appointee, investigating the missing text messages. plus, new details about trump lawyers, talk into the justice department about january 6th. blas i know everyone is talking about political pawn, and politics, but that is far from this courtroom. the truly unacceptable sentencing of britney griner. nearly a decade in a russian prison. plus, a verdict reached in the alex jones defamation trial. you are saying that everything is true, but it isn t. your beliefs do not make it true. that is what we are doing here. the millions of dollars he owes for his sandy hook lies. when all in starts, right now. good evening, from washington d.c., i m mehdi hasan, in for chris hayes. cast your mind back to two years ago. the summer of 2020, donald trump, still an office. federal agents, being sent into american cities like portland, and seattle, and using war tactics against protesters for racial justice. i was in this seat, filling in for chris hayes, for the first time. we sh
plus i know everyone is talking about political pawn, and politics, but that is far from this courtroom. the truly unacceptable sentencing of britney griner. nearly a decade in a russian prison. plus, a verdict reached in the alex jones defamation trial. you are saying that everything is true, but it isn t. your beliefs do not make it true. that is what we are doing here. the millions of dollars he owes for his sandy hook lies. when all in starts, right now. good evening, from washington d. c., i m mehdi hasan, in for chris hayes. cast your mind back to two years ago. the summer of 2020, donald trump, still an office. federal agents, being sent into american cities like portland, and seattle, and using war tactics against protesters for racial justice. i was in this seat, filling in for chris hayes, for the first time. we should stop talking about the f-word, fascism. i have worked around the globe. i ve interviewed prime ministers, and government officials. dic
the lawyer who devised the plan to overturn the election. mr. eastman, we hardly knew you. it always happens, and they always seem so shocked. plus, president biden considers a move to provide a bit of relief at the gas pump, but he needs congress to agree. we also expect more economic data this morning that could offer clues into whether the u.s. is headed toward a recession. also, the crippling labor shortage. the latest industry to feel the pressure, airlines, with more chaos and canceled flights. cnbc s brian sullivan is standing by to discuss if the lack of labor is as big a threat to the economy as inflation and energy costs. would you or a family member like to fly a jumbo jet? if so, we have a job for you. that s the problem, it takes so long to become qualified to fly, and there are not pilots. often, people are waiting. it s crazy. or flights are literally canceled out underneath them. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, june
popular. because once these energies of lawlessness in all areas are unleashed. it is very difficult to kind of put them back in place. and if the whole party converts itself to a lawless operation, a criminal organization, which is what the indictment out of georgia was kind of saying it was, it is very difficult to contain that. unfortunately, it has to burn itself out sometimes. ruth, thanks as always. we appreciate you being with us and letting us understand these things through your lens. a very important lens that really shines bright right now. thanks so much for. that ruth ben-ghiat is a professor at nyu. many, you and i, you were talking about how long you spent talking to ruth about these things. you and i were in hungry, where they are not very democratic leader is sort of in cahoots with the republican party here. fox news has gone over and done shows in hungary, viktor orban comes and speaks at cpac. nobody is hiding from this. no, this is a party white phenomenon. thi
georgia was kind of saying it was, it is very difficult to contain that. unfortunately, it has to burn itself out sometimes. ruth, thanks as always. we appreciate you being with us and letting us understand these things through your lens. a very important lens that really shines bright right now. thanks so much for. that ruth ben-ghiat is a professor at nyu. many, you and i, you were talking about how long you spent talking to ruth about these things. you and i were in hungry, where they are not very democratic leader is sort of in cahoots with the republican party here. fox news has gone over and done shows in hungary, viktor orban comes and speaks at cpac. nobody is hiding from this. no, this is a party white phenomenon. this is will be on trump now. trump s, and whatever you want to call, it fascism, and this is a party infected by its. and when orban comes and speaks and gets cheered, that s a reminder. also, by the way, ali, a lot of