let s take a look at the week s top stories. as you know, i can t talk about particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal manner. as i said when i appointed mr. smith i did so because it underscored the justice department s commitment to an oath independents and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group i ve experienced and talented prosecutors. and agents, whose share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in the court. attorney general, merrick garland, with some breathe where it s for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just may or willie are we starting to see again. not a complete breaking of ice. but a more thawing of ice? this is horrible. it s bad, but i m gonna pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know the news came out. i m sure mike pence saw the new jersey nightmare. the p
guidebook that is currently number 10 on the american library list of most banned books. velshi starts now. it s saturday june, 16th ali velshi former president and donald trump is alleged to have absconded with top secret classified documents belonging to the united states government. his defenders are debasing themselves and their preclinical party to defend their dear donald, but first things first, trump did not mishandled with documents. mishandling is careless, a mistake perhaps, not having state secrets at your golf club. not taking u.s. battle plans from the white house, keeping them in violation of the law and the subsequent corridor, and then waving them around in a meeting with a writer and a publisher, neither of whom have security clearances or the need to know any of that information. but perhaps most damning is trump s public defense against the indictments. the fact is he is not really denying the key points, the fact has alleged in the 37 accounts. tr
talking about the case over the weekend. it comes as trump s rivals for the 2024 nomination rally to his defense. some of them do. we will have the comments. some of them do. some don t. some do and don t. mixed bag. you know? what is the strategy there? sad thick. the latest from ukraine with the counteroffensive claiming small victories over the russian forces. also ahead, an update on the i- 95 collapse. a disaster that has shut down the section of one of the busiest highways in america. good lord. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. if is monday, june 12th. with us we have the host of way too early, eddie claude jr., and richard hoss joining us. richard, jonathan, so much news. we cannot talk about sports. is there a minute? not even a minute to talk about what happened at yankee stadium or the stadium as they call it. the red sox taking 2 of 3. we don t have time to talk about it? we don t have time to talk about it. the little league team
exclusive, and that s coming up first. plus a preview of trump s day in federal court this week with robert mueller s former top prosecutor andrew weizmann. also today, a conversation with congressman dan goldman. he knows a thing or two about making the case against donald trump. later, former cia director, john brennan joins us to discuss just how dangerous it is to handle our nation s most sensitive secrets like this. so we talk about a lot of issues on the show every week. we will definitely continue to do that. today, we have one focus. making sure you have a better understanding that the end of the show of the federal indictment of donald trump. the former president was back on the campaign trail yesterday attacking the special counsel and trying to muddy the waters as much as possible. the rhetoric from his supporters is getting increasingly violent, and his arraignment tuesday in miami could be a circus. so it s super important that everybody understands the facets of