not. my focus is to get justice for halyna hutchins and let everyone know just because you re an a-list actor, you re not going to be above the law. that is the special prosecutor in the rust shooting case speaking with nbc news after announcing alec baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. we ll have much more on this case and this surprising decision in just a moment. president biden s new comments about the investigation into the classified documents found at his home and personal office. we ll play for you that new information, that sound from him. also ahead, we ll explain why his administration is optimistic about the incendiary conservatives who are now serving on the house oversight committee. plus a live report from ukraine as dozens of allies are meeting to determine what military aid is needed to fend off russian forces. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, january
she was in the south tower and she made it out, she got caught up in the ash cloud. my mom fought cancer till her death. i don t know, what is it becoming? there s a line that gets crossed on the level of lies we talked about. we joked about things like the scarf and volleyball championship team. this is a different level. hey, everybody. k kaitlan and i are here, poppy is off today. we were talking about george santos, the question is is there no bottom? where does this end? it s one of his most brazen claims, his mom was inside the world trade center able to survive the 9/11 attacks, battling cancer and cnn uncovering evidence she wasn t even in the united states. and this. at 4:58 a.m. how to stop a body from decomposing. gruesome google searches and a disturbing shopping list prosecutors laying out explosive evidence as the husband of the missing massachusetts mother, ana walshe, stands accused of murder. let s talk about the u.s. economy, headed towards a c
economic advances for underserved communities, expanded voting rights and a robust defense of democracy, but how much can he really get done? then finally, we ll look how the massive infrastructure legislation passed last year may help restore one historic black and brown neighborhood in new orleans to its former glory. not by adding anything but taking something away. that story later in the hour. but we start with the ethical dilemma staring republicans and democrats in the face. and the growing frustration with both parties over what some see as self-inflicted wound. for democrats, yet another call for information on the biden documents controversy. this one, from the republican head of the house oversight committee. he wants the visitors log from biden s home in wilmington after biden s attorney said five more pages of classified documents were found there earlier in the week. a spokesman for the secret service said, those logs don t exist. but republicans insist that
Do you get these calls in secret where guys go listen, i cant say it publicly but im for you and im going to vote for you. Im a republican but screw it, i cant vote for this guy . Theyre not saying theyre going to vote for me, theyre saying i agree with you. Do you say to them, why dont you Say Something publicly . Where is jeb bush, where is george bush, where are these guys . Why dont they say, hey, im interested in saving democracy for our grandchildren . I dont think the election is over yet on that score. If you notice traffic was especially snarled in New York City today, asked and answered. That was President Biden in midtown, manhattan today to be interviewed by radio legend howard stern. While former President Donald Trump was in Lower Manhattan back in a courthouse for his criminal trial. And that is where we begin tonight. At the end of the first week for a 12member Jury Empanelled in the first ever criminal trial of a former president. Today was the final day of the prosecu
Morning joe. It is thursday, august 23rd. Joe has the morning off. He will be back tomorrow. We have Donny Deutsch with us along with professor at Princeton University and column at New York Post and contributor editor of Weekly Standard john and sam stein and washington Anchor Katy Kay and benjamin. Good to have you all onboard with us on another very busy morning. We begin with the very latest in President Trumps former lawyer implicating him in his guilty plea yesterday. Trump appeared to acknowledge his attorneys Campaign Finance violation and then walked it back in an interview all while maintaining its not a crime and say he blamed Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his former lawyers prosecution. The president tweeted, michael
Former GOP representative Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski interview newsmakers, politicians and pundits about the issues of the day. Didnt come out of the campaign and thats big. But they werent, its not even a campaign violation. If you look at Preside