election result. it s a pressure campaign that came incredibly and alarmingly close to actually working. it could have completely changed the game for trump and his allies on january 6th if and only if it had succeeded. washington post is out with stunning new details on efforts by doj official jeffrey clark to essentially take over the justice department, efforts which culminated in a january 3rd meeting previously reported on by the post, the new york times and other outlets inside the oval office between clark, the man who would become the acting a.g. and his deputy richard donahue and of course one donald j. trump from the post reporting. clark had outlined a plan. in a letter he wanted to send to the leaders of key states that joe biden won. it said the justice department had, quote, identified significant concerns about the vote and that the state should consider sending a separate slate of electors supporting donald j. trump for congress to approve. in fact, clark
American alliances are what keep us, america, safe. It is the value that puts other nations up for working with us. If we turn our backs on israel, its just not worth it. Part of President Bidens address Last Night Urging Americans and congress to continue to support ukraine and israel in the vastly different war each is fighting. Well go live to israel for the latest on the expected Ground Invasion of gaza. Meanwhile, republicans are somehow creating even more chaos on capitol hill. With another speakers vote scheduled for this morning, it comes as the temporary speaker is getting fed up and is now threatening to resign. Plus, well get expert legal analysis on the surprise guilty plea from one of the many defendants in the Georgia Election Interference Case. Thats a big one. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is friday, october 20th. Id love to get both you and willies reaction to the president s Speech Last Night. I thought it was really effective, part teacher, Part Influencer
Hes coming for you, can you survive . Yes, ill survive. This is personal with matt because he wants to take this motion. So be it, bring it on, lets get over with it. Kevin mccarthy staving off a Government Shutdown at the very last minute but could it ultimately cost him the speakers gavel. And donald trump back in new york this morning where he says hes going to person in person for his Civil Fraud Trial that gets under way just hours from now. Good day to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. It is monday, october 2nd. Its 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, where House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy could make history this week, but unlikely its the way that he wants to because as early as today, mccarthy could become the first to have his gavel challenged in over 100 years. I do intend to file a motion to vacate against Speaker Mccarthy this week. I think we need to just rip off the band aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustw
35 it is the 8:00 a.m. hour of fox and friends we can start with this. trump is taking the verdict dick head on. is a very sad thing happening in our country and honored to be involved because were but fighting for our constitution. to effect political warrants and democrats might went to think twice between hyping up the type verdict on the campaign trail. will: new jersey woman saving her own life by hitting by a train and losing her legs. pulling yourself on the platform and using her shirt as a tourniquet. rachel: she is amazing. will: will hear her incredible story. we are going rv the third hour of fox and friends weekend starts right now. . will: south carolina. rachel: i don t know guys. [laughter] main it. i was going to guess main and look to early there. i feel like a mane, the son is already hi hi i guess it is only 8:00 a.m. rachel: i didn t think they had such sandy beaches i thought more rock in my mind. cooked york beach main for those of you
Reporting that the Islamic State who claimed responsibility for the killings has pledged a campaign of terror. Theresa may overhauling the Honours System also makes the papers front page. And finally, the mirror leads on the latest claims over George Michaels death. We will start with the ongoing hunt for the gunman who struck the Istanbul Nightclub last night. We we re Istanbul Nightclub last night. We were reporting it around this time, two oclock in the morning local time, last night. Smiling killer, it says. Shot victims one by one as they partied with friends. Hundreds and hundreds of people were in this particular nightclub. A massively popular place in istanbul and well known across turkey. Popular place in istanbul and well known across turkey. Very cosmopolitan as well. It was deliberately targeted. He was prepared all right. He was in some psychological state. The express, on one of its inside pages, say this man is now believed to have been a turkmen, possibly from chechnya