happened. he shouldn t be surprised and no one else should be surprised. he shouldn t be surprised, nobody else should be surprised, anybody that has followed this story at all, unless they re reading about it on, i don t know, websites run by chinese cults, would know that. everybody around donald trump warned him at the time, if you do this, if you keep moving forward, you are going to be fighting the law for the rest of your life. that was former attorney general bill barr, knowing something about that, making it clear that donald trump has nobody to blame but himself for his many legal troubles because he was warned all along that all of this could happen. good morning. welcome to morning joe. i want to jump right in here. it s friday, august 18th. we ve got the host of way too early white house bureau chief jonathan lemire, former white house press secretary under president biden, now a host, jen psaki and former white house press secretary under president obama ro
also ahead, delay, delay, delay, donald trump looking to push his federal election interference trial to 2026 like more than two years from now. can he stall his way out of legal jeopardy? and the clock is ticking down in georgia, the new security measures there with just a week left for the former president and allies to surrender. happy friday, it s great to be with you, it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this among hurricane hilary is a cat 4 and barrelling towards southern california. the national weather service warning hilary could bring significant impacts to the southwest this weekend and into early next week. now, this morning we ve learned parts of joshua tree national park will shut down in anticipation of extreme flooding. park officials telling the public to, quote, reconsider outdoor activities. if it makes landfall in california as a tropical system, that will be very rare. it s only happened one other time this past century. le
courtroom on bull [ bleep ] because his attorney general charged me with something. [ bleep ]. also a former obama cabinet secretary and leading conservative federal judge teaming up to defend democracy from what they see as new threats. the president cracking down on investments in semiconductors and other sensitive technology to china. how will beijing respond? massive wildfires in maui burning through buildings and forcing evacuations. good day everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. voters in ohio turned out in the august heat in record-breaking numbers, an overwhelming reminder that abortion access is still a major motivator to draw supporters to the polls. unofficial results showing ohioans voted to amend the constitution that passed. organizers calling the vote a huge victory. the majority still rules in ohio. [ cheers and applause ] and the people s power has been preserved because ohio voters like you showed up and overwhelmingly voted down issue 1.
while gas prices are down from a year ago they ve rising in recent weeks. how are americans dealing with it. welcome everyone. i m charles for neil cavuto. we have team coverage from new york city on shoppers feeling the pinch. how this is going to play on the campaign trail. it s consumer price index report shows prices increased 3.2 percent over last year, just slightly below expectations. 2/10 percent month over month suggesting inflation is not resurging some calling this report encouraging news but the numbers show how consumer wallets con to be stretched. you can see here charles that cost for shelter up 7.7 percent over last year. new vehicles up in price 3.5 percent. food prices higherpy 4.9 percent. basics popping, white bread 10.7 percent higher than last year, cereal bakery products up 7 percent, apples up 7.5 percent. even this slow down we have seen inflation from nine to three is of no benefit to the consumer. that just means the price of everything they re
june 22nd, i m ali velshi. in 2024, donald trump primary elections, fundraising events criminal and civil trials, the current 2024 republican front runner will be campaigning to get himself back in the white house while juggling a number of quarter pharynxes and criminal trials in different states. just yesterday, aileen cannon, the federal judge presiding over the classified documents investigation said a trial date for next spring, may 20th 2024. on top of that, trump will likely soon be indicted by a third time in the coming weeks or even days they can him a defendant in three criminal trials, all before the general election next november. trump announced that he received a target letter from the special prosecutor jack smith, the charge letter is almost always an indication that the person to whom the letter is addressed will soon face criminal charges. with us to have, years we have learned a lot about trump and his team s attempts to subvert democracy. which culminate