had been under a doctor s care for an emotional disorder. law enforcement also revealed that the shooter s parents cannot think that 28-year-olds should own weapons. the disturbing details putting a renewed focus on the nation s gun laws. president biden pointing some fingers at the same time. i, again, call on congress to pass the assault weapons ban. this should not be a partisan issue. it s a common sense issue. i want you to know who isn t doing it. who isn t helping. ahead, i ll talk to a tennessee state representative who rushed to the scene after the shooting. why he says thoughts and prayers are never enough. plus, former vice president mike pence in iowa fueling more 2024 speculation, even as both he and his former boss face a major legal blow. a federal judge has ruled pence must testify in the justice department s probe of donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the latest on how pence is responding. and a perfect storm of devastation in missi
from vice chair liz cheney. we ll talk about how the justice department can handle that information now that it has been passed along. but with steve bannon now on to judge to do as of today, had incentive his contempt trial. president biden making his first trip to the middle east is present, on the ground in israel as we speak, that country prepares for yet another national election. what he is not saying about iran, and that key meeting with the saudi s, new this afternoon. plus, and abc news exclusive you only see here. one on one with an american freed from a russian prison. her advice to wnba star brittney griner, and what she is telling us about her own ties behind bars. i am hallie jackson in washington, with minnows nbc news sr. national political reporter, silas kapoor. justin corresponded key reporter for the washington post in front of the show, josh softy. good afternoon to all of you. let me start with you with the landscape on capitol hill. we have now hear
Right now. Its not an order, the president s opinion. Are President Trumps tweets considered official white house statements . The president is the president of the United States, theyre considered official statements by the president of the United States. Wow. Good morning. And welcome to morning joe. Im confused. So confused. What is that line from the office . Universe, you win. Its thursday, august 2nd. And what a way to start the day. What a way. So, is it the official policy of the president or not . I think the most telling thing of the whole story is how much his lawyers freaked out immediately and started calling around immediately. He was just venting. Just like a baseball game. When hes actually doing what talking about what would start a constitutional crisis. Or Obstruction Of Justice. As brian clause pointed out yesterday is exactly what he did in turkey back 2013, 2014. Talk about fake news. You talk about deep state conspiracies. You fire prosecutors and you have a were
Laura Ingraham shines a spotlight on everyday Americans and examines how their lives are affected by politics at the federal, state and local level. About Mollie Tibbetts. The trump organization, according to this indictment, said Michael Cohen pled guilty to lies saying that the money it reimbursed Michael Cohen for paying off Stormy Daniels was legal expenses. Thats a lie. That is dishonest. Thats a violation of law. Isnt that why you hire an attorney. To give them the money so they do it legally and lawfully . Then you list it as paying off somebody for their silence, not as legal expenses. It went to her. She is not a lawyer. He is a lawyer. Is that what mark elias did with the Dossier Money . All those millions of dollars, did that get fully disclosed . No, they were paid to attorneys and those attorneys went and funded this dirty dossier, right . They werent trying to buy anybodys silence . They were trying to by a dirty dossier. Can we be spared the argument that this was done n
Laura Ingraham shines a spotlight on everyday Americans and examines how their lives are affected by politics at the federal, state and local level. Incredible. Jason david, has there been equal justice under the law or does it seem lopsided . During the clinton administration, it was richard and the democrats who were screaming that someones personal matters are not an impeachable offense. Here we are now, 20 years later, and its a personal matter that the president was handling and somehow it is not Campaign Violation because he used personal money. If that is their new standard, then lets start the investigation, because did Elizabeth Warren pay lawyers to help her get out of her situation, claiming to be a Native American and to get an advantage at harvard . Or lets go to bernie sanders. Did he pay a lawyer to help his wife get out of trouble in her scandal of trying to raise money after college . Lets go back to Elizabeth Warren. David, heres the difference. Hold on a second. Ther