The former soviet union and other authoritarian dictatorial regimes. This was mike pence reaction. Why is ron desantis of florida, someone you know, not speaking out as forcefully . Know, not speaking out as forcefull . ,. , , forcefully . Rhonda santos is trying to walk a tight forcefully . Rhonda santos is trying to walk a tight rope forcefully . Rhonda santos is trying to walk a tight rope because forcefully . Rhonda santos is trying to walk a tight rope because he to walk a tight rope because he knows that he needs donald trump supporters. Therefore, if he comes out against donald trump too forceful and to forceful into aggressively upfront, he could lose the supporters that come with donald trump, they would follow in his lap because he is the second one on the pulling this right now. So, hes Walking A Tightrope to make sure he does not offend donald trump supporters. But does not offend donald trump sunporters does not offend donald trump su orters. f supporters. But 20 feel the
the fbi director on defense. the lead starts right now. are you protecting the bidens? absolutely not. the fbi does not hold on. you won t answer the question. the fbi, christopher wray on the hill questioned by some of his harshest republican critic. calling for a culture shift at the fbi. and more promises for ukraine but president zelenskyy is not getting the thing he really wanted, entry into nato. why not? plus, taxpayer beware. it s not just uncle sam getting your data, the report out today on who else can see your most sensitive tax information. welcome to the lead i m jake tapper. we start with that explosive battle on capitol hill. republicans released a tsunami of accusations and attacks against the fbi and its trump-appointed director christopher wray accusing wray of weaponizing the bureau against conservatives, lambasting the bureau s participation in last year s search of trump s florida home. american speech is censored, parents are call t
a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. time is of the essence for the frantic mission to find the titan submersible that has been missing since sunday with officials fearing oxygen may have run out. we re going to break down what is next for the search, which continues. in texas, four people are dead after a tornado ripped through a small town. part of a brutal string of summer storms pummeling the state as residents grapple with scorching temperatures. india s prime minister modi in the white house for his official state president with president biden. we ll talk about it with national security council coordinator john kirby. we begin this morning with a desperate race to locate that missing submersible with heightened sense of dread looming over the search because the coast guard projected that the five-person crew would have run out of oxygen about four hours ago. earlier rear admiral john mauger told nbc news the coast guard will continue to search throu
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
not normal. no, it wasn t. then, it s not now, as we approach the one year anniversary of the uvalde shooting, i mean us speak to states, enron gutierrez, who i spoke to on the ground in uvalde when you are. go and has been fighting for change ever since. you do not want to miss that incredibly important conversation, stick with me for that. we want to begin with the 2024 presidential race, or the lead up to it. ramping up with less than eight months until the iowa caucus, south carolina temps, got violent network on friday to throw his hat into the ring. he is joining a gop primary field that well crowded has yet to see a candidate pose a real challenge in the polls to donald trump. axios reports, is joining me now, with more on this. sophia, thanks for joining us on this. we appreciate it. just hours before tim scott made it official, you, in fact, where that is launching a nearly 6 million dollar ad buy in iowa and new hampshire as well. where does he stand in this rac