have been reporting on extensively. we start things off with carissa ward and her interview. reporter: john, he was keen to tell us that this is really just the first step in what promises to be a long journey. the arrest warrants that were given out today for president putin and also the russian height commissioner for children, these are just the first two, essentially. there may be more coming. there may be other areas that they will be exploring. there is no shortage of alleged war crimes that have taken place. the prosecutor s office that we hear from the icc have made multiple trips to ukraine, but they were keen really to stress the importance of this historic day. take a look. there are many different war crimes for potential war crimes that we have seen playing out in ukraine, whether it is the bombing of the theater in mariupol where people were sheltering, civilians were sheltering,
In 2024, bottom line . At the end of the day, the 47th president of the United States will be Donald Trumping and im excited to get back to low inflation, low unemployment, and more enthusiasm. Senator, yes or no, will you accept the Election Results of 2024 no matter who wins . That is my statement. Senator tim scott of south carolina, who is considered to be a strong contender to be Donald Trumps running mate, dodges a question about accepting the results of about the november election. Well have more on that important exchange in just a moment. Well also goat you caught up on Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial, which resumes later this morning in new york. It comes after some emotional testimony on friday from the former president s longtime aide hope hicks. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, may 6th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day and week with us, and well begin this morning with some new developments from the middle east. Nbc news and the Asso
, and this is cnn. donald trump is expected to voluntarily surrendered to the manhattan district attorney on tuesday for arraignment on multiple criminal charges related to his business operations. security is tight in and around the courthouse. media cameras inside the building are expected to show the former president when he is escorted to the courtroom on tuesday afternoon. sources say trump is facing more than 30 counts related to false business records at the trump organization. prosecutors are investigating whether it was a scheme to cover up hush money to adult film actress stormy daniels shortly before the 2016 election. trump has denied having an affair with daniels or of knowing about the $130,000 that was paid her his lawyers are vowing a vigorous defense on tuesday when they will try to