believe dood vladimir putin bay formally declare war on ukraine. it could serve a rally around the flalg moment, and increase popularity for something that has been a war in hope and name for the russian leader and his people. the development following a fascinating article from the wash post cracks emerge in russian elite was the headline. about some in the top echelon are becoming concerned about the toll the war is taking on the country. want to get perspective from the co-author of that piece, the washington post s greg miller. greg, thank sow much for joining us. you make a did tinkz between russian oligarchs between the el seasonal years and those oh who feel they owe their wealth to putin. what is the tichs between the two? and two does either group have well rael power to actually influence putin decision? i think the real difference is those who made their money under johnson, i don t think they ever melt quite as indebted to putin.
the pandemic and basically overlayed that with the resources they are deploying for those who have yet to take advantage of the resources, and they say they re probably going to ramp that up, hopefully to all 50 states in due time. republicans certainly have had real strength among rural voters including former president trump who had significant jumps in turnout in the last couple of elections. we should underscore the new york times story it is such a theme that republican leaders had a moment to turn their back on trump and within days or weeks decided to come back to him and his grip on the party only tighter. the washington post s jackie alemany. thank you for being here. we will talk to you again soon. up next, a look at the money in the race. live from the ground in ukraine as russia forces continue to bombard the country.
has caused them to have it under discussion right now. obviously the president sort of expressed a willingness to come depending on what the subject would be is how he phrased it and he provided new information, that he actually wanted to walk to the capitol with his supporters. you know, the committee is running out of time. they have about a month left before they start hearings and then you have a wrap up a bunch of important depositions and interviews before then. so they ve got to come to a decision rather quickly. the washington post s jackie alemany. thank you so much for your reporting on this friday morning. congresswoman mikie sherrill of new jersey, thank you very much for being here. thanks for your service. still ahead morning joe, a landmark moment for america. a black woman soon will sit on the supreme court. majority whip jim clyburn joins us at the table to talk about that. also ahead, putin press
julianna led fake electors plot. here s the washington post s version of that same front-page story today. as giuliani coordinated plan for trump electoral votes in states biden won. it was mr. giuliani, apparently. you know, you find a thread of a story. you tug and tug some more and one day you re like one more tug on the same thread and the whole sweater comes apart. today was the day the whole sweater came apart. and now we re sitting in a pile of yarn going oh, that s what it s made of. here s how cnn put it in their story on this tonight. quote, trump campaign officials, led by giuliani, over saw efforts in 2020 to put forward illegitimate electors in states trump lost. members of the campaign team were far more involved than previously known in the plan.
the election results tooverturn the election. give me a call back. that was clearly somebody exhausting from making calls all day long. i surmise from the tone. which isn t fair. but the benality of the effort tells you this isn t something one or two people were doing as a rogue effort. the washington post reports today that understanding the origins of the fake elector slats has become a folks of the january 6th investigation in congress. that seems undeniably true. and told reporters that the investigators are looking into whether there was a broader conspiracy or involvement from the trump white house in the creation and submissions of the fake electors. i should mention that the trump campaign staffer that left that, sort of insane voice mail for