investments. plus, the latest in presidential politics as donald trump all but confirms that he is going to run for president again. what he says about the timing of his official announcement. and the u.s. secret service accused of deleting messages related to the january 6th attack on the capitol. we ll have the agency s explanation. good morning. welcome to way too early on this friday, july 15th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being here. former president donald trump s bid for the white house gain seems all but certain. in an interview, in my own mind, i have already made that decision. he says the only thing left to decide is whether to announce before or after this november s midterms. trump told the magazine that a benefit to announcing before november would be to potentially clear the republican field, saying quote, i think a lot of people would not even run if i did, because if you look at the polls, they don t even register. that of course, is actually not
new report this morning that accuses the secret service of deleting text messages related to the attack on the capitol after they were requested by oversight officials. and new reporting that all but confirms that donald trump will run for president again. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, july 15th. we have the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. good to have you both on board this morning. joe, we re going to be looking at, obviously, what is going on abroad with president biden and his meeting with abbas, but let s begin with the secret service, accused of deleting text messages that could be critical to investigating the eve events of the insurrection. how could they be deleted? the dhs inspector general writes, after his office requested full electronic records for an evaluation of the capitol attack, the secret service deleted a significant number of text messages from january 5th
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sporting organizations as well as medical records purporting to show a history of injuries that have resulted in severe chronic pain by the wnba star. the defense also submitted a document granting permission for the use of cannabis for medical purposes to treat severe chronic pain issued by arizona s department of health, and the player s doping test results, all of which were negative. griner also appeared in court yesterday, for testimony from character witnesses, including the head of the russian club she plays for in the off-season, and a teammate from that squad, as her defense appeals for leniency in a case that carries a sentence of up to ten years in prison. griner has been held in custody since her arrest at a moscow airport in february. the russian officials said they have found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. last week, griner s lawyer says she acknowledged to the court that the cartridges were hers and that she had packed them by mistake. the u.s. c
brittney griner who pleaded guilty last week to drug charges. members of the press were attacked inside the courthouse, the first time since the trial began. griner s attorney submitted 20 character references from charities and sports organizations, as well as medical records showing a history of injuries that resulted in severe chronic pain. the defense also submitted a document granting permission for the use of cannabis for medical purposes to treat severe chronic pain. it was issued by arizona s department of health and the player s doping test results, all of which were negative. griner appeared in court yesterday for testimony for character witnesses, including the head of the russian club she plays for in the offseason and a teammate from the squad, as her defense appeals for leniency in a case that carries a sentence of up to ten years in prison. griner has been held in russia since her arrest at a moscow airport in february, where officials say they found vape