Weisselberg. This is a sign that the da is probing deep into the organization s finances. Joining me now is the justice correspondent for the nation. Nick akerman and christina greer, okay, so we re going to start off with this because, look, every single time we hear about new trouble in the trump organization, my immediate skepticism is like, is this going to result in anybody getting in trouble? so, nick, i ll start with you. How is this new place in the investigation? how is mcco initial ney being brought in and now being investigated? how does that change the trump organization? i think this really shows how widespread this financial investigation is spreading. It is not just donald trump. It is not just his tax preparer, weisselberg. This goes to all of the financial dealings of the trump organization. So what maybe everyone thought of as a tax investigation really may be more of a widespread investigation into the financial dealings of the trump organization, which includes poss
quarterback. it s all happening. good morning, welcome to morning joe. it s friday, april 30th. i m willie geist, joe and mika have the morning off. we have, we have katty kay. white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire. professor at the lyndon b. johnson school of public affairs at the university of texas, victoria defrancesco soto. white house correspondent for politico, and co-author of the playbook, eugene daniels, and cofounder and ceo of axios, jim vandehei. we ll be talking a little nfl draft, jonathan lemire, bill belichick got a quarterback. what s going on with jim rogers. and katty kay, many people don t realize, the mel kuiper jr. of the uk, so we ll be going to her with full draft analysis, right, katty? yeah. maybe later in the program when we re in break, we ll do that, right, willie? when no one s watching. we ll circle back you. let s begin with rudy giuliani s role in the trump administration s role in the ousting of an ambassador
rudy giuliani. his phones and computers were seized and he s now speaking out. giuliani is breaking his silence, and this is fascinating. he is, of course, the former prosecutor facing a raid by the office he used to run. he is the lawyer to the former president, although they have had a falling out. he looks like a subject of this probe. he is speaking out for the first time in depth with details about that raid, and he denies any wrongdoing. i have never represented a ukrainian national or official before the united states government. my sole concentration from the beginning here, tucker, was to find evidence that would prove what i knew, that he was innocent of russian collusion. he did exactly what a president should do with the president of ukraine. he asked him to investigate. right. a vice president. they invaded, without telling me, my icloud. they took documents that are privileged. the justice department spied on me. now, some of that is giuliani s rebuttal
but the clock is ticking, so we gotta hurry. there s new rotisserie-style chicken, new peppercorn ranch, new hickory-smoked bacon, new. (whistle blowing) did you just spike the footlong? sorry, i didn t want the delay of game. save big. order through the app. hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. happy friday. the sprawling investigation into the capitol insurrection now has in its possession hundreds of records, the twice impeached expresident tried really really hard to hide from them. he took that case of course all the way to the united states supreme court. these are documents that promise to reveal the inner workings of the trump administration in the run-up to the insurrection. we are now getting our first glimpse at some of those records thanks to some extraordinary reporting from our friend bets ewoodruff swan at politico. she obtained an executive order that was never issued but would amount to a dangerous power graph. it directs the defense diplomat to seize
pouring through thousands of documents it now has its hands on and pursuing avenues tied to the money that flowed into and out of the group that organized the groups that would serve as opening acts for violence during the insurrection. liz cheney tweeting, quote, the committee already met with 300 witnesses. we hear from four more key figures in the investigation today. we are conducting multiple depositions and interviews every week. nbc news learn the four witnesses complainy referenced includes john eastman, author the memo designed to pressure mike pence to throw out the results of the election. as well as chris krebs chofs fired after declaring the election was the most secure in american history. liz cheney adds, quote, we have received exceptionally interesting and important documents from a number of witnesses, including mark meadows, he has turned over many texts from his private cell phone from january 6th. complainy adds, quote, do not be misled, trump is trying t