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a bedrock principle of the department of justice and our nation s commitment to the rule of law sets a an example for the world. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that s what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more, nothing less. the words of rachel math maddow, stunningly simple words in both the indictment and from behind the podium. it was the first time we as an american public have ever heard from the special counsel notably he praised the fbi and the prosecutors on his team. rachel pointed out they have already come under vicious attack by the indicted ex-president. he encouraged all of us to read the indictment itself, an endeavor we re taking seriously. it s known as a speaking indictment, meaning it is straight forward and, frankly, gripping and dramatic. it lays out the alleged crimes trump faces. 31 counts have to do with the espionage act. we re going to unpack all of ....
because, mr. president, that s why the country elected you twice and why you ll be considered one of the most consequential presidents in our history along with one of the most consequential first ladies. michelle, he knows and i know he couldn t have done it without you. i know i couldn t. in fact, we had lunch once a week every week come hell or high water. and everybody wondered about all the important things we talked about. probably 40% of the time we talked about family. we most talked about our girls and my grandchildren and my children. you embody dignity beyond measure and generated hope for millions of people left behind for so long. you both did it with such grace and such class. you know, you dream big and secured lasting wins for the american people helping lift their burden with the blessing of hope. it is so underestimated of just having hope. this is a gift of the obama presidency to the country and to history. it s gift i felt personally. as we used to ....
former american president. it s hard to overstate how not normal this is or how not normal it used to be before donald trump. since the search of mar-a-lago, there has been a spike in threats toward law enforcement. the bulletin was an internal warning for authorities to watch out, that their own personal safety might be at risk, quote, the fbi and dhs have observed an increase in threats to federal law enforcement and to a lesser extent other law enforcement and government officials following the fbi s recent execution of a search warrant in palm beach florida. three officials tell nbc news the fbi also warned that it has seen personal identifying information of possible targets of violence, such as home addresses, as well identification of family members as additional targets. these warnings can t just be dismissed as idle talk. on thursday a pro-trump veteran was killed in a standoff with law enforcement after local police say he attempted to break through the bullet ....
president trump will take the stage at the america first summit an hour from you. the first trip back to d.c. in a year and a half. he s speaking at an event less than a mile from where his former vice president mike pence looking and talking like a candidate, too, this morning. as part of a q&a pence was asked about the division between the former president and what it means for the party. i don t know that our movement is that divided. i don t know that the president and i differ on issues. but we may differ on focus. i truly do believe that elections are about the future and that it s absolutely essential at a time when so many americans are hurting, so many families are struggling that we don t give way to the temptation to look back. to be fair trump s speech is billed as his vision and dealing with crime. that said, pence wasn t the only one who tried to take some of the steam out of trump s return to washington. his remark is kind compared to president biden ....
new report this morning that accuses the secret service of deleting text messages related to the attack on the capitol after they were requested by oversight officials. and new reporting that all but confirms that donald trump will run for president again. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday, july 15th. we have the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. good to have you both on board this morning. joe, we re going to be looking at, obviously, what is going on abroad with president biden and his meeting with abbas, but let s begin with the secret service, accused of deleting text messages that could be critical to investigating the eve events of the insurrection. how could they be deleted? the dhs inspector general writes, after his office requested full electronic records for an evaluation of the capitol attack, the secret service deleted a significant number of text messages from januar ....