Smiths case . Plus, americans in iran, out of prison and now under house arrest. The rare move marking a bright spot in u. S. Iran relations. The new details were learning about the tentative deal to free them and what iran is getting in return. And senator joe manchin says hes seriously thinking about leaving his party as he weighs his own political future. Why manchin might be stepping away from the democrats and what it could mean for the Balance Of Power on capitol hill. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this friday, august 11th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin with breaking and tragic news out of hawaii where wildfires continue to ravage the Island Of Maui. At least 55 people are now confirmed dead, and that number is only expected to rise. Four major fires are currently burning across the island. Theyre being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds caused by a passing hurricane. The fires have destroyed Historic Buildings and
Threatening federal prosecutors. Today, the judge in that case could decide exactly how much he can talk about it. It comes as federal prosecutors are now pushing for a trial right after new years day. Cue up u2. Well have much more on trumps legal issues ahead. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is i mean, come on, man, its august. Its august. This is moving. This year is moving too fast. Its midaugust. You know, you get old like me, and it just flies, right . Its august 11th. With us, we have the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, Jonathan Lemire. Host of politics nations, wearing tan today, the reverend al sharpton. Looks good. Come on, man. President obama wore tan, and look what happened. It was a big news story. With me, its just another day. Can you believe that . That was a big news story. The president of the United States wearing tan in the white house. We have a the same people that were upset by that are now, like, hey, its really cool. We su
the public s strong interest in a speedy trial, an interest guaranteed by the constitution. trump s lawyers, however, argued that it is the defendant guaranteed the right to a speedy trial. in this case, one would not benefit their client. they have until next thursday to propose their own start date, which is likely to be after the 2024 election. dave, i got a feeling, i got a feeling the judge is going to be a lot closer to the prosecutor s date than whatever date donald trump s legal team comes up with, because it is going to be so far removed from a rational date. yeah, i think this is the case that s going to go first. you don t have the complicated issues like the documents case. you have a judge in judge chutkan who wants to keep the ball rolling, so i think this is going first. this is still a complicated case, seven states, unindicted
chief white house correspondent at the new york times, peter baker, have a great weekend. thank you for getting up way too early on this friday morning. morning joe starts right now. crooked joe wants this prosecutor, the deranged guy, to take away my first amendment right so i can t speak. listen to this, we don t want you to speak about the case. i ll talk about it, i will. they re not talking about my first amendment right. welcome to morning joe. big donnie is right. they re not going to take away the first amendment right, anybody s first amendment right. he just can t threaten people. i mean, we ll kind of get into all of that in a second. great to have you here on morning joe. that was trump again promising the crowd in new hampshire he s going to keep talking about federal charges that he is facing in the 2020 election case, including, i guess,
in many cases. so you don t have the same constitutional rights as someone who has not been indicted for a series of crimes. right. i know you have to go, but as an active prosecutor, reading the tea leaves, i m curious, when do you think georgia is going to come? next week. i think it is clear the indictment is coming. i think, actually, that s the second strongest case. the strongest to me as a prosecutor is the documents case. that s an airtight case. yeah. i think the second strongest case is in georgia. find me 11,780 votes. he s on tape. nothing influences a jury more than hearing the defendant s own words on a recording. i ll tell ya what, i think the january 6th case also really tight. because you ve just got the testimony of all of trump s people, basically saying there is this conspiracy. anyway, dave aronberg, thank you so much. great to see you, as always. still ahead on morning joe, the latest from hawaii as deadly and fast-moving wildfires tear across the is