and welcome to morning joe: weekend. let s dive right into the week s top stories. let s begin this morning with a new report from house democrats that alleges the first two years of donald trump s presidency. his family business received seven point $8 million from foreign governments. democrats on the republican-led house oversight committee yesterday released the findings of an investigation that began back in 2016 into violations of the constitution s foreign cause. the report finds from 2017, to 2019 alone, trump s businesses received at least seven point $8 million from 24 in governments. most of that money? according to the report came from china! whose government allegedly paid more than five and a half million dollars to rent out trump s own properties during that time. the government of saudi arabia where, trump visited on his first foreign trip as president paid his business is more than $600,000. the. information stems from documents obtained from the trump s fo
this year. the possibility of running elections by calling into question the well run elections through the use of false narratives is certainly a challenge. but just like any other elections run by autocrats, rapid minute relations does not only ruin elections, edge sows uncertainty, which also dense democracy s reputation. it should be a abundant year for voting, but it is in the start of its lump. joining us now, president emeritus of the foreign relations, the book titled the bill of obligations. the ten habits of good citizens is the basis for a new documentary. the citizens guide to preserving democracy. which premiers tonight on pbs. perfect timing for this and for this conversation. we ll get to the actual documentary in just a moment. but first richard, i want to get your reaction to what you just heard from matt bradley.