possibility of more classified documents on the property. here is a teeny tiny, teensy-weensy hint, it came from inside. hold on. hold on. are you telling me the call came from the inside? wow. just going to leave that there. good morning. good morning, everyone. it is kind of like the mob, isn t it? oh, boy. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, august 11th. with us, we have scene from the sopranos. associate editor from the washington post , david ignatius. donald trump can grift money off supporters, but he can t erase history. it is not that he use to mock the fifth amendment before invoking it yesterday hundreds of times, it is also his attack on fbi director christopher wray, a man he nominated to the job as a, quote, impeccable individual and model of integrity. a model, donald trump said. christopher wray was a model of integrity. after all, why would the feds will worried about top secret documents floating around mar-a-lago? remember when
Then he had to fly home from the west coast to face the reality. Also. Spicing up the drama today, the Russian Foreign minister is in washington, with a trip to the white house on the itinerary. After the meeting Sergei Lavrov called allegations that russia tampered in the us election fake, accusing american lawmakers of damaging the political system. Plus. Is washingtons political scene more chaotic than ever, or does it just feel that way . We delve into the archives to our coverage from the past. Im katty kay in washington, clive myrie is in london. Christian is off today. In the firing of fbi Directorjames Comey, donald trump either showed strong and decisive leadership, or he demonstrated undemocratic nixonian tendencies. Take your pick. James comey had no idea his pink slip was on the way, and hed be shown the door. But mr trump says he has his reasons forfiring mr comey now, right in the middle of the russia investigation into his own Election Campaign. Hes used 139 characters o
Testify about Michael Flynn and Russian Ambassador kislayak. At todays briefing, sean spicer pushed back hard on the allegation and at one point the briefing kind of went off the rails when russia came up. Listen. Reporter how does this Administration Try to revamp its image, 2 1 2 months in, youve got this yates story today, youve got other things going on, youve got russia, youve got wiretapping. No, we dont have that. Regarding the allegations of capitol hill. I have said it from the day that i got here until whenever, that there is no connection. Youve got russia. If the president puts russian Salad Dressing on his salad tonight, somehow thats a russian connection. But every Single Person no, sean i appreciate your agenda here, but the reality is, no, hold on, at some point, report the facts. Lets talk about the facts tonight, the facts about this
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The coffin for President Trump to fire him. Bret tonight, new questions. Did the president hint at comeys firing a month ago . We will see what happens. Its going to be interesting. Bret What Happens Next in the russia investigation . Catastrophically compromise the investigation. The investigation going on in the intelligence committee. Bret we have all of the angles covered. A Special Edition of Special Report starts right now. Good evening. Welcome to washington. I am bret baier. The Reality Tv Star Billionaire Businessman who made you are fired a catchphrase used it this afternoon and what is turning out to be one of his most controversial moves yet. President trumps dismissal of james comey has rocked washington. Democrats tried to link the action to the investigation of a possible connection between the Trump Campaign and the russians before the elections. Demands for a special prosecutor are louder tonight and democrats are jumping to watergate comparisons. John roberts starts u
Jon the congressional Baseball Game will go on. See you back here in an hour. Outnumbered starts now. Sandra new details pourit yesterdays shooting. This is the number steves glaze remains in Critical Condition and will require more surgery. Three others were shot and remain injured. This is outnumbered, and sandra smith. Your today, kennedy, also from the intelligence report, trish regan, Jessica Tarlov is here, and todays oneluckyguy, brian kilmeade. He is outnumbered. We thought you didnt have enough to do today. Jumped in and jumped into the arms of the congressman. Meanwhile, Family Members of matt micah who is the head of Government Relations for tyson foods say that he was shot multiple times. He remains in Intensive Care and Critical Condition at George Washington university hospital. We know the entire speech anyone family as well as his aides will be at tonights Baseball Game. It will be an incredibly Emotional Experience for all. Sandra thank you. Meanwhile, were learning mo