with other countries that knowingly don t have that, we are telling ourselves we do. but you know, from the very beginning, and from all the most noble americans who have upheld that tradition, separation of church and state is just as good for the state as it is for the church. it protects religion as much as it protects the polity. and giving it up endangers both. giving up that split endangers both. and we play with that line a lot, but it s a really dangerous place right now in some parts on the right. absolutely. so good on you for putting a spotlight on that, rachel. thank you, greatly appreciated. it s good to see you. thanks, ayman. thanks, my friend. appreciated. take care. tonight, new reporting is shedding light on the state of justice, the state of the justice department s investigation into the january 6th attack on the capitol. the washington post is reporting tonight, quote, copies of two subpoenas issued to republican state senators from arizona, were ac
preventing another january 6th. plus, trump s pick for governor in arizona takes a page right out of his playbook. kari lake is declaring victory before all of the votes are counted and struggles to explain how her win doesn t clash with her claims of voter fraud. good morning, welcome to way too early. on this thursday august 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thank you for being with us. the number two democrat in the senate is calling on the department of defense to open an internal investigation into missing texts from key officials on january 6th. in a letter yesterday, majority whip and judiciary committee chair dick durbin of illinois asked the d.o.d. s inspector general to launch a probe into the deleted communications of several trump appointed officials, who were were tasked with deploying the national guard during the capitol riot. the letter reads this way. the disappearance of this critical information could jeopardize efforts to learn the full truth about january 6
thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. it was just released that the pentagon deleted all messages from the january 6th. then they hear hillary clinton, well, well, well. we look at the missing january 6th text messages. the questions all over washington this morning with multiple government agencies now involved. has a massive coverup been exposed. and former dhs secretary, jay johnson is standing by. a federal grand jury asked former aide what it means for donald trump. and poland say that democrats continue to make gains as the republicans fly with them wanting to control congress. fallout from kansas and arizona. a lot more than that. we have and overall look of trump s record in the primary races, which is very strong. c pack kicks off today with a controversial guest. we ll get to that. let s start with the number two democrat in the senate now calling on the department of defense so open an internal investigation from key officials. he asked the inspecto
get gas, like, everything s just more expensive. neil: americans speaking out and freaking out over prices still rising as their 401(k)s keep plummeting and now a new report warning that inflation may be staying and may be much longer than expected. a new fox poll that shows more voters are blaming the guy in the white house. before you run for cover, just know we ve got you covered with lucas tomlinson at the white house as president biden says it s not inevitable we ll have a recession. susan li on the markets indicating we already might be in one. first to susan li, taking stock of stocks just, well, taking a hit and a big hit at that. horrible week. yeah. well, you saw it, neil, the worst week for the stork market in two years stock market and that s after a historic rate hike by the federal reserve, the single sharpest move in 28 years by the central bank, and they re trying to move quickly. as a result, money fast in the markets, the dow jones falling below 30,000
for a potential surge in political violence. once the court hands down the ruling, which is expected to overturn roe versus wade, when the document was leaked, the white house was given the chance to condemn it. but they showed not to and even went so far to say that biden was energized by the unprecedented protests outside the justices homes. they brought this anchor to the floor and now, the only responsible thing to do is to release this ruling. right? the court has released the ruling. now and are we ever going to find out who that leader is? chief justice john roberts. we will have more on our panel on this topic in just a moment. first, biden s epic collapse. that is the focus of tonight s angle. president biden: my predecessor did. the stock market has gone up exponentially. you have not heard me say a word about it. trump let s to post the stock market. i never thought that. laura: i guess it is a good thing. he never really worried or cared that much. otherwise