in a hearing that lasted just a few minutes, he pleaded not guilty to six counts laid out in last month s indictment. those charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, and making false statements. upon leaving the courthouse, nauta made no comments. do you have anything else to say? anything to say? anything to say about today s appearance, mr. nauta? his arraignment comes a day after a federal judge is more of the affidavit you slap it last summer to search mar-a-lago. it survived surveillance footage showing nauta levine dozens of boxes in and out of the storage room days before investigators arrived to collect sensitive records still in trump s possession. also tonight, the washington post reports the federal prosecutors on this case are now facing increasing threats, including substantial harassment threats online and elsewhere, according to extremism experts, and a government official familiar with the matter. meanwhile, we re
republican nomination, donald trump is bringing in a good deal of cash, but there are questions about where all that money is going. we ll look into it. also ahead, more on the story we ve been following all week. the cocaine found at the white house, we re learning where exactly it was discovered and who had access to that area. plus, treasury secretary janet yellen kicks off high-level meetings in china with criticism of how beijing treats american companies. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, july 7th. joe and mika off this morning. with us, the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. jen palmieri. and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. we re going to dive in with president defendant s co-defendant and personal aide, walt nauta. he has been arraigned on charges in the classified documents case. he pleaded not guilty in court in florida yesterday. this was the third attempt to arraign nauta, who was finally able to hire a
also breaking this morning, signs that the labor market, which has been stunningly strong for so long is now cooling. fed watchers and wall street very warily awaiting these numbers. i ll talk to acting labor secretary julie su for her take on the numbers and the strength of the u.s. economy. and later, more heat for an already weather-weary nation. over a dozen dead nationwide from the high temperatures. i have asthma, so the air quality is really hard on my lungs, and then with the heat on top, it s like having a meltdown all in one. when could we get some relief from the brutal and record-breaking heat? let s begin with the war in ukraine and the breaking news. we ve now confirmed that the u.s. will send cluster munitions to ukraine. these are large bombs containing smaller explosives inside them which then disperse and can kill in record numbers. these weapons are so dangerous that more than 120 countries including many u.s. allies have agreed not to use them, but
greetings. i am symone sanders-townsend in for stephanie ruhle. donald trump s longtime aide and codefendant finally faces his arraignment. walt nauta appeared in federal court in miami three weeks after his boss pleaded not guilty to more than three dozen counts in the case. is nauta accused of helping trump hide top secret material from authorities after leaving the white house. his hearing have been delayed because of travel issues and because he had been unable to find a local lawyer. but he did find one, and today, in a hearing that lasted just a few minutes, he pleaded not guilty to six counts laid out in last month s indictment. those charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, and making false statements. upon leaving the courthouse, nauta made no comments. do you have anything else to say? anything to say? anything to say about today s appearance, mr. nauta? his arraignment comes a day after a federal judge is more of the a
people the southern headquarters of the russian military is in this place. , rostov-on-don, prigozhin says he plans to lead his troops, quote, to moscow. speaking earlier this, morning putin confirmed prigozhin s claims. military and civilian functions within the city of rostov-on-don have been blocked. vowing to take, quote, decisive action to put down what he in the kremlin or calling the quote, armed rebellion that is being undertaken by a traitor. putin also vowed to not let the rebellion become a civil war. similar to the bolsheviks at the end of world war i. there are multiple reports indicating there has been small fighting along a major highway in the area. we presume that s between wagner and the russian military. as well as reports of convoys of military equipment being moved along that highway. russia s moving military into and around moscow and other major cities. you can see that mobilization on your screen here. this is moscow. these are pictures that were given