this morning. welcome back to the fourth hour of morning joe. it s 9:00 a.m. in theeast, 6:00 a.m. out west. elise jordan and jonathan lemire still with us. we have a lot to get to this hour, including more on that critical inflation report just released that shows consumer prices rose less than expected last month. yay, inflation only at 8.5%. wait a second that s sti a lot. it is lower tha expected. fuel prices droppg as quickly as they have probably helped. also we have the latest development on the justice department s investigation of donald trump, this as the 45th president will be questioned under oath today in the new york attorney general s civil investigation into his real estate dealings. release the warrant, mr. president. if you care about transparency, release the warrant. you have it. let us see it. stop playing your followers as dupes. you know, doj needs to be as transparent as they can be while being fair to this possible criminal. we don t know yet,