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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...

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Since last spring. >> we actually dont have that sound. luckily i have a panel to explain it all to us, how his relationship has changed and now the man who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump as a the president is "a racist, a con man, and a cheat." that comes from his prepared statement. the final draft provided by his attorney lanny davis. the former fixer goes on to talk about those who might doubt hes telling the truth now. he says "for those who question my motives being here...

Today is on the one hand we have michael cohen trying to prove hes the ultimate con man. no different than the wall or tax cut for the little guy, producing and selling the con. on the other side of the globe, a guy trying to take off the emperors clothes. >> it feels like were at the twilight of this place. >> were just at the beginning. you know this ends with a ricco charge by the southern district. they are going to rico that organization, take the thing apart building by building. i promise...

Coming out at risk to himself right now. if he lies to congress, he coface new charges. this is his peril, not his benefit necessarily. unless hes just going out and trying to rehab his reputation. remember though, i mean, the sdny sentencing memo for michael cohen you know this, was scathing, was scathing. they basically called all of this one big act. he is no hero. so you have that credibility issue. you have a man who is going to prison. you have a man who knows this president better than an...

Illicit acts rather than listening to my own conscience. im ashamed because i know what mr. trump is, he is a racist, a con man, is he a cheat. and cohen plans to provide evidence as well as personal anecdotes to back up the claims. here are some of the biggest bombshells we know. in his daft, he says the president not only knew about the hush money payments to stormy daniels but he personally directed them. he says "mr. trump directed me to use my own personal funds from a home equity line of c...

Character, calling him a rat. even some of his congressional allies are suggesting that michael cohens wife is going to step out on him while hes in prison. what do you make of all this thats going on? im not sure why thats a relevant subject. >> its not surprising they would go after his character, after all cohen did lie before congress. this is why hes going to jail. it doesnt mean he has to then be redeemed and made a paragon of virtue. michael cohen is who he is. part what have is coming in...