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soon because time is running out. >> congress is ready to get on the easter recess. they had gop priorities, too, into the administration, all sidelined because theyre rallying again to the defense of donald trump who continues to exert influence over the party thank you, as always great to see you this morning. thanks to all of you for getting up "way too early" with us on this thursday morning. "morning joe" starts now. after he was arrested, apparently today, donald trump has ca...

of falsifying business records, typically just a misdemeanor, and district attorneys alvin braggs strategy for elevating the charges is on shaky legal ground. >> heres the "new york post," calling the case trumped up. the paper writes, is that it? braggs historic cases versus don falls flat. >> meanwhile the da defending his controversial decision to bring a case against a former u.s. president. >> your predecessor took a hard look at this case and decided not to charge it. federal pro...

in the offices possession prior to my time here. he is talking about some new evidence are you aware of what that might be >> theres no new evidence thats spin. also this hour, house speaker kevin mccarthy meeting with taiwans president tsai at the reagan library in california a show of support for taiwan how is beijing reacting? international pressure for vladimir putin to release evan gershkovich falsely charged with spying as he remains locked in a prison in moscow >> in my own ...

elections. and house speaker kevin mccarthy trading partisan political fights for a diplomatic one, meeting this hour with the president of taiwan mccarthy says the meeting will help make the world safer. china says its doing just the opposite so a lot to get to we start with today and donald trump embarking on an effort rarely tried in american history running for president while simultaneously fighting criminal charges. his late night speech at mar-a-lago gave us a glimpse of whats...

♪ it is 10:00 a.m. in new york im lindsey riser and this morning huge new questions swirls as the historic case against president trump launches into a new phase the prosecutor alleging new information at the center of the charges. hes not saying what that information is, something trumps legal team is already pouncing on. >> i mean, where are the underlying charges the indictment actually did not list what these underlying charges are. >> trump overnight lashing out at both the ju...

says will quote, end a painful chapter. the new details on the tentative but huge civil settlement between doj and victims of the 2017 sutherland springs church mass shooting. why intelligence officials are keeping a close eye on russia and china right now after trumps indictment what theyre trying to stop from happening. and republican house speaker kevin mccarthy threatens alvin bragg with action on the hill. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments i wan...

judges order that he testify in the probe. laura jarrett will be joining us shortly with her reporting on that. first as we come on the air, we are watching history house speaker kevin mccarthy is meeting right now with taiwans president ing-wen, the first meeting since 1979 when the u.s. ended diplomatic negotiations with taiwan in a deal to establish a relationship with china. they are expected to deliver a joint address at any moment. were going to bring that to you as soon as it ge...

discussing the charges he is set to face, connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead—up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. donald trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch—hunt. hes spending the night here at trump tower. you might be able to see that barricades have been erected around it, with new york police on high alert in preparation for donald trumps appearance a...

temperatures bearing up at around six to 9 degrees. there will be a bricks of rain and to begin with it will be light and patchy and early morning sunshine in the south east corner. that will quickly disappear, i suspect. into the afternoon, outbreaks of showery rain which will become heavier out to the west later in the afternoon. top temperature generally between nine and 13 degrees. the rain pushes steadily eastward through scotland, allowing for scotland and northern ireland to bri...

of media and as well, new yorks finest all there protecting everyone who is out front of that courthouse. well put that up for you in a second. hello from washington. im john roberts. good afternoon to you. >> gillian: gillian turner in for sandra smith. this is "america reports." multiple sources tell fox news trump faces more than 30 charges and at least one of them is a felony. trump is expected to plead nothing on all the charges, they stem from an alleged hush money payment made j...