lead off panel, peter baker, chief correspondent for the new york times. closely watching the rise of putin. jacqui investigations reporter for the washington post, she is also an msnbc contributor. the former u.s. attorney, joyce man city, spent 25 years as a federal prosecutor and is also a law professor at the university of alabama. it is good to see you all. jacqui, and go to start with you because you are on the byline here. doj pressing for a contempt ruling from a judge, why are they escalating to this level? yeah, this contempt hearing is happening tomorrow, and this comes after a break down, which i think is a bit of an understatement of trust between the justice department and the trump legal team. the justice department complaining to the court that trump s legal team has failed time and time again to comply with the original grand jury subpoena. the trump legal team, on the other, hand argues that they have complied and they in the latest bout of their compliance, the
look at how paul whelen ended up behind bars and what he says about the charges against him. just days after more classified documents were found in a florida storage facility, sources tell cnn the u.s. justice department is asking a federal judge to hold donald trump in contempt of court. u.s. justice department argues that trump hasn t complied with the subpoena to return all classified materials t. a hearing is set for fly. cnn s caitlyn polanz explains what a contempt ruling might mean for the former president. reporter: a new development in the criminal investigation about the handling of documents at mar-a-lago after the trump presidency. the justice department has recently gone to court under seal and asked a federal judge to hold donald trump in contempt of court for failing to turn over additional records that he may have in his possession that could be national security
your screen. he will face democratic ohio congressman tim ryan this fall for the seat being vacated by retiring senator rob portman. congressman tim ryan will join morning joe later this morning. meanwhile, republican mike dewine secured the nomination in his bid for re-election. noteworthy he didn t cross 50%. former dayton mayor nan wheyly won the democratic nomination for governor and the rematch between an establishment democratic and progressive left candidate and for the second year in a row, the mainstream democrat, congresswoman brown defeated former state senator nina turner. elsewhere, manhattan judge has refused to lift $10,000 a day fine against donald trump. the former president remains in contempt of court for failing to comply with the subpoena from new york state attorney general latitia james. trump appealed the contempt ruling and asked the court to stop the payments while it plays
sanctions. the bloc has found it much harder to reach consensus on imposing measures that could reduce or fully eliminate russian oil despite weeks of talks. two eu nations, hungary and slovakia are demanding exemptions due to their heavy dependence on russian energy. the european commission which is the executive arm of the eu is proposing a complete ban on all russian oil. but noted it would not be easy for some of its member states. a manhattan judge has refused to lift the $10,000 a day fine against donald trump. the former president remains in contempt of court for failing to comply with the subpoena from new york attorney general letitia james. trump appealed the contempt ruling and asked the court to stop the payments while it plays out. the financial means he continues to owe 10,000 a day every day from april 26th. that s totaling $90,000 as of