i wanted to do a few minutes on how your father invented the iowa caucus. and i wanted to hear all the bedtime stories he told you about going out to iowa in 1972 for george mcgovern, the first time any presidential candidate played attention to the iowa caucuses, and winning it and how he created political history with everyone wanted to follow in karl wagner s footsteps, managing a winning presidential the monster he helped create, in other words. [laughter] we were working monday night because of coral. he did that to us. he was looking down on us with a smile on his face, and also probably a frown. [laughter] brilliant, it was a brilliant move when he did it. and i m just sorry it has become an enduring phenomenon of this absurd thing. because all i knew was that carl was, hey, no one is paying attention to this thing. we can go out there and win it, and and then you re off to the races. only a son of eye what would come up with a plot like that. thank you c
calls off his assault on moscow. what does this attempted rebellion mean for russian stability? this is a blowing to russia, to our people. and russia s weakness, after a blow to vladimir putin s authority, ukraine seems opportunity. the man from kremlin is afraid and probably hiding somewhere. as debate over aid to ukraine splits the gop, doug burgum is ahead. plus a new choice, 12 months since the over turn of roe v. wade and for women a year of change and a brewing political fight. no president has ever fought for christians as hard as i have. how dare they attack our fundamental rights. what is the future after borgs rights. senator amy klobuchar will join me. hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of the union is wondering what is next. the city of moscow appears no longer under immediate threat this morning. a mercenary leader who turns against the kremlin said he was pulling his forces back after getting as close as 120 miles outside of russ
bedtime stories he told you about going to iowa in 1972 for george montgomery, the first time in a presidential candidate paid attention to the iowa caucuses, winning it, and how he created political history with everyone wanting to follow. karl wagner s footsteps, managing a winning, presidential the monster he helped create, in other words. we were working monday night, all because of carl. he did this to us. he was looking on us with a smile on his face, and probably, a frown. brilliant. a brilliant move when he did it, and i m just sorry that it has become an enduring phenomenon of this absurd thing. all i knew was karl said, no one is paying attention to this, we can get there, when it, and get credit for it. then we re off to the races. only a son of iowa would come up with a plot like that. thank you carl wagner. thank you kara wagner. have a good show, lawrence. thank you alex. today, on the witness stand, in federal court, in manhattan, e. jean ca
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
let s take a look at the week s top stories. we re following new reporting involving the investigation into former president donald trump. classify top humans that he took with him when he left the white house. multiple sources tell cnn that federal prosecutors have obtained the 2021 audio recording of trump acknowledging that he kept classified pentagon documents about a possible attack on iran after leaving the white house. the existence of the recording undercuts trump s primary defense that he declassified all the documents that he brought with him from the white house to mar-a-lago. cnn reports that july 2021 meeting was held at trump s golf club in new jersey, with two people working on the autobiography of trump s former chief of staff, mark meadows, as well as trump pays, including communication specialist, margot martin, who as the guardian reports, regularly taped trump s conversations with authors to make sure they re accurately recounting his remarks. so really,