At morning, and welcome to the Sunday Edition of Morning Joe Weekend. It was another fastmoving newsweek, and here are some of the conversations you might have missed. I have, for 6 months since people have been freaking out, i am telling you every time, talk to anybody whos running the campaign, the big part of the campaign. I dont know what they are telling you, what they are telling other people. They act ing like people are holding four aces. How about this . Thats pretty bad. Oh, yeah. Looks really tough. Yeah. Is as a criticism . No, im telling you. They know something that i think a lot of us dont know. They look at numbers, they see where things are going, they have a theory of the case, and when they realize donald trump is going to be getting into the race, they understand that you win politics by raising money. They understand Donald Trumps numbers are way down in every way, and fundraising, and they say, no, they are not. And as far as organization goes, we all know anybody
I will see you back here tomorrow at 5 p. M. Eastern for another light hour of politics nation. Starting now, the saturday so with Jonathan Capehart begins now. Judging the judges. Growing outrage over Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito and the Upside Down Flag seen outside his home. A symbol used by some Election Deniers. Why is raising more questions about the high courts credibility. Ranking member is here to talk about that. Donald trumps first criminal trial could wrap up next week. Harry litman have been inside the courtroom and came out with whats to come including whether trump will actually take the stand. Republicans gone wild. From flocking to trumps trial to Hurling Insults at Committee Meetings congressional chaos reaches a whole new level as congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green triggers this epic klatt back from congresswoman jasmine crockett. Someone on this committee starts talking about somebodys Bleach Blonde Budget Body that would not be engaging in personalities. Wha
Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york alongside Chris Jansing for what could be the end of testimony in Donald Trumps criminal trial. Michael cohen is on the stand for a second day of crossexamination. Katy tur will join us in a moment. Trumps attorney, todd blanche, is pressing the president s onetime loyal ally turned adversary. The defense highlighting the many times cohen admits he lied under oath. Is he lying now . The only person who can counter much of what cohen is testifying about is donald trump himself. We are still waiting for a final decision on whether he will take the stand. With us in the studio, danny cevalos, catherine christian, and Criminal Defense Attorney and former manhattan prosecutor jeremy sala. Catherine, very low expectation that donald trump will take the stand. One of the things we are interested in, a 19minute sidebar before Michael Cohen came in. We are waiting for the transcript, which should hit during these hours. There was a provocative
Chris jansing reports. At this hour, two debates that could shake the final months of the race for the white house. Donald trump and joe biden agree to go one on one with a moderator no audience. Our brand new reporting at the back channel conversations that took place between the campaigns. Where is Rudy Giuliani . Prosecutors say theyre trying to serve him with an arizona indictment but they cant find him, and its not for lack of trying. Well explain. Plus weve got new details about the ship that caused the baltimore bridge collapse. What were learning about Power Blackouts on board the day before the accident. And markets rising to all time highs after the u. S. Releases a key inflation report. What it all means for your bottom line. Our nbc News Reporters are following all of the latest developments and we start with the date. At least tentatively set for the first biden trump debate of 2024. Nbcs mike memoli is at the white house. We just learned there have been these Back Channel
Qunol. The brand i trust. On this new hour, how far will trump go to get some cash . His reported pitch for a quid pro quo with big oil companies. And trump has a nikki haley problem as the clock is ticking for him to name a running mate. And calling out republicans for giving more rights to appliances than women. Im aman moyelledy, lets do it. I made a pledge to your state, you have highest energy costs in the country. In the first year, they will be reduced by 50 . Because we are going to drill, baby drill. That was trump bragging about dismantling President Bidens green agenda if he wins a second term in november. Now his positions on Climate Policy are on sale to the highest bidder. A stunning new report by the Washington Post details a meeting at maralago last month between donald trump and about two dozen top Oil Executives. Dourg a dinner, one executive complained they spent 400 million lobbying the Biden Administration and had nothing to show for it. The president had still not