primetime tonight. i am terrified about what could possibly happen because our leaders matter. if joe can t go, michellee is ready. a gapingmi holes nearly americans out of planes and the judge jumper back in court. timg brian, time goes behind the bench, goes to jail. plusoe, johnny at the golden globes. can you hit me with political questions? right up with the red carpet . the black church has beenn a cauldron of change in american culture for over a century. from frederick douglass, who spent his early days preachinderick dg about the abon of slavery to martin luther king jr. f who sermons paved the way for the civil rights movement. h it was the black church that galvanized racial progress in thi ms country, and it washe the democratic party that turned the black church into a campaign stop. and no one received a warmer a welcome than bill clinton. mr. president, these are your people. give them a great big head. the the president of the united states, if you
we have a lot to get to this morning, including donald trump formally taking his fight to remain on colorado s ballot to the supreme court. we ll tell you what his lawyers are arguing and why the former president is concerned about how the justices may rule. plus, back in 2020, donald trump hired an expert to prove election fraud. instead, that person found the 2020 election was not stolen. we re going to speak with that expert about what his data firm actually uncovered. also ahead, we ll dig into the ultimatum from house republicans following their visit to the southern border. do they want a deal? along with willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. and msnbc host jen psaki. she s a former white house press secretary. good to have you all on board this morning. willie? let s start in colorado. former president trump s legal team officially has petitioned the supreme court to overturn last month s co
enormous, four times, 200,000 people. that s just since we got into the christmas month of december, folks. not even over yet this month. many of them taking advantage of places where the border wall is broken or damaged by the cartels. this is my current fascination with this story. because the smugglers and the cartels just go out there and they cut through the fence. there s so many holes in the fence right now that workers work to fix them and they ve done it so many times that the washington post says parts of the barrier look like something out of a sculpture garden or mad max movie. joining me now, former new york republican congressman, lee zeldin along with the five co host jessica tarlov. we ll take you to the border. bill melugin with his live coverage today in lukeville, arizona. hi, bill. hi, martha. good afternoon. you re right. the border wall here gets cut every day. doesn t matter how many times border patrol fixes it. this is what happens when there s
never indicted or incited an insurrection. he loves his children. he doesn t hide classified documents. vote dernald turmp, and he ll make the united states goodest, as it once one. i approve this message. i didn t know. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, december 21st. great to have you with us. also with us, we have white house editor for politico, sam stein, who intimidates people who work for him to say that he is their favorite. we heard that, sam. also, msnbc contributor mike barnicle. washington bureau chief for the usa today, susan page. and staff writer at the atlantic, mark leibovich. president biden made his first remarks yesterday about the colorado supreme court ruling that donald trump is disqualified from that state s 204 primary ballot because of his role in the january 6th attack on the capitol. in milwaukee, biden initially refused to comment but then said this when asked if trump supported an insurrection. well, i think it
ally rudy giuliani decided to scapegoat me and my daughter. whatever happened to them, which is unfortunate for other people overreacting. but everything i said about them is true. not true, rudy. a judge has already ruled that you defamed ruby freeman and shaye moss who tonight are awaiting a jury s decision on how many millions you will have to pay for your election lies. also tonight, the strange axis of putin, orbon, and the republican party and their embrace of authoritarianism. plus, the court trump largely built, and now trump is banking on his hand-picked justices to come through for him and keep him out of jail. but we begin tonight in a washington, d.c. courthouse, where an eight-person jury has begun their deliberations into how much one rudolph william giuliani should have to pay in damages to the two georgia election workers he defamed following the 2020 presidential election. accusing them of engaging in election fraud. giuliani was expected to testify