Immunity from criminal investigation and both cases back to lower courts. We have team fox coverage with chief Legal Correspondent and fox news host, excuse me fox news shannon bream. Also then iced us to host, shannon. Thank you very much. Two big cases today but lets start with the ones with three House Committees. In the 72 decision, yes congress can have the power to subpoena what the president , but you have special consideration. Essentially laid out four tests but there can be additional things like is it narrowly tailored or coming up with legislative general in nature with a fishing expedition but you have to say the president of the United States for a legitimate purpose. The chief justice riding the opinions today but the house says congressional subpoenas information from the president implicates special concern with regarding the separation of powers. The courts below did not take adequate account of concern so they send it back to lower courts thing we have given you crit
So we have an election this year. I heard the music and that so we have an election this year, mika . Yes, we do. Do we really . Yes. 60 years in 60 seconds for you. The Democratic National Convention Kicks off today and because of the coronavirus, it will be unlike any of the Party Conventions weve seen to date. Wont look like any of those. Good morning and welcome to morning joe it is monday, august 17th. With us we have White House Reporter for the associated press, Jonathan Lemire wait. Jonathan, this is important. Jonathan, so the great thomas ricks who has a wonderful book coming out in a couple months said that what the Boston Red Sox are doing are nothing less than a remarkable experiment. He said they decided to elevate an entire triple a pitching staff to the major leagues at the same time, of course, tom is a little off. This is single a, double a pitching staff the red sox have sent up. But its just its beyond words how bad the pitching staff is. I dont know if you know thi
150,000, the number of votes that biden beat trump by in the state of michigan. Still the president has invited republican lawmakers from the state to the white house today in his bid ongoing to overturn the results in that state and other states. Your votes. Two republican senators publicly overnight opposing the president s actions, mitt romney calling it undemocratic, ben sass also weighing in. Where are the others . Well see the president a few hours from now at a time when the nation needs leadership more than ever. While hes holding up this president ial transition, thousands of americans are dying from covid as it surges and this country needs a smooth handover to ensure the smooth distribution of the key vaccines that we all so desperately need. Lets begin with joe johns at the white house on this invitation by the president to Michigan State lawmakers for what . Reporter the bottom line is its pretty clear that the president is in desperation mode right now, this is the hail m
Thousands to protect the capitol in advance of next weeks inauguration, were going to start our news tonight with something that actually happened quite far from d. C. Today, something that nevertheless, i think helps with the story of how we got to this chaotic and violent national moment. I want to start tonight in a county courtroom this afternoon. In the proceedings in this county courtroom this afternoon, proceedings because of the pandemic had to happen over zoom just like all of our work meetings and School Meetings do, but still hard to get used to seeing that be the case for Court Proceedings. Nevertheless, here it was. Okay. Okay. I got okay. Good morning. Can you hear me over there . Yes, your honor. Yes, your honor. Okay. I got to get the attorney general in another window here. Just a moment. Then were going to start. Okay. Here goes. All right there. Our attorney general, can you hear me . I can, your honor. Yes, your honor, thank you. Okay. Everybody can hear me. Everybo
But with all eyes on washington right now, where the National Guard is massing by the tens of thousands to protect the capitol in advance of next weeks inauguration, were going to start our news tonight with something that actually happened quite far from d. C. Today, something that nevertheless, i think helps with the story of how we got to this chaotic and violent national moment. I want to start tonight in a county courtroom this afternoon. In the proceedings in this county courtroom this afternoon, proceedings because of the pandemic had to happen over zoom just like all of our work meetings and School Meetings do, but still hard to get used to seeing that be the case for Court Proceedings. Nevertheless, here it was. Okay. Okay. I got okay. Good morning. Can you hear me over there . Yes, your honor. Yes, your honor. Okay. I got to get the attorney general in another window here. Just a moment. Then were going to start. Okay. Here goes. All right there. Our attorney general, can you