east coast that means you still have time. the kids are still asleep or maybe even your spouse. you still have time it is april 1. you have time to pull off a prank, it is april fools for they got me at 4:30 a.m. this morning, walked into my office and this is what i found, an office full of lipstick the the shots put into context, bloomsbury could not walk could not take a step could not sit down. our producer, ariel, was standing in the side of my office in the video tape me. [laughter] i worked out 20 seconds before he noticed her standing there. is a lot of hard work for interns yesterday. working hard blowing up balloons. there he is in the corner it s not really april fools but you were fools. he was a groggy reaction. a while, it was 4:30 a.m. i come in, come to the building a good floor beneath this for the coffee machine to get a coffee we do not have a coffee machine on her floor. put a coffee maker in your office. and then i come up i ve not even even had m
makes history charging donald trump with more than 30 counts connected to a hush money coverup of his alleged affair with adult film actress stormy daniels. all those details are still under seal. but republicans aren t waiting on the facts and are rushing to defend the former president. this is legal voodoo. you got a misdemeanor that s been made of felony. this case will follow, like a cheap suit under legal scrutiny. plus team. trump plans to mount a loud defense in the court of public opinion and to keep a list of who is defending him. and who isn t. but first the people of the state of new york versus donald j. trump manhattan grand jury, returning a 30 plus count indictment against the former president of the united states. sources are telling cnn and the arrangement and the charges are expected to be on tuesday in a hold your breath moment for the entire country. but today, trump s attorney says that his client plans to plead not guilty, and he puts the odds of a plea
the 11th hour is underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again i am stephanie coming to you live from our nation s capital were former president trumps number two has lost his bid to testify under oath. a federal judge has now ordered mike pence to appear before the grand jury investigating henry six. mike pence has been fighting the subpoena, he argued his role has president of the senate shielded him from testimony but the judge said he can be questioned about a legend illegality on trump s part. tonight mike pence hinted that this is not over. i have nothing to hide, i have a constitution to uphold. i upheld the constitution on january 6, i believe we did our duty that day under the constitution of the u.s., we are currently speaking to our attorneys about the proper way forward. as i said we will have a decision in the coming days. i appreciate the former vp has nothing to hide. if he is watching he is welcome to join me any night of the week. at the same
Up, ted cruz is On Fox Defending Trump by saying the opposite. Theres no person on planet earth that believes donald trump has been sell celebate all of his life. Thats not news. We have a lot on Donald Trumps criminal Hush Money Trial. What a week it has been. Stormy daniels wrapping up testimony with a contentious and bizarre crossexamination from trumps legal term. Well get expert legal analysis on that and what we can expect in court today because its not over yet. Plus, we have reaction from capitol hill to President Bidens threat to withhold some Weapons Shipments to israel over its possible invasion of rafah. More republicans are krilt criticizing the president and hes facing backlash from democrats. And Kevin Mccarthy is having a hard time coping with the fact that mike johnson did something he could not. Well show you mccarthys dig at his successor. It seems, i dont know, not okay, will legal, good morning, and welcome to morning joe. Its friday, may 10th. With us we have the
Sandra top of a new hour here and former president Donald Trumps criminal trial is set to resume any moment now here in manhattan. The prosecution will resume its redirect a former National Enquirer publisher david pecker welcome to our two of America Reports i am sandra smith in new york. John i am don roberts in washington with Court Testimony resuming. The former president s legal team wrapped up with pecker earlier today he tried to poke holes in the testimony by pointing out some contradictions and inconsistencies. We have heard from trump once today before the court began, listen to this. We are doing very well in this ring to trial and Everybody Knows it. I think yesterday went very well. In the courthouse, it should be over. The case is over. You heard what was said, the case should be over. But you will have to make that determination and i think this judge will never allow the case to be held in. Sandra reaction to that in a moment. They will be here all our to help digest th