thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. it was just released that the pentagon deleted all messages from the january 6th. then they hear hillary clinton, well, well, well. we look at the missing january 6th text messages. the questions all over washington this morning with multiple government agencies now involved. has a massive coverup been exposed. and former dhs secretary, jay johnson is standing by. a federal grand jury asked former aide what it means for donald trump. and poland say that democrats continue to make gains as the republicans fly with them wanting to control congress. fallout from kansas and arizona. a lot more than that. we have and overall look of trump s record in the primary races, which is very strong. c pack kicks off today with a controversial guest. we ll get to that. let s start with the number two democrat in the senate now calling on the department of defense so open an internal investigation from key officials. he asked the inspecto
all right, so, the curtain has fallen on the january 6th committee s first round of hearings. and now, the question is, now what? so, the committee has made clear they are going to resume hearings in september. we know that is. much would happens between now and until then? now in a sense, it really is our turn. we in the news media, and you at home have a responsibility to take everything that has been presented and work to understand what exactly it means. not just in this quick knee-jerk manner that happened so often in the minutes after one of the hearings, but also in a deeper sense. when all the pieces of the puzzle can come together. let s listen to liz cheney this week in her closing statement about this. every american must consider this. that a president who is willing to make choices, donald trump made during the violence of january 6th, ever be trusted with any position of authority and our great nation again. there s probably nothing i agree with liz cheney o
former president trump wanted to be taken up to the capitol instead of the white house. also tonight here, the secret service. how do they explain the erased text messages from january 5th and 6th. rachel scott with late reporting from the hill tonight. the coronavirus in the u.s. and tonight this number 85% of americans now live in a medium or high risk area with this new variant sweeping the country. what dr. jha is now saying tonight about the current bo booster. this shall this strain of the virus. matt gutman tonight. tonight authorities in ohio now say the unarmed black motorist shot and killed by akron police had 46 gunshot wounds. what his family is now saying tonight. the war in ukraine tonight. russian forces hitting new civilian targets, and it all comes one day after that horrific attack that took nearly two dozen lives, including a 4-year-old girl. tonight here work hear from that little girl s grandmother, her message for the russians. there is also
because this is supposed to be the overall law of the land. it protects our individuality, freedom and civil society, in many ways we live in a post constitutional america, those who are waving the constitution today to january 6 committee have been mayor participants in its demise. let me ask you a question. let s say you go to a court of law. there is no judge. there is no jury. you don t have a lawyer. you can t call witnesses. you can t provid evidence, you have to watch. and watch. and let s say that jury chosen by. let s say the jury is chosen by nancy pelosi, and media in the back taking pictures, rolling cameras, taking notes, as scribes. for the prosecution. the prosecution being the jury. then reporting, we have new findings, new information has come out. not a perfect parallel but good enough, that is what is going on with this january 6 committee, nancy pelosi chose every member, they had to pass yore test her test, which was loyal tie to her, nancy pelosi has b
be the overall law of the land, it protects our individuality, freedom and civil society, in many ways we live in a post constitutional america, those waving the constitution today on january 6 committee have been major participants in its demise. let s say you go to a court of law, there is no judge. there is no jury. you don t have a lawyer. you can t call witnesses. you can t provide exculpatory evidence, you cannot be heard, you have to sit and watch. let s say jury was chosen by nancy pelosi, don t worry it is bipartisan. with 7 democrats, two republicans, the media taking pictures, rolling the cameras, taking notes. as scribes. for the prosecution. the prosecution, being the jury. then reporting, we have new finding, new information. not a perfect parallel, but good enough. that is what has been going on with the january 6 committee, nancy pelosi chose every member, they had to past her test,s which were loyalty to her. nancy pelosi has not been questioned once about he