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Fourth indictment of donald trump. The former president and 18 others are now facing Racketeering Charges in georgias 2020 election case. We will have indepth analysis on the sprawling indictment straight ahead. Meanwhile, donald trump is once again using his legal troubles to raise money from his supporters. Well have more on that and his response to the historic charges. Plus the reaction from both sides of the aisle here in washington. Not surprisingly the majority of the Republican Party is ...

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. Le...

scuttle the remaining 48 state primaries. its a bid by republican elites to kneecap the republican voters that exist throughout the whole country and that they will need in november all to try to stop any potential long primary by nikki haley waged against trump. maga allies were floating an rnc resolution to declare trump basically the nominee to put a thumb on the scale before the rest of the votes come in. theres only been one primary. theyve backed down from that in public. new rep...

to him but to the government. his body man and alleged co-conspirator walt nauta appeared alongside him and also pleaded not guilty. all of it taking place in a city that has been bracing for this unprecedented day, this unprecedented event and as always is the case with donald trump bracing for the potential of violence. officials in atlanta are reportedly keeping a close eye on the security steps taken in miami given the possibility that fulton county district attorney may become the...

we have a lot to get to this morning, including donald trump formally taking his fight to remain on colorados ballot to the supreme court. well tell you what his lawyers are arguing and why the former president is concerned about how the justices may rule. plus, back in 2020, donald trump hired an expert to prove election fraud. instead, that person found the 2020 election was not stolen. were going to speak with that expert about what his data firm actually uncovered. also ahead, ...

a new phase-in israels ground offensive in gaza. the israeli military has plans to pull back some troops and shift to more localized operations. well go through that development and the escalating tensions in the red sea. also ahead, a look at the very long to-do list for congress in 2024 with several crucial items that were not addressed late last year. plus, the supreme court has a tight time line to rule on the most consequential case involving the presidency since the year 2000...

on our house in terms of what we will end up doing to our fellow human being. >> if you think of a scale, on one side of the scale its like the current situation in venezuela, which is quite dire, as it is in cuba, what would we do to even the scales, to get to a point where what we were doing produced an equal amount of desperation. >> yes. >> its unthinkable. >> a quarter of venezuelas gone. staggering, thank you my friend, as always. thanks to at-home for joining us this hour. on no...

the race, and as he began to deliver his concession speech before a crowd in phoenix, arizona, this happened. >> a little while ago, i had the honor of calling senator barack obama to congratulate him. [crowd chanting] please. to congratulate him. on being elected the next president of the country that we both love. >> john mccain. gently, but firmly, and managing a crowd of republicans for booing the election of our nations first black president. at the time, this was seen as an impor...

shooting, yet again, that left five people dead including an eight-year-old child. we are keeping an eye on breaking weather news as well, around the country including the growing flooding threat along the mississippi river. plus, mike pence grilled, the latest on the hours he spent before the special counsels grand jury. and the woman accusing donald trump of sexual assault defamation stands up to the former presidents lawyers in a blistering cross examination. plus, this. >> when i h...

strike killed a u.s. contractor in that country. the defense department saying they believe the drone use instead that first attack was iranian in fáorigin. the u.s. launching retaliatory strikes in response at president bidens direction. what the national securityok council is now saying about this latest attack. plus, former president trumps own lawyerñi forced to testify against him. -,■ could happen as soon as tody in the e1wide-ranging special counsel investigation into the ...