we are getting a wealth of new details today in the criminal investigation into donald trump s handling of classified documents thanks to some pretty stunning brand-new reporting. new york times reports this. prosecutors are expected to question a new witness in front of a federal grand jury sitting in florida later this week. that is according to people familiar with the matter. at least one other witness has already appeared before that florida grand jury, which is separate from the one that has been sitting for months now in washington. why prosecutors have continue seened a separate grand jury from the one in d.c. is one of the mysteries, one of the major outstanding questions every one of us from the outside has regarding this case at the moment. wall street journal has described the action in the florida grand jury this way, as, quote, tying up loose ends ahead of a decision on possible charges. bloomberg is reporting teem trump is bracing for that decision to l
which is not typical on american voices, but tonight is an exception. it is important for you to be reminded of exactly what donald trump said that day. specifically, this about mexican immigrants. they are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are rapists. some, i assume, are good people. trump s racist opinions were well known before that moment. his role as lead his attacks on the exonerated five before that. as a candidate for president of the united states, saying people who come to our country that was built by immigrants are rapists, well, that showed trump s true colors. it s rare in the years since trump made those comments that i m at a loss for words when it comes to his rhetoric. but then came trump s speech last night in new hampshire. we ve got a lot of work to do. you know, when they let i think the real number is 15, 16 million people into our country, when they do that, we ve got a lot of work to do. they are poisoning the blood of our count
i want to begin tonight by throwing it back to june 16th, 2015. i day that most americans, and most around the world would probably remember. then businessman donald trump came down to the golden escalator in trump tower to announce that he was running for the republican nomination for president. i want to warn you that we will be playing a couple of moments from the former president tonight, which is not typical an american voices. tonight is an exception. it is important for you to be reminded of exactly what donald trump said that day. specifically, this about mexican immigrants. they re bringing drugs, they re bringing crime, they are rapists, and some, i assume, they were good people. trump s racist opinions were well known before that moment, his role as lead against barack obama, the tax on the exonerated five before that. as a candidate for president of the united states, saying people who come to our country that was built by immigrants are rapists, well, that
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these times. we are grateful. the beat with jason johnson in for ari starts now. welcome to the beat. i m jason johnson in for ari melber. we start with breaking news. legal heat engulfing donald trump. donald trump is in some real trouble in the classified documents probe as more legal vets predict a indictment is coming, even jail time. new bombshell reporting from the new york post. mar-a-lago workers moving a mar-a-lago box one day before the doj came for the documents and allegedly carried out a dress rehearsal for moving sensitive paper even before his subpoena. this showing calculated moves by the trump team undercuts trump s claim he didn t think he was doing anything wrong. he told sean hannity he declassified the documents with his mind. i did declassify, yes. is there a process? what was your process? there doesn t have to be a process, as i understand it. different people say different things, be
for you, including president biden s nod to a popular meme. also ahead, donald trump praises the january 6th rioter who has said members of congress who certified the 2020 election should be executed. plus, an international trip for ron desantis just didn t generate the headlines he was hoping for. in fact, most of the headlines, well, especially out of britain, were terrible. we ll have new reporting on that. and we re going to dig into the breaking financial news this morning. the third failure of an american bank since march, and who is coming in to save the day? good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, may the 1st. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. oh, jonathan, we have much to talk to you about in the boston sports world. also, special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay. the founder of the conservative website, the bulwark, charlie sykes. and columnist and associate editor for t