good evening from new york, i am alicia menendez. we begin tonight in fort pierce, florida, where today there was another hearing in the federal criminal case over donald trump s wording of classified documents. the morning session, continuation of what we have become used to. trump-appointed judge aileen cannon entertaining wonky and far-fetched attempts by trump s legal team to dismiss the case. the afternoon focus on emotion brought by special counsel jack smith that centered around one of the most dangerous lies donald trump has ever told. you might recall in may, he seized upon an outrageous conspiracy theory, a theory based upon an extreme this characterization at the fbi search warrant of mar-a-lago. trump claimed that president biden and the fbi were, quote, locked and loaded to take me out during the 2022 search of mar-a-lago. he later boasted that biden, quote, authorized the fbi to use deadly lethal force. what trump tried to portray as an attempt on his life reall
good morning and welcome to the saturday edition of morning joe weekend. it was a really busy week. let s get to some of the conversations you may have missed. gag order in donald trump s hush money case is an effect, but his attorney said, they will keep fighting to get it thrown out. that comes after new york s top court declined to hear trump s appeal of the matter earlier this week. the state court appealed trump s thing, there was no constitutional grounds for the appeal. that leaves the gag order imposed by judge juan mershon in place meaning, he could still face penalties in place for violating it. the order bars trump from going after witnesses, jurors, and others who were involved in the case. following his felony conviction last month, the sentencing is scheduled for july 11th. so, i guess first of all, do you expect this gag order to be put back before the sentencing? i don t, but maybe there is reason for it. and then, what do you expect for the sentencing?
of childhood arrivals or daca. provided protection for young people who were undocumented. young people who came to the united states as children, often brought by their parents or loved ones. they grew up in this country, attending schools and places of worship, many without knowledge of their legal status until years down-the-line. often finding out when they applied for a driver s license or a job or college. for all intense and purposes they are american, woven into the fabric of this country which is why 12 years ago president barack obama took action. imagine you have done everything right your entire life. studied hard, worked hard, maybe even graduated at the top of your class only to suddenly face the threat of deportation to a country that you know nothing about. a language you may not speak. i will not give up on this issue. not only because it is the right thing to do for our economy and ceo s agree with me, not just because it is the right to do for our securit
fast track a vote on banning bump stocks following the supreme court s controversial decision to make them legal again. and we ll have new reporting on just what donald trump is looking for in a possible running mate as we re now less than a month away from the republican national convention. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, june 18th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. a lot of news to get to this morning. we ll begin here. president biden will take new executive action today that will remove the threat of deportation for hundreds of thousands of people who are married to united states citizens. the program known as parole in place would apply to about a half a million undocumented immigrants. it would allow them to stay in the country while applying for green card status. the current law requires them to return to their home countries to start such a process, which can take years to complete. to qualify new applicants
america s newsroom, i m dana perino and good morning. i m bill hemmer. good morning at home. hunter biden s conviction on three felony charges forcing president biden to change his plans at the last minute. he altered his plans to go to delaware and see his son and get this photo op with numerous people from the press. the president is on his way to italy to attend meetings at the g7. former house speaker kevin mccarthy and kayleigh mcenany join us soon. jakeee is here. the president has yet to speak to reporters since his son s conviction. the way the schedule is set up in italy the only time guaranteed to hear from him is at a press conference tomorrow alongside president zelenskyy and that format only obligates him to answer two questions. but with zelenskyy by his side and so much of the agenda on ukraine issues, it is possible that personal and domestic problems get less attention than foreign policy, a big goal at the g7 is finding ways to continue ukraine aid aft