obama returned to the white house yesterday for the unveiling of their official portraits. president biden resuming a tradition that stalled under donald trump. we ll play more from the white house reunion. it was lovely. including poignant remarks from mrs. obama about why traditions like this are important for democracy. plus, former attorney general bill barr continues to speak out about the trump records case, saying the justice department is close to having enough evidence to indict him, but shouldn t. we ll discuss his reasoning. and the 60-day sprint to the midters begins today, and it seems whoever is managing the money for the republican senate candidates can t get it right. how republican senator rick scott explains burning through loads of cash with little to show for it. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, september 8th. along with joe, willie, and me, we have the host of way too early, author of the big lie, white house bureau chi
the fbi, moving straight to the washington post. there s a political maneuver under place right now. i think this is about distracting from the reality of the economy that joe biden delivered, the collapsed southern border, the crime across america, the embarrassment that happened in afghanistan a year ago. this is about distracting the american public. doesn t seem like the kind of thing you should have in your post-presidential desk drawer. well, let s break this down. first of all, again, we really don t know. let s go back and understand that all of this information is coming from one side and one place. that is sources with knowledge of the investigation. who are the sources with knowledge of the investigation? the fbi and the justice department. they are leaking to the media. so leaking to the media, john heilemann, is the new defense, such that it is. marco rubio couple days ago said this was a mere storage issue. the documents how do they do it? the president is