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from his own lawyers, and furthermore, there's evidence of him saying things that are completely incompatible that this was an idea. >> do you believe he lied to the justice department >> do i personally believe it? yes, i do. >> that's former attorney general bill barr, continuing his criticism of done in another sunday show interview. we'll have more of barr's damning comments about the president in just a moment. meanwhile, 2024 republican presidential candidate chris christie is mocking the rnc for its loyalty pledge we'll explain. and we'll have the very latest from beijing as...

or digging into the scathing report, the pattern-or-practice investigation launched after george floyd staff. we're talking to minnesota's attorney general keith ellison, about the serious systemic problems and how they plan to get a handle on. them and there's a lot to talk about about the republican presidential primary, the 2024 is also could be a crucial test for state races. specifically, gubernatorial races in states like north carolina. we're gonna dig into what's at stake at some governors have been critical to putting -- coming through republican state legislatures. class, m...

>> we're going to have 80% of the staff we need. we're hopeful we'll get to 80% of the pools that were able to open. >> a shortage of workers is forcing some summer staples like community pools to stay closed. the concerns that could lead to a rise in violence. thank you for joining us this sunday, june 19th. juneteenth. happy father's day to all the dads out there. kristin, great to be with you as always. >> great to be with you, boris. they resisted pressure from donald trump to help overturn the 2020 election results. state officials will share their stories with the nation befo...

Two years after president abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 after congress passed a bill to embrace the occasion we'll have much more on juneteenth a little further ahead on "morning joe. right now, let's turn back to politics. we have the founder of the conservative website "the bulwark," charlie sykes with us. charlie, thanks for being here. >> morning. >> we've been talking a bunch this show about republicans sharpening their attacks on donald trump when it comes to his federal indictment chris christie, no surprise. bill bar...

Movement to make juneteenth a federal holiday. known as the grandmother of juneteenth, the 95-year-old campaigned on the issue for decades. she even held a two and a half mile march each year to commemorate the two and a half years it took for slaves in texas to learn they were free. >> please, please continue the kinds of things you know we need to become one people. it's not a white thing. it's not a black thing. it's an american thing. >> reporter: in 198 texas became the first state to make juneteenth a state holiday. 47 states and the district of columbia followed suit. a dream come true ...