morning joe starts right now trump indicted the first ever criminal indictment of a former president of the united states came down yesterday when a new york city grand jury convened by the manhattan district attorney s office took the unprecedented step of voting to charge donald trump. because the indictment is under seal, the exact charges are unknown, but we do know they center around that $130,000 payment trump allegedly made to porn star stormy daniels just days before the 2016 election, to keep her silent about an affair she claims the two had a decade earlier according to the star witness in the case, trump s own former lawyer, michael cohen, the trump organization tried to cover up the payment, falsely claiming it was a legal expense. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, march 31st along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too ea early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire the host of politics nation, presid
earlier on f fox & friends. rachel: it was national puzzle day. it is national puzzle day. it should be over after that. in response to that weird display that even pete s wife goes, what s up, i asked any psychiatrist that watches the program could you give us a diagnosis. other than simply friendship? is that how you show friendship? you told me one time, you said you re like the guy with the kitten, i love it, i love it, i want to crush it. rachel: i have t that with my . my kids are different. the other day t trey gowdy was n the show. they were old buddies, offices next each other. i was like why would you do that on the air? he s like we re on friends. i could never make fun of my friend s hair on the show and say let s talk about the fbi. that won t happen. i love had that jen called to check in on you. she said we need a diagnosis. this is an e-mail from patty. she said pete is secretly saying this is definitely not what i m saying. okay? good try, patty.
us here on the beat. the reidout with joy reid starts now tonight on the reidout beginning with the radical left george soros backed prosecutor alvin bag of new york he s maybe one of a dozen or more across the country that get elected on an idealogical agenda, usually from funding from people like george soros. the hypocrisy and extra loud dog whistling by republicans what the means when they call alvin bragg and others soros-backed also, the state of confusion republicans have created for american women and what the fight over abortion pills is really about complete federal control over women s reproductive health. plus, we re learning a lot of very interesting things about cameron sexton, the tennessee house speaker who subjected his state to national ridicule over the expulsion of two young black legislat legislators, including reporting he might not even live in the district he represents we begin tonight with the current state of chaos and confusio
the-out legal proceeding to follow. house judiciary chairman jim jordan on trump getting shackled by the manhattan d.a., former u.s. attorney and director of u.s. intelligence john ratcliffe on why the indictment was dropped just four months before the first gop primary debate for election 2024, less than a year away from the iowa caucus. and house administration if committee chairman bryan steil on alvin bragg s pushback of republicans. then, the ten other lawsuits waiting for donald trump after this. president trump s response from one of his lawyers is here. then the two tiers of justice as hunter biden s art is showcased alongside some of the most renowned artists in new york this week as bank records expose the trail of cash from china to biden family accounts. the new york post smy ran ca divine and government accountability institute president peter schweizer on biden family influence peddling in plain sight. then, is it a kerr application of duty or just incompetenc
i almost got my coffee. are you ready to go? fantastic. you re watching morning joe weekend. 20 hours have made during the week aren t enough. it s kind of suffocating for you? he has suffocating. let s take a look, our top stories from the week. the grand jury assembled by the manhattan district attorney s office, met yesterday, for the second time this week. after being told not to convene on wednesday. but for reasons unknown, sources tell nbc news that the group discussed matters separate from the hush money case involving trump. and former porn star stormy daniels. it s not unusual for a grand jury to hear multiple cases at the same time, the group is unlikely to meet again until monday at the earliest. we will keep you posted. meanwhile, the manhattan district attorney s office is slamming top house republicans for launching an investigation into the da s investigation of trump. in a letter obtained by nbc news yesterday, a general counsel for the da s office