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specifically. and on the future of the court, and newest member, st ahead. before we get to all of that, do you remember when the donald trump campaign was caught scamming its own donors? i just have to read you the lead from the "new york times," the story that broke the scandal open. quote, stacy blatt was in hospice care in september 2020 listening to rush limbaughs dire warnings about how badly donald trumps campaign needed money when he went online and chipped in everything he cou...

im going to be doing monday nights from here on out. plus ill be here for big news events like i have been. things like the january 6th hearings. the big supreme court decision by down roe v. wade. nothing that im doing is changing at all. but it is great news that starting late this summer, starting may august, 20 alice wagner in the chair here tuesday through friday night at 9:00 eastern. so congratulations to alex, everybody thinks this is great news, myself included. again, youre s...

joining us this hour. happy to have you here. quick personnel news, good news, i want to say congratulations to alex wagner, who is going to take over the slot that is now msnbc prime, this is just announced today by msnbc, it is great news, in terms of me, nothing about what im doing is changing, im going to be doing monday nights from here on out and here for big news events like i have been, things like the january 6th hearing and the supreme court decision friday on roe v. wade, no...

gravity. the democrats started off as underdogs. then they had to contend with a string of really bad luck, part of it just the end of the pandemics worth phase. getting back to normal, they were lingering supply chain issues from the pandemic, led to concerns -- that very well-documented baby formula shortage. those supply chain issues were also one factor in a record high -- inflation, which again, was afflicting basically every country across the world. but, you know, you cant tell ...

former aide to then trump chief of staff mark meadows. a surprise witness at a surprise hearing that was only announce 2 wood 2 hours ago. so why is she such a big deal? as politico said, she knows a lot. what she heard and who she personally saw coming and going, all add to her value. as she told the committee in march, she had "insight into essentially all of trumps meetings." in multiple depositions, she leveled explosive allegations against trump, mark meadows, and republican lawma...

president donald trump. good morning. welcome to "morning joe." it is thursday, august 25th. im willie geist. with us, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. the president of the national action network and host of "politics nation," reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for "politico," sam stein. lets dive into the story that has everybody talking right now. 43 million people in line to have at least...

as a huge surprise given the well-established history inside trump world of pressuring potential witnesses in key investigations. washington post lays it out like this, quote. evidence across multiple state, federal and congressional investigations points to a similar pattern. trump and his close allies privately shower potential witnesses with flattery and attention extending vague assurances that staying loyal to trump would be better than crossing him. meanwhile, trump publicly blas...

descent into assism. and a major effort to free brittney griner and paul whelan from captivity in red sox and ill be joined by olivia juliana, an amazing young woman who turned a disgusting attack by matt gaetz into an opportunity to raise money for abortion services across the country. we begin with the new signs that the justice department is moving the ball in its investigation into the january 6th news. the house january 6th committee has spent the summer laying out its laser-focus...

the growing list of states are abortions are no longer legal. and new threats of prison and fines for providers. plus, the courts next move. could other rights be at risk? the landmark rulings now called into question after one justices comments about birth control and same-sex marriage. the nations new groundbreaking gun law. today, president biden signed a bipartisan gun safety bill, making this vow. >> lives will be saved. >> but will it help stop yet another mass shooting a c...

office, and it just took us long to get there. i remember saying on our air, in 2018, when justice kennedy retired, that one of the consequences of that would be that abortion would be illegal in half the country within two years. and i was wrong, it was four years. but the fact that this is foretold doesnt make it any less shocking. >> im gonna go watch your show now. >> thanks, chris. good to see you, my friend. thank you. >> and thanks to you at home for being with us this hour. its...