Good evening, im laura coates. Thank you for joining me this friday evening. Tonight, donald trump is on some thin ice. In the first hearing with the judge in his third indictment, the one over Election Interference, she warned the former president about his rhetoric and his agreement, by the way, not to intimidate witnesses in order to stay a free man. But she also favored some of the arguments by his attorneys, for example, on whether evidence can be discussed publicly. More on that whole dramatic Courtroom Scene in just a moment. First, hunter biden. Hes likely going to trial. Attorney general Merrick Garland effectively appointed a Special Counsel in the guns and taxes investigation of the president s son. Youll recall there was a plea deal, and it also recently broke down. And weve talked about the questions surrounding how that could have happened. Even a judge that questioned the terms of the agreement with the doj. Before we get to all of that analysis, youre probably thinking,
Matters. Bill weir is standing by in hawaii as we unpack that devastation. Also, a top american pastor who says that Teachings Of Jesus are apparently too woke, yes, you heard me say that, for trump supporting evangelicals. And the Riverboat Captain in that Alabama Brawl is speaking out for the first time right here tonight. By the way, if you havent noticed, it is the summer of women from the beehive to barbie and the swifties. But first, everyone, look, jack smith has already made his new years plans. Its not going to be swinging sweet caroline. He will be getting ready for trial. His office is now declaring that they want to see the Election Enteri Case on january 2nd. That date, if you look at the calendar, might seem glare ringly obvious. Its a few days before the third anniversary of the attack on the capitol and, yes, less than two weeks before the iowa caucus. And also, of course, the day after new years day. So he, obviously, came to play. Its also very legal and public clashe
Fascist dictatorship, and so bill barr, after, ive got to say, humiliating himself for several years, bill barr decides, this is where i get off. This is enough. This is my line. I believe in an imperial presidency, but i dont believe in a fascist presidency. Thats what donald trump was asking him to do. Asking him to steal an election. Asking him to arrest his political opponents. Asking him to do the sort of things, again, that fascist dictators do. He wouldnt do it. Now, trump has turned on him. As far as fani willis goes and jack smith and everything else, again, we can point you back to it and play it for you again, what we were saying in 2019. If donald trump lost in 2020, he would run again, and hed run again simply to avoid all the crimes he was committing. Im not good at math, but that was four years ago. Four years ago, we were saying he will run again so he can try to avoid jail. Going to jail. Here we are. I must say, a lot of people were saying that, so its hard to believe
long. morning joe starts right now. are you ready? food for everyone. food for everyone. okay, that s great. he paid everybody. food for everybody. what a guy. he was arrested. what a guy. and released. he kept everybody s spirits up. by buying lunch for them. food for everybody. local cuban restaurant in miami. willie, that is so kind of him. maybe he has been misjudged after all. willie, what do you think? i think mika called this in real time and every day since, but i ll let you reveal the story. well, the miami new times revealed nobody ordered anything during his ten-minute stop, and trump didn t pay for anything. i don t think there was an offer to do so. yeah. willie, nobody ordered nothing. nobody paid for nothing. there was no paying. i know this is going to shock you, coming from donald trump, it was all a scam. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it s friday, june 16th. along with willie, joe, and me, we have former aide t
would you sign a federal abortion ban into law. what i would do is negotiate so that people are happy. after a town hall peddling election lies, promising to pardon january 6 rioters and refusing to pick sides in the war on ukraine, his 2024 rivals remain largely silent. can you say if you want ukraine or russia to win this war? i want everybody to stop dying. as the field of challengers grows, can any of his rivals take him on without alienating his supporters. i ll talk to former republican congressman will hurd of texas who s considering his own bid for president in 2024. plus, moral compass. after a jury found trump liable for sexual abuse, his opponents mostly silent. i don t think it s where the american people are focused. does character matter anymore for republican primary voters? i ll ask russell moore, the editor in chief of christianity today. and border crisis. i want to be very clear. our borders are not open. as the biden administratio