griffin and barred him from seeking or holding any federal or state position for life. the decision reads in part that griffin spread lies about the election, spent months normalizing that violence might be necessary to keep president trump in office, assumed a leadership role in the mob, egged on violence and breached restricted capitol grounds. we re going to have more on that groundbreaking decision and what it could mean for other participants in moments. first, we have a lot of questions about judge eileen canon s decision to grant donald trump a special master including why it took so long to make the decision, who might get appointed and most importantly what it means for the criminal investigation. there are also questions about the legal basis judge canon used to decide in trump s favor. the new york times spoke with a half dozen people familiar with the law and precedent and all of them raised concerns, one even going so far as to call the ruling, quote, deeply pr
it says a filter team has already gone through the documents and pulled the ones that could potentially contain privileged information. and it says doj has already given back the private documents that are not a part of the investigation like the expired passports swept up in the shirt. legal analysts argue there isn t a need for a special master here. donald trump is not a lawyer. so discovering attorney-client privileged material is not an acute danger. donald trump is not the president of the united states any more, so economic tough privilege does not apply. and the volume of material all things considered isn t overly large for jauj to review themselves. still, judge cannon did wright she had a preliminary intent to grant trump s request. the question is both why and what will happen next if she does? so, as we await that unusual 40-page response from doj, let us understand the variables. julia ainsley, our homeland security correspondent, has also done extensive coverag
primetime address on threats to american democracy, and what the white house is calling a battle for the soul of the nation. this hour, house minority leader kevin mccarthy is already in california and set to make his own remarks, slamming joe biden for calling some americans semi fascist. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m pamela brown, and you are in the situation room. our top story tonight, a hearing on former president trump s request for a special master has just concluded without a ruling. cnn senior justice correspondent evan perez is tracking the mar-a-lago investigation. so both sides were battling it out in court, but as of tonight, no decision from the judge. give us the latest. reporter: that s right. judge eileen cannon says she s not ruling today, not immediately at least, but she seems inclined to grant former president trump s request for a special master, a third party, to review some of the docum
accused the fbi of planting evidence? well now trump admits the documents were stored in cartons. remember when trump s lawyer told the justice department that classified material had been returned? well, investigators found more. lots more. remember when trump s team insisted the documents were safely secured? well, his lawyer now admits the former president frequently had guests in an office where highly classified papers were found in his desk. and once again, he does not deny having them. good morning. and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 1st. can you believe it? no, no i can t believe it. just like nobody can believe any of the excuses that have all been thrown around. i love yesterday, willie, his only argument is, not saying why he had the documents, not saying why he didn t return the documents, not saying why he lied to the fbi when they were asking for the documents, and they were moving them, and instead, he goes oh, oh, it s all a setup, they
the heat is bad for the bad between the hotter it gets, the harder it is to find your words. wow. cucumber. hot weather can result in lower scores on math tests as well as higher rates of aggression ranging from mean-spirited behavior to violent crime. well, that explains florida. the heat wave is also blasting washington, d.c. when people complain it being over 90 president biden is like see, 81 isn t so bad. just saying. i m not kidding. it s hot out there. i spent all day sweating like a fox news anchor trying to explainp juneteenth. good morning. welcome to morning joe, it s wednesday, june 20th. millions of people from the midwest to the northeast will face extreme heat for a fourth straight day. the national weather service is predicting record highs again in several areas, and the heat is expected to last into the weekend. also, tropical storm alberto, the first named storm of the hurricane season, is expected to make landfall soon on mexico s gulf coast. the l