with us on this thursday morning. morning joe starts right now. as you know, i can t talk about the particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal matter. as i said when i pointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department s commitment to both independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. attorney general merrick gar garland with brief words for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just me or, willie, are we starting to see again not a complete breaking of ice but sort of more thawing of ice, mike pence day one, this is horrible. day two, it s bad, but i m going to pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know, the news came out and i m sure mike p
through a tumultuous time through trum am and with her life in danger. as j-pom knows i give those out for free. as jennifer knows, she was in trouble heading into 2022. people were worried about her. even a year out. she seized on in a very natural, organic way on the abortion issue, made the whole engineered state referendum that would help her and it was a rising political tide so a political savvy there of how to win and not in a very purple state and the question i have for you is this. all of these things are positive about gretchen whitmer. having worked in the 2016