threatening federal prosecutors. today, the judge in that case could decide exactly how much he can talk about it. it comes as federal prosecutors are now pushing for a trial right after new year s day. cue up u2. we ll have much more on trump s legal issues ahead. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is i mean, come on, man, it s august. it s august. this is moving. this year is moving too fast. it s mid-august. you know, you get old like me, and it just flies, right? it s august 11th. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. host of politics nations, wearing tan today, the reverend al sharpton. looks good. come on, man. president obama wore tan, and look what happened. it was a big news story. with me, it s just another day. can you believe that? that was a big news story.