that tweet, be there, we will be wild. it was a tweet that set up a violent chain reaction that resulted in a deadly attack on our government. cnn is not reporting the special counsel is asking witnesses about a contentious oval office meeting on december 18th, 2020. more than a month after the election, and mere days after the electoral college made official the decision of the american people. in short, that trump had lost the election. in that moment, the disgraced ex-president had two paths. he had door number one, admit head on that his campaign met the end of the line, keep in pace simple peaceful transfer of power. behind door number two, not just fall, but vaults into the abyss, commit to antidemocratic measures. of course, we all know the rest of the story. on this night in december, this crucial juncture, the six-hour cage match essentially unfolded deep inside the white house. on one side, it would summon trump s own white house team, quote, crazy. as you know, peo
in a hearing that lasted just a few minutes, he pleaded not guilty to six counts laid out in last month s indictment. those charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, and making false statements. upon leaving the courthouse, nauta made no comments. do you have anything else to say? anything to say? anything to say about today s appearance, mr. nauta? his arraignment comes a day after a federal judge is more of the affidavit you slap it last summer to search mar-a-lago. it survived surveillance footage showing nauta levine dozens of boxes in and out of the storage room days before investigators arrived to collect sensitive records still in trump s possession. also tonight, the washington post reports the federal prosecutors on this case are now facing increasing threats, including substantial harassment threats online and elsewhere, according to extremism experts, and a government official familiar with the matter. meanwhile, we re
the assertion, part of a statement made by kelly in connection with lawsuits brought by fbi officials lisa page and peter strzok. i will talk with the reporter behind the story in just moments. also today, in a report from the washington post says prosecutors in the trump documents case a facing substantial harassment and threats. congressman eric swalwell himself has faced threats from trump supporters stressing the dangers to msnbc. maga extremism is so bankrupt of any ideas that it really relies on violence in threats and ultimately chaos to tear apart our communities, and then yes, too often the victims are family and staff who are often in fixed positions while the target of the threats is off and on the move. in d.c., barr disciplinary panel is calling for rudy giuliani to be permanently disbarred as a lawyer. the panel argues the former trump lawyer should lose his license over efforts to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, saying his malicio
republican nomination, donald trump is bringing in a good deal of cash, but there are questions about where all that money is going. we ll look into it. also ahead, more on the story we ve been following all week. the cocaine found at the white house, we re learning where exactly it was discovered and who had access to that area. plus, treasury secretary janet yellen kicks off high-level meetings in china with criticism of how beijing treats american companies. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, july 7th. joe and mika off this morning. with us, the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. jen palmieri. and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. we re going to dive in with president defendant s co-defendant and personal aide, walt nauta. he has been arraigned on charges in the classified documents case. he pleaded not guilty in court in florida yesterday. this was the third attempt to arraign nauta, who was finally able to hire a
court. meanwhile, we re learning more about where exactly the cocaine at the white house was found and who has access to that area. plus we re following developments out of china this morning where treasury secretary janet yellen is criticizing beijing s relationship with some u.s. companies. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this friday, july 7th. friday, we made it. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll get right to today s headlines. former president trump s personal aide and codefendant walt nauta has been arraigned on six federal charges in the classified documents case. nauta pleaded not guilty to all counts in federal court in florida yesterday. this was the third attempt to actually arraign nauta who was finally able to hire a florida-based attorney which allowed the proceeding to take place. the hearing only lasted about five minutes with nauta s attorney entering the not guilty plea on his client s behalf. nauta is accuse